Ульянова Н.П и др. (сост.) Focus on speaking (Fluency Activities Book for Second Year Students). Учебное пособие

FOCUS ON SPEAKING (Fluency Activities Book for Second Year Students) Пособие по специальности 031201 (022600) – теория и методика преподавания иностранных языков и культур Воронеж 2005 Составители: к. ф. н., доц. Н. П. Ульянова, к. ф. н. Н. И. Овчинникова, к. ф. н. О. В. Ивашенко, к. п. н. Е. Ю. Чайка, М. В. Нестругина.
Focus on Speaking aims to help upper-intermediate learners of English improve their competence in social communication skills and to teach them strategies for doing well in their final exam. This is achieved in various ways, as the material is intentionally flexible in design. There are 5 units in the book. Each unit includes vocabulary and useful expressions, which may be pre-taught in class or assigned as home task. If the vocabulary list is not offered, the elevant
vocabulary is included in the text, in the survey or in the questionnaire. Besides, each unit offers a list of questions meant to stimulate discussion. A variety of follow-up communication activities, including interviews, role-play and talk shows, are also presented in each unit. In addition the book is supplied with Appendixes, which give samples of picture descriptions and provide a wide range of communicative functions with examples of usage and practice
exercises.
The book should be used as a complement to a course book so the units and activities are linked up with general course work. Thus all the topics included in the first part of the course book for second year students - The Focus on First Certificate- are dealt with in detail in this book. The material is designed to be used by students working in pairs or in small groups. While working through the units in this book, the students will be learning the language of many aspects of everyday life. They will learn more efficiently if they are actively and personally involved in their language lessons. Thus, throughout the units the learners are encouraged to react individually to questions concerning many aspects of their daily lives and to discuss and evaluate the part they play in society. The teacher will present the material, organize the classroom, keep the students working and smooth out the difficulties they meet. As far as possible the teacher should allow the students to form pairs naturally and to choose their own roles while they are acting in role-play. Discussion in small groups is the best solution for inhibited students. Group conclusions should be pooled in the last few minutes.