Week 11 Speaking explanation

Week 11

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w11	Explanation speaking
w12	Skill practice
w13	Skill practice
w14	Speaking test
w15	Final round of practice

Wegingen: 

Speaking: 3

Explanation speaking test 

Three parts

Reading out loud

A short presentation 

Comparing pictures together

Part 1: reading out loud 

There will be texts present at the exam. Your teacher will ask you to read one out loud. 

Tips: 

Learn to pronounce difficult words

Practice 

Pronounce your words clearly

Speed and sound: like a newsreader 

Questions about part 1? 

Part 2: a presentation

Speaking exam = a presentation/interview

A presentation 

About one of these topics: 

Your best holiday ever

or 

your future plans (as in next year) 

Good Presentation

Catchy Opening 

Eye contact

Stick to the point

Expressive voice/body language

Tell good stories

Inflict Passion

Conclusion

• Today I am going to talk to you about...

• Today we’re going to talk about …

• As you can see on the poster, my topic today is … / today’s topic is …

• My presentation is in two parts.

• My presentation is divided into four main sections.

• Firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally …

• I’m going to … take a look at… [or] talk about… [or] examine … [or] demonstrate …

• I’d like to talk about / I’d like to present to you today is …

• This morning/afternoon I’ll tell you something about the background … [or] give you some facts and figures …

• Ok … indeed … right … sure …

• I’d now like to move on to …

• I’d like to turn to …

• As I mentioned before, we …

• That’s all I have to say about …

• Now I’d like to look at …

• So, let’s move to …

• This leads me to my next point …

• [pause for a few seconds, this will alert your audience too]

De uitleg bij je plaatjes/afbeeldingen:

• This picture shows you …

• Take a look at this …

• If you look at this, you will see …

• I’d like you to look at this …

• As you can see in this picture / chart / graph / diagram … 

• This clearly shows …

• From this, we can understand how / why …

• This picture is interesting, because …

Part 3: picture assignment 

You will get different pictures and talk about them with your speaking partner. 

There are questions you can answer

DO'S:

• Relax
• Answer with: I agree / disagree because...
• Look at partner
• Talk loud and clear
• Correct your mistakes
• Find other ways to say words
• Go beyond the picture
  

DON'TS

• Only answer with yes / no
  
• Don't ook at examiner
• Don't say sorry
• Not asking opions
• Taking long pauses
• Don't talk monotone
  

Part 4: questions 

You will be asked questions, answer to the best of your ability

Examples -> see booklet

Work on your task list