SATURDAY MORNING

You get up, *look at your mobile phone*, *7 a.m*, and.....

special for you

I made this meme from http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk. just try it. :)

Let's Speak up!

Hi students, how are you?

In this post, we're going to learn speaking. But, first  i'll give you pictures and video about Halloween. We can call it "building your knowledge session".
Now, please look at the pictures and give your comment!

And then see the video bellow, read the script loudly because it is speaking lesson! 

It is only the warm-up. Now, I have a conversation script. I want you to read this script carefully, see?

conversation

Liz: Hey Paul! Happy Halloween! Are you ready for the costume party?

Paul: Hi Liz. Well, what do you think of my costume?

Liz: It’s…..  interesting. What exactly are you supposed to be?

Paul: I’m dressed as a corporate executive. Ready to take on the world with my briefcase, mobile phone, and palm pilot! I like your costume.

Liz: Eh, thanks… I decided to go as a mermaid. I designed the costume myself----bought the material and accessories to go with it, like these fish earrings. And I made this seaweed out of old cloth.

Paul: I’m sure we’ll wine prizes! We’re so creative and put so much effort into designing our costumes.

Liz: well…we’ll see. Paul, you know is all about fantasy, dressing unusually and have fun. It’s about leaving our normal lives behind.

Paul: yes of course. It’s wonderful opportunity to be free of the everyday routines.

Liz: Exactly! So Paul, why did you decide to dress as corporate executive when you are a corporate executive?

Paul: Oh, um… well, I guess us corporate executives aren’t so creative.

Liz: But Paul, aren’t you an advertising executive in charge of the creative team?

Paul: Well…yes. I see your point. Maybe I need a new career.

click here for the source and listen the audio format.

From the conversation above, we can get some useful daily expression. Can you find those expression?

Asking someone's Opinion

• What do you think of..?
• What's your view?
• How do you feel (about)?
• What do you reckon (about)?

Giving Opinion

• I think...
• I feel that..
• In my view...
• Interesting... / Nice .../  Cool..

Giving and Responding Compliment

• That’s a very nice …
• You look very good in …
• That … (tie) looks great on you.
• Thank you.
• I’m glad you like it.
• It was nothing really. (an expression of modesty and humility)

Well students, now you have learned some useful expressions. Try to use those expression in your daily life to make your English more fluent. Now, I'll give you some activities for you students. I want you to download the activity sheet by clicking link bellow, and do it with your partner.

Click Here

Good luck!

ciao.

Review of TalkEnglish.com (a speaking learning website)

Speaking Online

Talkenglish.com is a website focuses on Learning English speaking.
Its goal is to help you with Learning English speaking so you can speak English fluently and improve your spoken English free. But, this website is not only for learning speaking but also learning Listening and Reading. At, the TalkEnglish.com, the lessons are structured to give you practice in all three areas at the same time. So, you’ll become a fluent English speaker by mastering those three skills.


Talkenglish.com developed the “click, Listen and Repeat” functionally. In most of the lesson, you read the sentence, click on the sentence to listen to the sentence, and then you can practice speaking by repeating after the audio file provided by a native English speaker. You also can download the audio file, so it will make students study easier and it can be a teaching source for teachers. But of course, you should buy to get the files (this is the minus).


Talkenglish.com has 8 subjects on Speaking English Lesson, you can choose one. Each subject has some parts and each part has a lot of expression that can be heard by clicking play button. It is simple and fun.


Actually this website is interesting and easy for beginner learners. The appearance is clear and reader-friendly. But, in every lesson there is not any picture related to the text, so may be the students can get bored. Because you should pay for downloading the data (and I think there is no one want to do it ), streaming the audio file is the great way to learn from this website. My recommendation is to check your connection before online, so the audio file can play fluently. After all, www.talkenglish.com is one of the best learning websites you can get.

Listen and Do! (introduction to report text)

Hi there! Welcome to my blog. :)

I hope you are good, because we are going to make our day great together.
:D In my first post I will give you a simple explanation about Report Text, Listening activity, and a simple task. :)
Firstly, I want you to read the explanation bellow carefully, because, it is important for you to understand it and to go to the next activity.

What report text is?


Report Text is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis


What the social function of report text?


The social function of report text is to describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena in our environment.


Generic (Schematic) Structure

• Introduction

· Write a general statement

· It should give an outline of the aspects of the topic that you will

· write about in the report.

• Body Description

Aspect 1

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

Aspect 2

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

Aspect 3 and so on

· describe one aspect of your topic

· each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence

• Conclusion

This final paragraph sums up your topic.

Language Feature of Report Text

• Introducing group or general aspect.
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc.
• Using simple present tense.

Example of Report Text

Well students, after you read the explanation and an example of report text above, now I want you to pretend as an observer. Then, we're going to observe some pictures bellow, come on guys!

What is it?

What are they doing?

What is that? What do they make?

What's in the jars?

Have you looked all pictures? Could you answer those questions? If yes, please write it down on a piece of paper. Now, you have a clues.
Well, after we observe those pictures let us listen audio file bellow. Prepare your ears, click play button, and listen carefully!

Okay students, then please do the exercise bellow. Good Luck!

Listening Quiz » create e-learning

Ciao!