Practical Speaking Course - (Third Edition)

Author: Xin Fujun
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is an oral English textbook designed to improve communicative competence in spoken English. It can be used for college oral English teaching or as a self-study textbook for enhancing oral English skills. The book features clear communicative themes, explicit communicative functions, concise and vivid conversational content that is close to real-life situations, flexible and idiomatic useful sentence patterns, and a strong cultural atmosphere of English-speaking countries embedded in the conversations. The exercises are contextualized both inside and outside the classroom, the pronunciation and intonation improvement is targeted, and the content is highly engaging. This volume consists of 16 units, each generally comprising 9 sections.
Introduction aims to provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of the unit topic.
Sample Conversations offers multiple conversations closely tied to the unit topic and communicative functions, which are vivid, idiomatic, appropriately challenging, innovative, and rich in contemporary relevance.
Communicative Function presents the communicative functions to be mastered in the unit, providing practical sentence patterns for easy generalization and flexible application.
Useful Expressions and Patterns introduces common expressions related to the topic, laying a foundation for students' oral practice.
Speaking Tasks offers in-class oral conversation exercises, primarily in the forms of Individual Work, Pair Work, and Team Project. These tasks are designed based on real-life scenarios to spark students' interest in learning.
Cultural Notes explains the cultural background related to the unit topic or conversations, helping students better understand the conversations and communicative themes, and meeting their needs for further expanding their knowledge of English culture.
Leisure Time is highly engaging, featuring content such as classic English songs, movie dialogues, and short humorous stories.
Follow-up Activities provides out-of-class oral conversation assignments, enabling students to practice speaking outside of class to reinforce classroom learning.
Word Bank summarizes important vocabulary related to the topic, expanding students' vocabulary and enriching their oral expression.