Speaking practise

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Speaking and conversations

Tip 1

Als je het woord niet meer weet; beschrijf het.

Describe the word: Netflix

Secondary vocational education

Tip 2

Stel een vraag wanneer je niet meer weet wat je moet zeggen.

Tip 3

Ga nooit terug naar het Nederlands; dit kost je tijdens je mondeling meer punten dan wanneer je zogenoemde "fillers" gebruikt.

Welke "fillers" kunnen jullie bedenken?

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Tips to Improve Fluency

• Think aloud
• Start speaking, then think about what you are going to say
• Fill silence
• Ask questions 
• 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 limited experience....
• Off the top of my head...
• The first thing that springs to mind....
• From my point of view....

Fill the silence

• uuuhm...
• eeer....
• That's a difficult/unusual/interesting question...

Send the turn Back

• 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 in English....and then explain

• There is an expression in my language.....

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Use Vague language

• I suppose...
• you could say....
• thing.....stuff.... thingy.....whatsit.....whats-his-name

Time to practise - opdracht

1. Go to any newswebsite (nu.nl, nos etc.) and skim through a text that you find interesting (or at least not really boring). You have 5 min! 

2. Find yourself a partner to have a conversation with. 

3. Person 1 tells to the other what the article was about in his / her own words. 

4. Person 2 listens, makes notes and summerizes the story of  person 1. Person 1 checks afterwars wheter it's correct. 

5. Switch roles!