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A2 Pre-intermediate
Speaking
Rhona Snelling
@ PoweRED BY COBUILDIntroduction
Section 1 - What's your news?
Unit 1 Meeting people
Unit2 Describing people
Unit 3 Talking about things
Unit 4 Talking about places
Section 2 - What do you fancy?
Unit 5 Mi
Unit6 Making requests
Unit7 Ordering and buying
Unit 8 Speaking on the phone
Section 3 - What do you mean?
Unit 9 Showing interest in a conversation
Unit 10 Developing a conversation
Unit 11. Checking for understanding
Section 4~ What's wrong?
Unit 12 Listening to problems
Unit 13. Making a complaint
Unit 14 Making an apology
Unit 15 Showing sympathy
Unit 16 Saying ‘thank you’
Section 5 - What do you think?
Unit 17 Agreeing and disagreeing
Unit 18 Stronger opinions
Unit 19 Giving feedback
Unit 20 Saying ‘Well done!’
Mini-dictionary (extracts from Collins Primary
Learner's English Dictionary)
Answer key
Audio script
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113INTRODUCTION
Collins English for Life: Speaking will help you to improve your spoken English in a variety of
everyday situations and contexts.
You can use Speaking:
+ asa self-study course
+ as supplementary material on a general English course.
Speaking will help you develop your speaking skills in different areas, including:
+ introductions with new people and describing people, things and places
‘+ making and responding to arrangements
* ordering and buying
‘* speaking on the phone
+ developing conversations and checking for understanding
+ making a request, a complaint and an apology
* listening to problems and showing sympathy
* saying ‘thank you’ and ‘well done!’
* agreeing and disagreeing, and giving feedback.
‘Speaking comprises a book and CD. The book has 20 units.
At the back of the book there is:
+ amini-dictionary taken from Col
* an answer key
+ the script for the audio recordings.
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The CD contains over 100 tracks of audio including conversations and speaking practice
activities.
Using Speaking
You can either work through the units from Unit 1 to Unit 20, or you can choose the units
that are most useful to you. The Contents page will help you in your selection of units and
your own plan for learning.
For ease of use, each of the 20 units follows the same format. It is recommended that
you follow the order of exercises when working through a unit. Each unit includes all or most
of the following:
Conversations - you read and listen to conversations. Key words and phrases are presented in
bold. You check your understanding of the conversation and the key words and phrases.
Say it accurately — you practise using the key words and phrases correctly.
Say it clearly — you practise pronouncing the correct sounds and words. For example, linking
words together.
Say it appropriately - you practise using tone and suitable intonation. For example, sounding
polite.
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