What will you say in these situations?

1. Somebody goes to bed. You say "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
2. Someone has passed his/her exam well. You say "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
3. Someone offers you a drink. You say "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
4. Someone sneezes. You say "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
5. Someone won in a lottery. You say "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
6. Someone is tired and wants to have a nap (sleep). You say: "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!"
7. Someone is sad. You say: "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!".
8. Some says "Atchoo!" You say: "Bless you!Congratulations!Cheers!Good night!".

SPEAKING SITUATION TOPICS

1.   Describe a wedding you have been to or heard about.

You should say ....
   Who got married
   What they wore
   What they did on the day
And explain how you felt about this wedding.

2.   Describe a wild animal that can be found in your country.

You should say ....
   What it looks like
   Where it lives
   What you like / don't like it about it
And explain how people in your country generally feel about it.

3.   Describe a city or a town that you know well

You should include ....
-   The location of the city / town
-   The part of the city / town you are most familiar with
-   Important landmark and places to visit
.... and what makes that city or town special to you and to others

4.   Talk about a holiday you have taken recently or at some time in the past.

You should include ....
-   Where you went
-   Why you went to this particular place
-   What you did and with whom

5.   Talk about a particular classmate that you admire in some way

You should speak about ....
-   Who that person is
-   Where he / she comes from
-   When you first met each other
-   What you have done together
And why you admire this person

6.   Describe a place that you like to visit.

You should include ....
-   Where it is located
-   When you first went there
-   Why you like it there
.... And what you have done there in the past

7.   Describe school you attend now or attended in the past

You should include ....
-   Where the school is
-   What it looks like
-   Other people in the school
-   The subjects you studied or are studying
.... And how the school has affected your life.

8.   Describe an organized event that you have attend (a concert, a show, a sports match etc)

You should include ....
-   When you attended the event
-   What you saw
-   Where the event was held
-   Why you close to see this event
.... And what you remember most about the event

9.   Talk about a movie that you have seen recently.

You should include ....
-   Where and why you saw it
-   Who is acting in the movie
-   What happens in the movie
.... And why liked or disliked this movie

10.   Talk about a favourite book that you have read.

You should include ....
-   Where and when you read it
-   Brief story and characters
-   Why you read this book
.... And how much you enjoyed reading it

11.   Talk about a product you buy regularly.

You should include ....
-   A description of the product
-   When and why you buy is
-   What you do with it
.... And why you buy that particular product

12.   Talk about a machine that you have bought recently or in the past

You should include ....
-   What the machine looks like
-   What it can do
-   When you bought it
-   Why you bought that particular machine
.... And how that machine has affected your life

13.   Describe a recent news story that you heard or read about

You should include ....
-   How you heard about the story
-   What people, places & event are involved
-   How you felt about the news story
.... And why you found this news story particularly interesting

14.   Talk about a teacher you like very much

You should include ....
-   Who he / she is
-   What is his / her nature like
-   Why you like him / her
.... And what he / she has done to improve the standard of teaching

15.   Talk about the area you now live in

You should speak about  ....
-   Where is located
-   What kind of people live in this area
-   What makes it special

16.   Talk about your brothers and sisters

You should speak about ....
-   How many brothers and sisters you have
-   What are they doing presently
-   How your relationship is with each of them
-   Whom you like the most and why

17.   Talk about your parents

You should include ....
-   What your parents did for you
-   Why you admire your parents
-   How your parents are different from parents of your friends
-   What have you thought of doing for your parents in their old age

18.   Talk about your close friend

You should include ....
-   Who that person is and where he comes from
-   Why he is your close friend
-   Whether you have ever quartered with your close friend
-   How is be different from your other friends

19.   Talk about some states you have visited

You should include ....
-   Name of those states
-   People of those states
-   Why you like or dislike the people
-   How they are different from the people of you state

20.   Talk about what you do in you spare time

You should include ....
-   Why do you do it
-   With whom do you do it
-   Or do you find it difficult to find some activity to do in your spare time

21.   Describe a village you know well

You should say ....
-   facilities provided in the village
-   people of the village
-   important places to visit
-   what makes it a typical village of your country

22.   Talk about your last weekend

You should include ....
-   What you did and with whom
-   Why you did that activity
-   Did you enjoy it
-   Whether you do the same thing every weekend

23.   Talk about a TV program you have last seen

You should speak about ....
-   What that program was
-   What type of program it was
-   Describe the program
-   What message did you get from the program

24.   Talk about something you like to read

You should speak about ....
-   What you like to read
-   Why you like to read it
-   When do you read
-   What you get from that reading

25.   Talk about the music you enjoy to listening

You should include ....
-   What kind of music you listen to
-   How it is different from other
-   When do you listen to it
-   Why do you like it

26.   Talk about your favourite game

You should include ....
-   What game is your favourite
-   Indoor or outdoor game
-   With whom do you play it
-   Other games you like

27.   Talk about your hobbies or interests

You should include ....
-   A description of your hobby
-   Reasons of liking them does it require more time and money
-   Why you like to do this particular thing

28.   Talk about you English Study

You should include ....
-   What is your level of English
-   What you do to study English
-   Where you use English
-   Why you want to learn English

29.   Talk about your educational background

You should say ....
-   What is your educational background
-   Why you chose that particular field for your education
-   What are the job prospects after education
-   What you would like to study further

30.   Talk about a job you have now, or you once had

You should include ....
-   What is / was the job
-   What are / were your duties
-   What we your future plans
-   Say something about your colleagues

31.   Describe one problem you face while speaking English

You should speak about ....
-   What the problem is
-   Why you face that problem
-   What are you doing to overcome this problem
-   Whether you need anybody's help to overcome this problem

32.   Describe a health problem you once had

You should speak about ....
-   The nature of the health problem
-   Why the problem occurred
-   What you could not do because of the problem
-   What you had to do to get better

33.   Describe a famous person you admire

You should include ....
-   Who this person is
-   What he / she is like
-   For how long have you admired him / her
-   For what is this person well known
.... And why do you admire him / her

34.   Talk about the most memorable event of your life

You should include ....
-   Give brief information about that event
-   Why is it the most memorable
-   How you felt that time
-   How has it affected your life

35.   Talk about a historical place

You should include ....
-   name of the place
-   Where it is located
-   What it looks like
-   Why is it interesting

36.   Talk about a country you would like to visit

You should include ....
-   name of the country
-   Whether you would go alone or with your family
-   What will you do there
-   Which places will you visit

what will you say when ....

5.1   When you signal that you are getting to the point

5.2   When you make sure that your point is understood

5.3   When you are ready to make a statement

5.4   When you mention additional things

5.5   When a speaker deviates from the main topic

5.6   When you want a speaker to get to the point

5.7   When you request an answer

5.8   When you ask for details or explanation

5.9   When you don’t understand what a speaker has said

5.10   When you don’t understand what a speaker is saying

5.11   When you don’t follow the speaker’s train of thought

5.12   When you don’t understand the speaker’s point

5.13   When you bring up a counter point

5.14   When you want to repeat your point

5.15   When you want to provide additional explanation

5.16   When you rephrase your point

5.17   When you provide an example

5.18   When you announce a conclusion

5.19   When you rephrase the speaker’s point

5.20   When you stress that your point is clear

5.21   When you want a person to pay attention

5.22   When you are misunderstood by a person

5.23   When your point is misunderstood

5.24   When your point was not heard

5.25   When a person has suddenly understood your point

5.26   When you don’t want the speaker to repeat the point

5.27   When you stop a person from speaking

5.28   When you want to return to your point

5.29   When you want a person to speak in simple language

5.30   When you express understanding

5.31   When you want to interrupt and add some information

5.32   When you want to highlight the seriousness of your point

5.33   When you used vulgar language inadvertently

5.34   When somebody has asked you about the source of your information

5.35   When you want to sound believable

5.36   When you request somebody’s trust

5.37   When you request silence

5.38   When you are skeptical about the speaker’s point

5.39   When you are surprised to hear something

5.40   When you are surprised to see something

5.41   When you are surprised with what’s happening

5.42   When you want to demonstrate surprise by exclamation

5.43   When you bring up an alternative aspect of a situation

5.44   When you demonstrate that your knowledge might be limited

5.45   When you demonstrate personal involvement or interest

5.46   When you offer a person to restore the remainder of the story or to draw a conclusion

5.47   When you redirect a question to a person who asked it

5.48   When you ask a question presumably for no particular reason

asking for help

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1. Can you give me a hand with this?
2. Could you help me for a second?
3. Can I ask a favour?
4. I wonder if you could help me with this?
5. I could do with some help, please.
6. I can't manage. Can you help?
7. Give me a hand with this, will you?
8. Lend me a hand with this, will you?
9. Could you spare a moment?
10. I need some help, please.

homework for lesson 10

greeting

1. Hi.

    Hello.

2. Good morning.

    Good afternoon.
    Good evening.

3. How are you?

    How are you doing?
   How ya doing? (Informal)

4. Fine. How about you?

5. Okay. Thanks.

useful expressions

Can I speak to Mr Snow?
Can I speak to someone from your marketing department?
My name is… I sent you an email last week about…
Can you talk?
Is that Steven?
Thank you for your email earlier.
She’s away from her desk.
Can I take a message?
Can you call again later?
Can I call you back in twenty minutes?
Do you have the document in front of you?
I’ve been trying to phone her all day but I can never get through.
Actually, I really need to speak to him in person quite urgently.
What’s the best way of contacting you?
I can’t hear you very well.
Can I just check whether he has your phone number or not?
I know you’re very busy, so I’ll let you get on.