This document discusses speaking skills in English. It covers the definition of speaking as the oral delivery of language, characteristics of spoken language like its auditory and temporary nature, and micro skills involved like pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and vocabulary. It then provides examples of making, accepting, and declining invitations in English through sample dialogues. Tips are given to be polite when declining an invitation by providing a reason and using words like "actually" or "really".

1. Speaking Skill
English Teaching Media
M. Agustia Nugraha N / 03110901

2. Introduction
Speaking is a skill of the oral mode
productively. Speaking is the delivery of
language through the mouth.

3. Spoken Language
• Auditory
• Temporary immediate reception
• Rhythm , Stress intonation
• Immediate feedback
• Planning and Editing Limited

4. Kind of Speaking
• Interactive
• Partially interactive
• Non-interactive

5. Micro Skill in Speaking
• Pronouns the distinctive sounds of language clearly.
• Use stress and rhythmic patterns and intonation
patterns of the language.
• Use the correct form words.
• Use vocabulary appropriately.

6. Speaking Skill
Making Invitations
• How to make and accept invitations in English.
"What are you doing next Saturday? We're having some
people over for a meal. Would you like to come?"
• "Are you free next Thursday?"
• "Are you doing anything next weekend?"
• "Would you be interested in coming to the cinema with
me tonight?"
• "How do you fancy going out for a meal at the
weekend?"

7. Accepting
• "Would you like to…"
• "I'd love to, thanks."
• "That's very kind of you, thanks."
• "That sounds lovely, thanks."
• Do you fancy coming to the cinema tonight?
• "What a great idea, thanks."

8. Declining
• "Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday?"
• "That's very kind of you, but actually I'm doing
something else on Saturday."
• "Well, I'd love to, but I'm already going out to the
cinema."
• "I'm really sorry, but I've got something else on."
• "I really don't think I can – I'm supposed to be doing
something else."

9. Speaking Tip
• It's important to be polite when you decline an
invitation. We normally give a reason why we can't do
something and either apologize, or use words like
"actually" or "really".