Speaking 1

English

Welcome everyone.

Get your laptops out and join the lesson,

Code is on the whiteboard.

Today:

- Last lesson

- Speaking

* Why?
* "Real" English?

* Combining sentences

- Assignment

Today:

- Last lesson / goals today

- Speaking

* Why?

* "Real" English?

* Combining sentences
  

- Assignment

Last lesson

- JCB E-mail (220X Excavator).

- One week left to finish! 

- Experience so far?

- Goals/aims for today

Why practice speaking?

Why?

- communication is essential for your job
* foreign colleague?
* English customers?

- Increasingly international

- Fluency

Watch, listen and compare

What did you notice?

Sentences or a story?

- What you know / what you do

- Linking words and phrases 
* connecting sentences
* Summarize, conclude, compare etc.

I started changing the oil more often because my boss said so.

starting simple

and                                      - We need a loader and an excavator.
because                            - We can't start because we'll have to wait.

but                                       - We could start but we will get in trouble.

then                                     - Let's wait for the boss and then we can start.

I want to know the price ____ when it is available.

1. then
2. and
3. because
4. but

I think that the wrench is over there ____ you have to check it yourself.

1. because
2. and
3. but
4. then

Different functions

- Giving a result
* so
* this means that

- Contrast
* However
* Unlike
* Although

- Giving a reason
*  Because

- Summarising
*  In a nutshell
*  In conclusion

- Giving an example
* For instance
* For example 

We were in a hurry ____ we took the car.

1. so
2. because
3. then
4. however

This excavator is quite strong ______ that smaller one

1. because
2. in conclusion
3. For example
4. unlike

It was raining. ______ we still got the job done

_____ we had some problems with the machine, we got the job done.

Connect the linking words to the correct sentence.

I missed my train ... I left too late

I like that paint, ... I would prefer it in green.

I think small animals .... hamsters are cute

I studied very well, ... the good result

Because

Hence

Such as

However

Which linking word belongs to which category?

vergelijking

tijd

gevolg/conclusie

tegenstelling

as a result

however

until

such as

Break!

Exercise:

- Why this exercise?

- Form pairs
(only one group of 3 allowed with permission)

- Explanation
(also on the sheet)

Rounding off:

- Goals/aims this lesson

- Preparation for the 'project' next week