Com SPEAKING 3 VB1 PTBINH WEEK 8 11

Lac Hong University
Faculty of Foreign Languages
ENGLISH SPEAKING 3 (45 PERIODS)
Course book:
 Functions of English by Leo Jones
 A series of International Express by Liz Taylor (New Edition)
Referential books:
 Functions of American English by Leo Jones & C. Von Baeyer
 Speaking Naturally by Bruce Tillitt, Mary Newton Bruder
 Essential Functions for conversations by Lawrence J. Zwier & Amy Hughes
 A series of Market Leader by David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent

Unit 8 (pp. 76-82)
Making suggestions, giving advice, expressing enthusiasm and
persuading
On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:
 Make suggestions and give advice
Some useful ways to get people to do things
TENTATIVE

DIRECT
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I was wondering if you’d ever thought of…
Might it be an idea to…
Have you ever thought of…
Don’t you think it might be an idea to…
You could always…
If I were you I’d…
Why don’t you…
You’d better…

Express enthusiasm
Some useful ways to show enthusiasm
I think it’d be a fantastic idea to…
I’ve got a terrific idea…
Others: Page 79

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Persuading
Some language forms of not accepting suggestions and advice
That’s all very well, but…
That’s easier said than done…
Others: Page 80
Useful ways of answering objections
I see what you mean, but if…
That’s true, but if…

Exercises: Students are given some activities to do in pairs or groups
Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 76, 77 for their reference.


Unit 9 (pp. 83-89)
Complaining on the phone, apologizing and forgiving and dealing with
problems and complaints
On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:
 Complain on the phone
Some useful expressions before making a complain
I wonder if you could help me…
Look, I’m sorry to trouble you, but…

Others: Page 84
Ways of apologizing more profusely
Oh dear, I’m most awfully sorry.
I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
Others: Page 84
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Apologize
Some useful ways of apologizing before someone complains
I’m not quite sure how to put this, but…
I’ve got a bit of an apology to make, you see…
Others: Page 86

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Forgive
Useful ways of forgiving someone
Oh, that’s alright, don’t worry.
It’s not really your fault.
Others: Page 86

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Deal with problems and complaints

Exercises: Students are given some activities to do in pairs or groups
Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 83, 84 for their reference.

Unit 10 (pp. 90-95)
Describing a place, a company or a school, and describing people

On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:
 Describe a place, a company or a school
Some useful questions to ask someone to describe something
Where is it?
What does it look like?
Others: Page 92
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Describe people
Here are some of the characteristics students may use to describe someone.
General personal impression
Age
Height, weight, build or figure
Face, hair, eyes, complexion…
Others: Page 93


Exercises: Students are given some activities to do in pairs or groups
Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 90, 91 for their reference.

Unit 11 (pp. 96-102)
Storytelling, narrative techniques, and negotiation
On the completion of this part, students are supposed to:
 Use narrative techniques
Here are some techniques
What happened to him was that he fell in to the sea.
What did he was open the letter.
What happened was that he opened the letter.
Ways of involving the listeners in the story
You can guess how he felt.

What do you think he did?
Others: Page 98
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Handle dialogue
Some ways of reporting the main point
He wanted to know…
He wondered…
He tried to find out…
Others: Page 99

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Control a narrative
Ways of signaling the beginning
Did I ever tell you about the time I …
That reminds me of the time I …
Others: Page 100
Ways of signaling the end of a digression
Anyway, …
As I was saying, …
To get back to the story, …
Ways of cutting out irrelevant details
To cut a long story short…
Anyway, what happened in the end was…

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Negotiate

Exercises: Students are given some activities to do in pairs or groups
Notice: Students need to listen to or read the conversation on page 96 for their reference.