Speaking TKT Unit 8

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Speaking

Unit 8 TKT

Speaking

It's a PRODUCTIVE skill

Involves using speech to communicate meanings.

Requires vocabulary, grammar, intonation, and gestures.

When we speak, we...

Pronounce words, answer questions, use intonation, ask for clarification and/or explanation, monitor and correct ourselves, take part in discussions, us an appropriate register, take part in conversations, greet people, smile

ask for and give information, use grammar and vocabulary, use word and sentence stress, start speaking when someone stops, tell stories, paraphrase (find other ways to say things), interrupt other speakers, and hesitate.

Subskills

Making use of grammar, vocabulary, and functions

Making use of register to speak appropriately.

use features of connected speech

body language

producing different text types

Subskills

Fluency. Includes speaking speed (pace), hesitation, repetition, self-correction and connected speech.

use of interactive strategies.

Speaking

Purpose

We speak to communicate meaning and we do all the previous subskills in order to achieve this. We use interactive strategies, gestures, body language, eye contact, movement, facial expressions, etc...

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Good luck!

Quiz

You'll see some titles for speaking activities from coursebooks.Check what aspect of speaking they focus on.

Start

1 of 5

Word and sentence stressDistinguishing minimal pairs of sounds Using intonation to show doubt Intonation in tag questions

Interaction

ConnectedSpeech

Functions

CORRECT!

Next question

2 of 5

Language for asking for clarification politelyInformal language for greeting Language for suggesting and recommending Taking part in discussions Getting your partner to agree with you Telling stories Interrupting politely

Accuracy

Fluency

Interaction

CORRECT!

Next question

3 of 5

Language for asking for clarification politelyInformal language for greeting Interrupting politely

ConnectedSpeech

Accuracy

Appropriacy

CORRECT!

Next Question

4 of 5

Taking part in discussionsTelling stories

Interaction

Fluency

Functions

CORRECT!

Next Question

5 of 5

Word and sentence stressUsing conjunctions and past tenses in stories Distinguishing minimal pairs of sounds Using intonation to show doubt

ConnectedSpeech

Appropriacy

Accuracy

CORRECT!

Next Activity

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Congrats!

Now, go to the following link and complete there the practice task 8 in your tkt book page 52.

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