Author: Boyer, S?
Publisher: Boyer Educational Resources
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781877074271
Publication Date: 2008
Price: £18.75
Description: Intermediate to Advanced
The 'Understanding Spoken English - a focus on everyday language in context' series is an English teaching resource designed to help students of English understand spoken language as it is encountered in everyday business and social situations in English speaking environments around the world. In addition to helping students to discover the meaning of many widely used everyday expressions, this English teaching resource provides valuable information about the social and business conventions of spoken English such as, changing the topic of conversation, agreeing and disagreeing politely, checking meaning, giving feedback and making 'small talk'. Features of English pronunciation are also examined within the context of complete conversations.
The accompanying audio recordings present speakers with a variety of English accents from around the world, including North America, Australia and South Africa, as well a variety of British English accents. Information about the notable differences in pronunciation between different varieties of spoken English is provided.
Can be used for individual study (as answers to all exercises are included), or as a supplementary class text to provide valuable listening practice and analysis of English as it is spoken around the world. The material will also assist students with learning English grammar.
Using this English teaching resource students will:
• Discover the meaning of many everyday expressions that are widely used around the world in business and social situations, as well as the media
• Gain valuable information about the conventions of spoken English in business and social situations
• Learn strategies for improving listening skills and overcoming pronunciation problems
• Feel increasing confidence as communication skills improve
• Be assisted in learning English grammar through practical situations
Contents: GLOSSARY OF LANGUAGE TERMS
UNIT 1 OTHER CULTURES
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Noticing weak forms in spoken English
B) We're, were and where (and other words that are pronounced similarly)
C) A cultural thing
UNIT 2 SPORT AND HOBBIES
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Using the correct verb when talking about sport and hobbies - play, go or do?
B) Describing feelings and situations - adjectives ending in with ed and ing
C) Expressing attitudes and preferences
UNIT 3 DIET AND FITNESS
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Uses of on and off
B) Sequencing in storytelling
C) As the saying goes...(popular sayings)
D) Giving an opinion using : When it comes to...it's a matter of...
E) Nouns used as adjectives
LANGUAGE REVIEW ONE
UNIT 4 THE ENVIRONMENT
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Definite article the
B) Uses of the word take
C) Phrasal verbs
D) Describing what is happening
Reference Page - Phrasal verbs.
Examples of phrasal verbs with take
UNIT 5 FEARS AND PHOBIAS
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Word linking in Spoken English
B) Word combinations - using the correct preposition
C) Plural nouns
D) Uses of only
E) Synonyms
Reference Page - Understanding Connected Speech
UNIT 6 PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Regular and irregular past tense verbs
B) Discourse markers in story telling
C) So and such to add emphases
Reference Page - Irregular past tense verbs
LANGUAGE REVIEW TWO
UNIT 7 TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Giving conversational feedback & disagreeing politely
B) As the saying goes...(more popular sayings)
C) Grammar - reflexive pronouns
D) Asking for an opinion with a negative question
E) Incomplete sentences in spoken language
Reference Page - Conversation strategies: Agreeing, disagreeing, staying neutral, asking for clarification
Discourse Markers
UNIT 8 THE MEDIA
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) The definite article - review
B) That to refer back to a previous statement
C) Open ended questions
D) You get used to it
E) Uses of the verb get
Reference Page - Phrasal verbs with get
UNIT 9 BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS
Conversation with everyday expressions
Focus on Spoken Language:
A) Forming questions - review of the rules Questions in Spoken English
B) Telephone introductions
C) Incomplete sentences in spoken English
D) Greetings and replies
E) The Negotiating Process
LANGUAGE REVIEW THREE
ANSWERS TO EXERCISES AND CROSSWORDS
REFERENCE LISTS - everyday expressions with definitions
Reference Page - British versus North America spelling conventions
Phonemic Chart of English Sounds