PUBLIC SPEAKING

COMPLEMENTARY CLASS 27

Read the heading and the quotation related to communication ahead, then discuss
them with your classmates.

“Millennials admit using phones to avoid talking to people”

https://www.cnet.com/news/40-percent-of-millennials-admit-they-use-phones-to-avoid-talking-to-people/

What do you think about the heading above? Is that a reality to you?

Do you believe the use of the phone during conversations is a problem for
communication? What other communication problems do you perceive in
communications you have?

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“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen

to reply.” – Stephen Covey

What does the quotation mean? How do you see it?

What should be done to avoid communication problems?

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Write examples following the instructions according to your level, and prepare a
presentation considering the uses and structures of the linguistic topics used. You
can choose any of the contexts below, or any other you’d like.

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BEGINNER

Giving Personal Information and Stating Preferences

Write examples presenting someone in the pictures or someone else you’d like to
talk about. Make sure to use the verbs to be, to like, to have and to live.

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BASIC

Giving and Requesting Personal Information

Explain what there is in the pictures or in your house. Use connectors to connect the
sentences.

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LOWER INTERMEDIATE

Making Comparisons

Write examples using the Superlative Form and intensifiers to describe situations
in the pictures.

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INTERMEDIATE

Giving Opinion and Reasoning

Write sentences giving your opinion about the different contexts in the pictures,
mentioning if you enjoy them or not, and why.

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UPPER INTERMEDIATE

Argumentation and Making Hypotheses

Write examples of what you believe people had better, would rather and ought to do
in the pictures or in any other context you’d like to talk about.

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ADVANCED

Expressing Feelings

Let’s say someone invited you to do one of the things in the pictures. Explain what the
invitation is all about, and react using expressions to show excitement or surprise.

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UPPER ADVANCED

Argumentation

Let’s say someone invited you to do one of the things in the pictures. Explain what the
invitation is all about, and react using expressions to show disapproval or irritation.

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Interaction
Production

Active listening is not simply about hearing what the other person is saying. It is
about focusing on understanding the complete message being conveyed. Are you a
good listener?

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In groups, interview your classmates asking the questions ahead according to your
level. You can also come up with new questions. Then, share what you learned about
your classmates with the other members of your class. You are not expected to take
notes!

BEGINNER – BASIC

What do you like to do in your free time?

Who do you live with?

What do you do?

Where do you work?

What is there in your home that you love the most?

LOWER INTERMEDIATE – INTERMEDIATE

What was the most challenging moment in your life that you can remember?

Which one do you think is a better option to go on vacation: Beach or Mountains?

Why?

What was the most important achievement in your life? Why?

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UPPER INTERMEDIATE – UPPER ADVANCED

If you had the chance to choose between having the chance to travel around the
world, or having the same amount of money to spend as you wish in your own city,
what would you rather do?

If you could influence people to help change the world and had to tell them what they
had better do, what would you tell them?

If you have some time on the weekend to do something different, what will you do?
Why?

FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR USE

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VOCABULARY SELECTION

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SENTENCE ORGANIZATION

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SOCIOLINGUISTICS

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CLOSING

How should you deal with gaps in communication when you are speaking English?

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What can you learn from the moments in class when someone does not understand
you?

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Rewatch the language videos of module T (classes 1-4) and do the extra activities on your
platform.

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