Unit 8 - Speaking

What is speaking?

Speaking is one of the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Speaking and writing are productive skills. That means that unlike listening and reading, they involve producing language rather than receiving it. Very simply, we can say that speaking involves using speech to communicate meanings to other people. In this unit we look at how we do this.

1. Word and sentence stress	Accuracy and connected speech
2. Language for asking for clarification politely	Appropriacy, functions and interaction
3. Informal language for greeting	Appropriacy, functions and interaction
4. Language for suggesting and recommending	Functions and interaction
5. Using conjunctions and past tenses in stories	Accuracy
6. Distinguishing minimal pairs of sounds	Accuracy and connected speech
7. Using intonation to show doubt	Accuracy and connected speech
8. Taking part in discussions	Fluency and interaction
9. Getting your partner to agree with you	Functions and interaction
10. Telling stories	Fluency and interaction
11. Intonation in tag questions	Accuracy and connected speech
12. Interrupting politely	Appropriacy, functions and interaction

Reference:

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2012). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course Modules 1,2 and 3 (Vol. Second edition). United Kingdom: Cambridge English.