Speaking and conversations

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Spoken interaction

Louis tried his best...
What do you think of his English?
What kind of mistakes does he make?

The plan for today is....

You know what is important when having a conversation

You can use helpful tools in your speaking 

What is important when you speak?

Important

- Understanding the other person

- Finding the right words

- Accent-free?

- Flawless?

Help!

What to do when ...

- you get stuck?

- or reach panic mode?

Tip 1

When you can't remember the word; give a description.

Describe the word: Pineapple

Netflix

Describe the word: Fan

Tip 2

Ask a question when you "get stuck"

Examples

- Could you repeat that please? 

- Could you describe that for me?

- Could you give an example?

Tip 3

Never go back to Dutch!

No Dunglish, please!

Say what?

"There is nothing on the hand"

"So can it no longer"

"I know from nothing"

Opdracht maken om dit in correct Engels te zeggen

Tips to improve fluency

• Think aloud
• Start speaking, then think about what you are going to say
• Fill silence
• Let the other one speak again
• Use words from your language, then explain them
• Use vague language

Think aloud

• I really don't know what to say.
• I was following the question until ...
• I really don't know where to start.
• What part of the question should I answer first?

Start speaking....then think

• In my experience....
• Off the top of my head...
• The first thing that springs to mind....
• From my point of view....

Fill the silence

• That's a difficult/unusual/interesting question.
•  Let me think about that for a second.
• Euhm

Let the other one speak

• I'm not sure what....means
• Do you mean.....?
• Just to double check....do you mean...?
• Can you give me an example of what you mean?

Use words from your language/explain

• I don't know how to say this in English but there is an expression in my language.....

Use vague language

• I suppose...
• you could say....
• thing.....stuff.... thingy.....what's it called.....what's-his-name

Time for action!

groups of.......

play the game

help each other

use the scaffold

have fun!

example

Did you like the game?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Give your teammembers a compliment.

What was the plan for today ...?

You know what is important when having a conversation

You can use helpful tools in your speaking 

Exit ticket:
What can you say when you don't know the correct word in English...