Practical Speaking Course (Volume 3)

Author: Geng Hongmin
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Publishing 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 authentic useful sentence patterns, and an infusion of the unique cultural atmosphere of English-speaking countries. The exercises are contextualized both inside and outside the classroom, the pronunciation and intonation improvement is targeted, and the content is highly engaging. This book consists of 16 units, each generally comprising 9 sections.
Introduction aims to provide a comprehensive introduction and overview around the unit topic.
Sample Conversations offers multiple conversations closely tied to the unit theme and communicative functions. These conversations are vivid, authentic, appropriately challenging, innovative, and rich in contemporary relevance.
Communicative Function introduces the communicative functions students should master in the unit, providing practical sentence patterns for easy application and flexible use.
Useful Expressions and Patterns presents common expressions related to the topic, laying a foundation for students to practice oral English.
Speaking Tasks offers in-class oral conversation exercises, primarily including Individual Work, Pair Work, and Team Projects. These tasks are designed based on real-life scenarios to spark students' interest in learning.
Cultural Notes explains the cultural background knowledge related to the unit topic or conversations, helping students better understand the dialogues and communicative themes and meeting their needs for further expanding their English cultural knowledge.
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, allowing students to practice oral English outside of class to reinforce classroom learning.
Word Bank summarizes important vocabulary related to the topic, expanding students' vocabulary and enriching their oral expression skills.