Welcome to Better Speaking. This booklet is designed to help you overcome some of the most common problems which people face when they are learning to speak English.
From India, Coimbatore
733Using extracts from the BBC World Service radio series, Better Speaking, we look at how you can become a more fluent speaker of English, and at some of the skills you need for effective communication.The topics we look at include…
Becoming a confident speaker
Fluency or accuracy?
Finding the right words
Learning language in chunks
Showing where you are going
Keeping the listener interested
Being a supportive listener
Sounding natural
Finding the right words
Learning language in chunks
Showing where you are going
Keeping the listener interested
Being a supportive listener
Sounding natural
How to use this booklet
Each page looks at a different area related spoken English. On each page you’ll find…
• a task to help you practise what has been explained.
• a short introduction to the topic which explains why this aspect of speaking is important.
• an extract from one of the Better Speaking radio programmes related to the topic.
• a reading and a language task to accompany the extract.
• key tips to help you improve your speaking.
• an extract from one of the Better Speaking radio programmes related to the topic.
• a reading and a language task to accompany the extract.
• key tips to help you improve your speaking.
• a task to help you practise what has been explained.
From India, Coimbatore
What is Communication?
How does one talk so that another person listens and understands?
How does one listen?
How does one know if he has been heard and understood?
These are all points about communication that have never before been analyzed or explained.
People have known that communication is an important part of life but until now no one has ever been able to tell anyone how to communicate.
How does one listen?
How does one know if he has been heard and understood?
These are all points about communication that have never before been analyzed or explained.
People have known that communication is an important part of life but until now no one has ever been able to tell anyone how to communicate.
From India, Coimbatore
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