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Mastering English Speaking Skills

The document discusses improving English speaking skills. It identifies common problems students face like grammar mistakes, lack of confidence, and fear of mistakes. It then describes various speaking activities and exercises students can do in groups and individually to practice different tenses and topics. These activities are aimed at increasing vocabulary, reducing shyness and building confidence in speaking in English. Lastly, it provides tips for improving English communication skills like listening carefully, imitating, comparing and getting feedback.

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Mastering English Speaking Skills

The document discusses improving English speaking skills. It identifies common problems students face like grammar mistakes, lack of confidence, and fear of mistakes. It then describes various speaking activities and exercises students can do in groups and individually to practice different tenses and topics. These activities are aimed at increasing vocabulary, reducing shyness and building confidence in speaking in English. Lastly, it provides tips for improving English communication skills like listening carefully, imitating, comparing and getting feedback.

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Skillful Speech Maker

A Workshop on Becoming A
Proficient Speaker
Why Do You Speak
in English?
What is Speaking?
Speaking is the delivery of language through the
mouth.
It is one of the four Communication Skills.
Speaking generally requires a speaker and a
listener.
Speech can also flow naturally from one person to
another in the form of dialogue.
Problems faced by Students in Speaking
English Language
1. Common Grammar Mistakes While
Speaking the English Language

2. Lack of Confidence and Shyness in


Speaking the English Language

3. Fear of Making Mistakes When


Speaking the English Language
 Common Grammar Mistakes While Speaking the
English Language

 Tenses
 Active Passive
 Vocabulary

 Solution: You must practice different topics in


different tenses.
• Lack of Confidence and Shyness in Speaking the
English Language

• No practice of speaking in front of public - lack of


confidence
• Due to Shyness - feel uncomfortable and anxious

• Solution: Teachers have to motivate the students to


be self-confident, it’s okay to feel awkward in front of
people but they should know that they can do it and
encourage them to speak the English language as
much as they can.
Fear of Making Mistakes When Speaking the English
Language

The students are afraid of making mistakes in


speaking the English language that their mates laugh
at them or look silly in front of their mates, or even
criticize them in the classroom.

Solution: Making mistakes is a normal thing. no one is


born perfect, everyone makes mistakes but they should
learn from their mistakes and overcome their mistakes
in speaking the English language.
Group Activity 1
4 students will come at front and do
a conversation about their best
friend.
Individual Activity 2

Talk about your Favorite Teacher.


Possible Outcome of the Group Activity
It is a casual talk
Confidence and No Shyness
No fear of speaking
Possible Outcome of the Individual
Activity
It may be a casual talk or formal
talk
Activity 3
2 Students will come at front, one will use the
Mother tongue for a topic, the other one will
interpret the language.
Activity 3
Talk about your Mother in your own language.
An interpreter will translate the topic in English.
Activity 3
Talk about your Mother in English language.
Analysis of the two topics:
Vocabulary is not needed, when you talk in
your mother tongue.
Vocabulary is needed, When you speak in
English language.
Activity 4- Usage of different
tenses
3 Students will come at front
1st will talk about the childhood days – Past Tense
2nd will talk about the daily routine – Present Tense
3rd will talk about the future plans after graduation
– Future Tense
Analysis of the topics based on tenses:

There can be mistakes in tense usage


Students can miss the helping verb or main verb on the
specific tense usage
There can also be incomplete sentences, short
sentences.
Ways to improve English Communication
Listen Carefully
Imitate-
Listen
Repeat & Record
Compare
Correct
Participate in group activities to boost confidence.
Have casual talks with your friends, family or people you
know to remove hesitation, shyness.
Get the feedback and rigorously follow it for
improvements.
No matter what your reason
for learning to speak
English is, you need to
commit to learning English.

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