2. HOW TO KEEP GOING
Ask for help if you haven’t understood
Give yourself time to think
Use alternatives for words you don’t know
Use other strategies
3. Characteristics of a GOOD COMMUNICATOR
1. He is a good LISTENER.
2. He is aware of BODY LANGUAGE.
3. He is RELAXED when talking to others.
4. He has an EXTENSIVE vocabulary.
5. He has a GOOD sense of humour.
6. He doesn’t RAMBLE.
7. He has a good appearance and is well dressed.
8. He maintains EYE CONTACT.
9. He speaks at a reasonable PACE.
10. He is charismatic and holds the listener’s attention.
11. He keeps to the point. He doesn’t have digressions.
4. HOW TO CREATE A GOOD
IMPRESSION
S =
O =
F =
T =
E =
N =
Smile
be Open (show that you want to talk)
lean Forward
Try your best
make Eye contact with the people you are speaking to
Nod to show you are listening and following
5. WHAT THE EXAMINER WANTS
ASK YOU SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
Get you to describe a picture
ASK YOU TO RESPOND A SITUATION
GET YOU TO TALK ABOUT A SET BOOK, TOPIC, ETC.
Ask you to solve a problem
6. FLUENCY or the ability to continue talking
GRAMMATICAL accuracy or correctness
PRONUNCIATION (sounds, stress & intonation)
VOCABULARY - using a range of words and finding
your way round problems
TOPIC DEVELOPMENT – general / particular
knowledge related to the topics discussed in class
YOU WILL BE ASSESSED IN THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
7. “The more
elaborate our
means of
communicatio
n,
the less we
communicate.”
J.B. Priestley, 1894 –1984, British
Novelist
COMMUNICATION – Connections
