1. LISTENING AND SPEAKING I
SPEAKING STRATEGIES
MGS. PAOLA A. CABRERA SOLANO
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2. Introducing Reasons and
Results
There are specific phrases you can
use in a conversation to give a
reason.
Because - Even though
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3. Because and Even though
Sometimes speakers want to
introduce a reason that is
expected, so you can use
because.
If a reason is unexpected, you can
use even though.
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4. Word Sort
• Word sorting is way to review and
retain vocabulary.
• You can manipulate the target
vocabulary by sorting words into
given cetegories:
• Verbs – Action Word
• Nouns – Names of Things
• Adjectives – Descriptive Words
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5. Simple past
• Use the simple past to describe
finished actions or situations.
• We use the simple past to talk about
a specific time in the past: last year,
last month, yesterday, and so on.
• Some simple past verbs are regular:
add –ed to these verbs
• Some simple past verbs are
irregular.
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6. Simple past: examples and
pronunciation
• Marie and Helen had driving
problems last year.
• A truck driver followed John.
• Peter got scared.
• Susan became angry at another
driver.
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7. Past progressive
• Use the past progressive to
describe an action that was
happening but not finished at
the same time that another
finished action happened.
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8. Past progressive: examples
and prounciation
While he was driving home from work,
she turned without signaling.
He was driving home from work when
she turned without signaling.
Many drivers were honking their
horns while I was driving home last
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9. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
GOOD LUCK!