英语学习策略与技巧教程教师用书unit7

Unit 7 Learning to Speak
Aims and Objectives
This unit discusses speaking strategies and skills of English. It aim aims
1. to show how to lay a solid foundation for spoken English;
2. to encourage learners to speak more;
3. to show how to start and develop a conversation;
4. to show common incorrect practice of spoken English.
Tasks
1. Suggestions: Help Try to raise your students‘ awareness of make clear their problems by
doing the task.
2. 1)
professor and student Formal w a iter and customer formal
student and student informal boss and employee formal
older and younger formal f ri e nd and friend informal
doctor and patient formal s tr a nger and stranger formal
husband and wife informal b u s driver and passenger formal
2) The style of this sentence is not consistent. ―Extremely gracious‖ and ―Mr. Smith‖
are quite formal, but ―bags of fun‖ is very informal.
3. The activity is intended to engage Let your students in discussion so as to make them
aware of the cultural difference in the situation freely.
4. Answers may vary for different students.
5. Suggestions:
(1) I can speak with my teachers of English.
(2) If there are foreign students, I will try to make friends with them.
(3) I can talk with my classmates after class.
6. 1) Suggestions:
When you are along alone, you can improve speaking English by talking with
yourself ves, imitating English speech, repeating what you have learned or
experienced, and reciting excellent English texts.
.. Monologue
You can talk with yourself ves whenever and wherever you want, and you need not
worry too much about pronunciation or grammar mistakes. What‘s more, you can
imagine be in all kinds of situations for yourself in your imagination.
.. Imitation
You can imitate Imitating native speakers‘ English on tapes or radio programs. , You
try to repeat should read after them word by word, and sentence by sentence in the
same way. You should follow them strictly, which means you must forget your
pronunciation and imitate as if you are a beginner.
.. Repetition
At the very beginning, you may repeat what you have learnt by using the original
forms. Gradually, you will be able to repeat in your own words. After you have
mastered them, you can repeat your stories and other people‘s stories creatively.
.. Recitation
You can learn and know how to use many useful words and expressions buy by
recitation. Many Chinese students are reluctant to recite because it is boring and
hard. However, recitation is necessary in language learning. Just think how you
learned Chinese when you were younger. It is because you memorize texts
mechanically.
2) (1) F (2) F (3) F (4) T (5) F Different students may give different answers.
3) Suggestions: If you can read aloud the text aloud for several times and then try to
repeat it from your memory, you will find recitation not as dull and difficult as
before.
7. Answer

s may vary for different students.
8. For example:
In Chinese: “阿……”、“怎么说呢”、“事实上”、“呃”、“我的意思是……”
In English: ―You know /see …‖, ―As a matter of fact …‖, ―What I‘m trying to say
is …‖, ―How shall I put it‖, ―Sort of‖
9. Suggestions:
(1) Greet someone actively.
(2) Ask the stranger easy questions.
(3) Listen to your partner‘s words carefully for further conversation.
(4) According to your partner‘s words, Talk about something s/he may be is interested
in.
10. The table is a suggested answer.
To show approval To show surprise
Expressions
For example: ―Good‖
―Yeah‖ ―That‘s right.‖ ―Uhuh‖
―Really?‖ ―My goodness!‖
―How strange!‖
To ask for repetition To check if you understand him/her
Expressions
―Pardon?‖ ―What?‖
―Sorry, did you say …‖
―What you are saying is … ‖
―You mean …‖
―I see what you mean is …‖
11. Suggestions: As long as your students can make themselves understood, that‘s enough.
12. (1) Too many hesitation fillers make others believe think you are not confident.
(2) Too many hesitation fillers make your speech not fluent and sounds sound
uncomfortable.
(3) When you are giving lectures or speeches, using too many hesitation fillers shows
that you are not well prepared.
13. We can appeal for help by
(1) Using gestures. (2) Drawing pictures.
(3) Using facial expressions. (4) Presenting the objects we are referring to.
4. 2) Suggestions:
In the first picture, the man leans forward which means he wants to continue the
conversation. In the second picture, the man leans backward which is a signal
telling the woman he wants to end the conversation.
15. Answers may vary for different students. A good chance for students to practise speaking
in different situations. It is an activity to familiarize students with different topics and
what to say at each.
16. Suggestions
At the elementary stages, we should focus concentrate on the accuracy of our speech, and
at the advanced stages, we focus on fluency of our speech. But this does not mean we
should neglect fluency at the elementary stages, or neglect accuracy at the advanced
stages.
17. Suggestions:
(1) According to your interest and English level, you should choose the books that can
really help you, not the expensive books.
(2) Comparatively speaking, A a foreign teacher speaks better standard English, from
which you can imitate and learn. But a Chinese teacher knows better what you want.
(3) Memorizing English drills and vocabulary is an effective way of language input. As
second language learners of English, without enough language input, it‘s impossible
for you to speak accurately and fluently. The following diagram shows that you can
only use a small part of what you have learned about the language.
(4) Speaking in class helps you

overcome shyness. What‘s more, through classroom
activities, you learn know how to cooperate with other people, and how to fulfill
your communicative purposes in different situations.
Home Assignment
1. You can refer back to the text.
2. First, the vocabulary people use in spoken English is much smaller fewer than in written
English. Second, in spoken English, people usually use easy and general word words.
Third, people often use idioms and slang. Forth Fourth, people use many hesitation fillers
in spoken English.
R e c e p t i o n
Production
3. First, people often use simple sentences. Second, people seldom use passive voice. Third,
a sentence pattern is often used repeatedly. Forth, people often use elliptical sentences.
4. Answers may vary for different students.