Tài liệu ECCE speaking

ECCE: Speaking Guide SPEAKING TASKS: Choose an Option or Help solve a problem     Stage 1: Warm-up (2-3 minutes) Stage 2: Ask questions to get information (3-4 minutes) Stage 3: Justify your choice (1-3 minutes) Stage 4: Elaborate on the Topic (2-4 minutes) STAGE 2 Functions for both tasks     Various question types Wh-questions Yes/No question First of all, I’d like to know………… Could/Can you tell me………..? What about……………? Asking for clarification Do you mean that……? I’m not exactly sure what I need to do Responding to the examiner That sounds interesting/good/great. I’d like that. /I wouldn’t like that. It’s the kind of thing I like/I’m interested in. I’m not really interested in…… Signaling readiness OK, I think I’ve enough information. STAGE 3 Functions for “choose an option” task  Making a decision I think that after hearing the advantages and disadvantages of each option, I’d suggest......................   Expressing preference I would/wouldn’t like to ……. I would rather + bare infinitive +than + bare infinitive I suppose I would prefer to…………..rather than + bare infinitive If I had to choose, I would + bare infinitive I’d probably choose... Explaining your choice I’d probably choose….. My first choice would be….. I think…….would suit me best because….. I’d choose……….because it is important to me to…. I think ... would be best because... I think most......would find ........more interesting. I think......has more to offer.......since.... I don’t think.......are into ......and that’s why I wouldn’t choose it.  Introducing your own ideas To tell you the truth, I would do something else. Instead of those options, I suggest ... There’s also another possibility, ... STAGE 3 Functions for “help solve a problem” task  Giving advice I think you should/could.... My advice is to... Why don’t you....? If I were you, I’d... I think the best thing to do is to....  Giving advice on personal experience In my experience... As a teenager, I.... I’ve been in a similar situation. A similar thing happened to me/my friend. I can understand how......must feel Personally, I’d would love/hate it if... Introducing your own ideas There’s another way. It might be a good idea to.... Of course, there is something else that he/she could try. If I were you, I’d suggest something else. He/She could.... I wonder if.....has thought of.......(+ing)   STAGE 3 Functions for both tasks Dismissing the other option I wouldn’t choose the other option because ... I didn’t choose the other option because ... I think that ... wouldn’t be ...  Referring to something the examiner said As you said before ... You mentioned ... CONVERSATIONAL STRATEGIES Matching! 1.Request Clarification 2.Giving Clarification 3.Checking Understanding 4.Indicating Understanding 5.Hesitating 6.Interrupting 7.Taking Initiatives a. Excuse me for interrupting, but.... b. I don’t know where to begin.. Well, I’m not sure, but.... Well, let’s see/let me see/ Hmm.... c. I’m afraid I don’t follow you. Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. d. Now to get back to what we were talking about... Now as I was saying... By the way... To tell the truth.... e. Let me see if I understand/got that. f. OK/I see. g. In other words....(repeat in paraphrase) Let me put it this way/another way