HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH

SPEAKING SKILLS

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Lesson: How To Improve Your English Speaking Skills

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about how you can improve your English speaking skills.

• Be able to pronounce the vowel sounds /e/ and /eɪ/ correctly

• Be aware of common pronunciation mistakes

Lesson Objectives

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Answer the questions below:

1. How good is your English?

2. Which skills are you good at?

Warm up

Student A: Talk to your friend about how you can improve your English speaking

skills.

Student B: You are student A’s friend. Talk to him/her.

Free talk Choose one role and act it out with your partner in 2 minutes.

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Dialogue Learn how to talk about how you can improve your English speaking skills.

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Wow, your speaking skills

are so good. How did you

manage that?

Yeah, that’s a good way to do

it. I also try to speak with as

many foreigners as possible.

Well, I try to speak English as

much as possible.

Who do you speak English

to? Yourself?

But I don’t have any

foreign friends to talk with.

Jack Alex

You could register for an

online English course. They

have native English teachers

for you to talk with.

Really? That sounds great. Yeah. Try it.

Vocabulary Learn how to talk about how you can improve your English speaking skills.

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Native Course Foreign

Improve Skill Possible

Speak Out Loud

Read all the words below

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Learn how to pronounce the vowel sounds /e/ and /eɪ/ correctly

Everyday Base Friend Native

Well Age Special Stay

/e/ : Everyday, Base, Friend, Native, Well, Age, Special, Stay

1.Common mistakes:

2.Correct pronunciation:

/i/

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Learn how to pronounce the vowel sounds /e/ and /eɪ/ correctly

Pronunciation

/e/ • Everyday, Friend, Well, Special

/eɪ/ • Base, Native, Age, Stay

Conversation Pair work: Choose a context and talk with your teacher in 2 minutes.

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Student: Talk to your

teacher about how to

improve your English

speaking skills.

Record yourself so you can concentrate on what you need to improve upon.

Find native English speakers to talk with.

Speak slowly if you want to be understood.

Suggestions:

- I try to speak English as much as possible.

- I don’t have any foreign friends.

- Try to speak with as many foreigners as possible

Assessments Here are some comments on your performance

Students Pronunciation Grammar Others

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Homework Complete your mission and find more in Related Lessons.

Homework

Pronunciation: Vowel sounds /e/ & /eɪ/

Vocabulary: How to improve your English speaking

skills.

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