TipsforspokenEnglish.doc

An Introduction to Spoken English
Principles for spoken English
1. you want to talk about something
2. you want to make yourselves understood
3. you want to know more about others
Comment: Spoken English is correlated to Audio English

Elements of spoken English
1. good mood (ready to promote communication)
2. good accent (British and American accents)
3. good pronunciation (formal style in British or American style of pronunciation)
4. good topic
5. good partner
6. good skills

Tips for spoken English
1. keep eye contact (learn to be interactive)
2. keep smiling/showing interest (learn to be trusted)
3. keep enthusiastic (learn to be in high spirits)
4. keep confident (learn to be Mr. Know-all)
5. keep on the conversation (learn to change the topic)
6. keep positive (learn to make others pleasant and avoid taboo)

Scenes for spoken English
1. present students different kinds of video samples to apply the rules to practice
a) daily conversation (daily life)
b) topic-based conversations (900 sentences in different contexts)
c) task-based speaking activities (discussion and debate)
d) role play
i. family album, USA (daily conversation talking about weather and family)
ii. six friends (daily conversation talking about life)
iii. lost (plot-based speech talking about the meaning of life)
e) speeches (for political, intellectual, and above all practical purpose)

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