Cambridge Business English : : Cambridge Business English : : MIKE Cambridge Business English ( ) ( ) Cambridge Business English Unit 15 Exam focus: Speaking Objectives To familiarize Ss with the contents of the speaking test To provide useful tips To practice the speaking test Teaching steps Step 1 Lead inLead in Step 2 How to succeedHow to succeed Step 3 Personal InformationPersonal Information Step 4 Short talkShort talk Step 5 Collaborative taskCollaborative task Step 6 AssignmentAssignment Lead in: The speaking test Part 1: Format: Examiner talks to both candidates Input: Examiner asks questions Tasks: Speaking about yourself; expressing preferences partformatinputtask 1Examiner talks to both candidates Examiner asks questions Speaking about yourself; expressing preferences 2Candidates talks about a business topic Written prompt Topic card Giving a a minute talk 3Candidates discuss a topic together Written or visual prompt Completing a collaborative task The speaking test How to succeed Personal Information Your name The city you come from Your job Your hobbies Personal information Short talk tip 1 Express yourself well Speak clearly Use the language you are sure about. Speak in a proper speed. Repeat important information Choose right words Tip 2 Speaking speed Speaking speed depends on who you are speaking to what you are talking about when you are talking Tip 3 Show your politeness and friendliness Respect: to be a good listener Interest :attentively, response, eye contact, body language Try to be positive, not negative. Example Q1: What do you think of Luohe? A: Its a beautiful city. The people are friendly. I like it very much. B: How to say. Its just so-so. Some streets are too dirty. I dont like it. Q2:Hi,Wang Lin, Long time no see. How are you ? A: B: Example About your home city Location Size Population Weather People Business Well known for Tip 4 Talking about general topics In business world we often talk about some general topics before talking about business. you should be able to generate some related questions quickly about a general topic and to answer when asked about a general topics. Example 1 About The city of Luohe Size Environment Climate Transportation: Business people Example 2 About Luohe Vocational and Technical college The environment Departments The teachers The students Development Video show Watch the video and see how well the candidates answer the questions. How well can you do Choose one of the following topics and think of at least three questions to ask your partners. Work / studies / free time / travel Hobbies or interests / clothes Learning languages / places to live Transport / shopping / family Collaborative task What is important when choosing which airline to fly with? Key points Price Safety records Customer service Tip 5 Learn to organize your ideas Think of several (about 3) key points and one or two words for each key points. Develop each point into several sentences Repeat the question to get more time to think how to speak well. When doing xxx, I think yyy is most important, because... Certainly, zzz is also important, Example 1 What is important when looking for a new supplier? Quality Delivery times Discounts Example 2 What is important when arranging a conference? Location Hotel facilities Number of delegates Example 3 What is important when recruiting staff ? Qualifications Experience Age Example 4 What is important when applying for a job ? Curriculum Vitae Interview Appearance Practice 4 Learn to talk with others Scenarios: A large company is going to provide English language training for its employees. Talk together for two minutes about the different ways you could encourage people to attend and decide which two ways would be more effective. Language lessons Lesson times ? Who pays ? Location ? Number of students ? Pay rise for good English speakers? Tip 6 Learn to talk with others Ask your partner a question Listen to him or her carefully Answer your partners question Dont talk too much Speak and let speak. Learn to interrupt the right way if you have to. Tip 7 Learn to ask questions You may ask Yes or No question to get brief and short answers,without more ideas; If you want others to talk more, you should ask wh questions. You may put Could you please tell me why/what Where/How. Tip 8 Agree or disagree If you agree with your partner, let him or her know and develop more ideas with good reasons: 1. Yes, I agree with you,and xxx is also important because yyyyyy. 2. yes, you are right/ good idea/well said/ and Express Disagreement the right way Dont deny what your partner said directly. Express your disagreement indirectly, give your ideas with good reasons. This way your ideas will be easily accepted. Express Disagreement the right way Well, what you said is true/reasonable, but Im afraid because.. Tip 9 Learn to give good first impression Listen with interest Dont speak too loudly. Speak with smile to show your are friendly but dont smile all the time. Speak without smile to show you are serious and the topic is important. Use your body language the right way Know when to speak, what to speak, how to speak, and when to stop speak and how to invite others to speak 1. Exam practice Exam practice 2. ExercisesExercises Assignment Exam practice 1 Exam practice 2 Exam practice 3 Exam practice 4 Exam practice 5 Exercise 1 Practice 1 Complete the sentences with correct prepositions of time. 1. The interview is_________10: The order is due for delivery ________ May. 3. Ied her _________Tuesday. 4. Employees get three extra days holiday_______ Christmas. 5. The account was closed ________13 July. 6. I saw her _________ lunchtime. 7. The market has been very quiet ________ the last 6 month. 8. Im meeting her ________ Saturday afternoon. Exercise 2 Practice 2 Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the passive. 1 We credited the money to your account last week. ________________________________________________ The company buys its leisurewear from a supplier in Pakistan. _________________________________________________ Personnel posted the vacancy on the notice board this morning. _________________________________________________ We check all the goods when they arrive at the warehouse. _________________________________________________ Our legal department deals with late payments. _________________________________________________ When did you send the cheque ? _________________________________________________ They havent loaded the consignment onto the ship yet. _________________________________________________ We didnt advertise the job internally. _________________________________________________ Exercise 3 Practice 3 Complete the sentences with the correct conditional form. 1 If they (not/confirm) ______the order soon, we (have to) ________look for another customer. 2 I (not/use) _________that supplier if I (be) _________you. 3 We cant find a suitable candidate. And if we (do) _______, we (not/be able) _______to offer them enough money. 4 If we (leave) ________the hotel at 5:40 tomorrow morning, I think we (have to) ________ask for a wake up call at 4:30. 5 If a problem (occur) ______with the machines, we always (deal with) ______it immediately. 6 We (improve) ______quality if we (do) _____more testing but we havent got the staff to do it. 7 We (crease) ______capacity if we (have) ______enough money to buy new machinery. 8 If you (need) ______any help, just (call) ________me. Exercise 4 Practice 4 Rewrite the following sentences using the modal verbs in brackets. 1 Theres a chance that the goods wont arrive in time. (might) Weve got no chance of finding good candidates locally. (wont ) _____________________________________________________________ Company policy requires us to advertise the position internally first. (have to______________________________________________________________ Were not allowed to authorize payment until the goods have been checked. (cant)_______________________________________________________________ I cant believe the money isnt on the account by now. (must________________________________________________________________ We can lower our costs by ordering our goods from Sri Lanka. (would)______________________________________________________________ Theres nothing in the contract about paying the invoice within 30 days. (have to)_____________________________________________________________ Recruiting a full-time web designer would be a good idea. (should)______________________________________________________________ THANK YOU !