Speaking class!

WELCOME!
Get to know each other!
WELCOME!
 Your purpose in taking a speaking class?
● London project

● Talking with client: explaining about business things, how to use corporate internet banking.
Promote things, and instruct or giving guidance in using the app and how to make a transaction
with the internet banking app.

● Communicate with co-workers who are originally from London.

 The goals in speaking!

Accuracy Fluency Appropriacy Complexity

 Accuracy
Accuracy, on the other hand, demonstrates your ability to use the necessary vocabulary,
grammar and punctuation correctly, such as verb forms (past tense, present tense, and so on),
articles (a, an, the) and prepositions (in, on, from, at).

An hour (it is not about the first alphabet, but it is about a sound)

This skill is particularly important for written assignments at university, such as essays and lab
reports. It is also an absolute necessity in the workplace, where an email or report that is
riddled with grammar or punctuation mistakes may be viewed as unprofessional.

#tips: Aside from taking a course, one very easy way to improve your accuracy in English is to
read any type of English material on a daily basis. Whether it’s a novel, a non-fiction book, a
newspaper or magazine, reading is an easy yet effective way for you to absorb the nuances of
English grammar and punctuation. (source: britishcouncil.org)
 FLuency
Fluency is the ability to speak a language with ease, without any hiccups! Now, you must be
wondering what I mean by ‘without any hiccups’. Do not take that literally! It is an idiom. An
idiom is a group of words whose actual meaning is different from the literal meaning. ‘Without
any hiccups’ does not mean speaking a language without suffering from a bout of hiccups, what
it means is speaking a language without stopping and stuttering, and being unsure of how to
use your words. Fluency means knowing how to use your words with ease and comfort.

Fluency comes with practice. You cannot study every “How to speak English” book and expect
to be fluent in the language. Practice is a must! Also, if you think you read well and so you must
be fluent as well, you are mistaken! Reading and speaking are very different.

The thing with learning English is that you need not concentrate on the grammar while
speaking. Concentrate on conversing. English is a weird language with a lot of loopholes.
 Appropriacy
Appropriacy refers to whether a word is suitable for the context it is being used in. It is an important aspect
of language but an extremely complex one, as decisions about how to say things depend on
understanding exactly what is right for the context and the culture.

Example:

It may be appropriate to say ‘hold on a minute, will you?' in one context and ‘Could you wait a moment,
please?' in another.

In the classroom

Focusing on inappropriate forms of language and delivery first is a good way to raise awareness of this
area. For example, learners can identify inappropriate in language in video material such as comedy
programmes, match language to contexts where it can be used, and discuss what is appropriate in their
own cultures. In general, it is exposure to a range of authentic material that will help students develop their
understanding of appropriacy.
 Complexity
Complexity is defined as the degree to which a learner uses varied and sophisticated structures and
vocabulary in speaking (adapted from Wolfe-Quintero et al., 1998) and is divided into syntactic
complexity (also called grammatical complexity, syntactic maturity, and linguistic complexity) and
lexical complexity (often separated into lexical variation, lexical density, lexical sophistication, lexical
richness, and others) (Koizumi, 2005).
 Intangibility!!!
That is in my opinion the most important aspect of all!
 Warm up!
Your current situation:
- Look at the image and choose the number that expresses
your current state of mind.
- Share your answer and reason with your partner(s).

Up up = improve my capacity/ ability/ self quality.

 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

● Beautiful day, isn't it?

● Can you believe all of this rain we've been having? Earthquake 23rd floor / level. To
evacuate. Sweating,
● it looks like it's going to snow. She looks tired. They look like they’re busy right now.
● It sure would be nice to be in Hawaii right about now.
● I hear they're calling for thunderstorms all weekend.
● We couldn't ask for a nicer day, could we?
● How about this weather? Whether (that, the, they, them) thinking, thank you, tank you,
● Did you order this sunshine?
 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

Talking about current events

● Did you catch the news today?

● Did you hear about that fire on Fourth St?
● What do you think about this transit strike?
● I read in the paper today that the Sears Mall is closing.
● I heard on the radio today that they are finally going to start building the new
bridge.
● How about those Reds? Do you think they're going to win tonight?
 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

At the office

● Looking forward to the weekend? I’ve been promising my son to go to camping since a long
time ago, for a while, so I have to keep that promise.
● I have been, I’ve been living in Jakarta for 12 years now..
● Have you worked here long? I’ve been working here for about 10 to 12 years, I guess.
● I can't believe how busy/quiet we are today, can you?. As always, right? Aren’t we like this
everyday?! Everyday is a busy day! That’s why we got paid a lot every month, because our
job is demanding every single day. It happens!
● Has it been a long week? Tell me about it!
● You look like you could use a cup of coffee.
● What do you think of the new computers? there are some problems with the computer, the
 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

At a social event
● So, how do you know Justin?
● Have you tried the cabbage rolls that Sandy made?
● Are you enjoying yourself? Yesss, don’t worry about, the party is great,
especially the food.
● It looks like you could use another drink.
● Pretty nice place, huh?
● I love your dress. Can I ask where you got it? Buy, bought
 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

Out for a walk

● How old's your baby?
● What's your puppy's name?
● The tulips are sure beautiful at this time of year, aren't they.
● How do you like the new park?
● Nice day to be outside, isn't it?
- I take my son to school before I go to the office
- The company, my boss, the office, allow me to be late.
- allowance = uang jajan
 Let’s do a small talk~
Types of small talk you will find in Native English speaking countries:

Waiting somewhere
● I didn't think it would be so busy today.
● You look like you've got your hands full (with children or goods).
● The bus must be running late today.
● It looks like we are going to be here a while, huh?
● I'll have to remember not to come here on Mondays.
● How long have you been waiting?
 Let’s do a small talk~
Answer the following questions!
Travel!
● What’s the best “hidden gem” around here?
● If you could fly anywhere for free, where would you go?
● What’s the coolest road trip you’ve ever been on?
● Where’s the last place you traveled? What did you do there?
● Do you prefer action-packed vacations or relaxing on the beach?
● What’s the next trip you have planned?
● If you could take a workcation or sabbatical, where would you go and what would you
do?
● What’s your favorite thing to do around here on the weekends?
 idioms

● A blessing in disguise - a good thing that seemed bad at first

For some people, the lockdowns of 2020 were a blessing in disguise because they were
able to spend more time with family.

● A dime a dozen - something common

Those antique dishes are pretty, but they are a dime a dozen.

An idiom is a group of words with a figurative meaning that does not match the literal meaning of the words.
These are widely used in spoken English are generally understood by native speakers.
 TASK 1!

Canada Spain Australia

Please choose one country as your favorite and please tell me why do you like this country. You
may say: Dream country to visit/ you already visited, the people, the culture, the scenery, the
food, and tell me a short story about your travel there or your plan to travel there (activities
that you will do/you have done)
 Link for vocabulary exercise

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/english-for-banking/#toc_34
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/english-for-banking/