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8/8/2019 Presentation on SPEAKING SKILLS

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Speaking Skills

In this lesson we will:

Improve our speaking skills

Make simple introductions Clarify doubts about am/are/is in present

time

Learn about contractions and reductions Clarify the sh and s sounds.


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Simple Introductions

Read the following examples and notice

that the words is/am/are are used in

present time: My name is Ravi

I am from Delhi

My favourite sports are cricket andswimming.


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Contractions And Reductions

I am - Im

He is or she is- hes or shes

You are or they are - youre or theyre

I am not- Im not

It is not- its not

They were not- they weren't


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Sh and SSounds

The following words will have a S sound

to them:

Sea

Sell

Sold

Sample

Sand.


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In This Lesson We Will

Discuss: Speaking in the past

Speaking about ourselves

How to use the words FOR, SINCE, andAGO

The correct pronunciation of the S and Z

sounds. Speaking about ourselves in the past time.


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Lets Speak About Ourselves:

I wasborn in kanpur

I lived there for many years

I attended classes for spoken English and Ilearnt a lot from those classes.

I have learnt horse riding and swimming

from professionally qualified teachers.

I then moved to live in Mumbai ten years

ago.


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Speaking of the past which has

continued upto the present: She hasjust completed her final

examination

She has decided to spend her vacations inDelhi.

I have recently finished cleaning my

kitchen cabinets. He hasjust decided to settle down for a job

in Mumbai.


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Describing a Past Action Over

a Period of Time I started doing.

I was doing.

I finished doing.

They were working all day.

I walked home after the party last night.

Kirti watched television a lot when she was

ill last year.


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When Something Happened in

the Middle ofSomething Else: Tarun burnt his hand when he cooking the

dinner.

I saw you in the park yesterday. You weresitting on the grass and reading a book.

While I was working in the garden , I hurt

my back. I met him yesterday evening while I was

taking my dog for a stroll.


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Use of Words Like Since

We Use Since When We Want to Say

Something That Happened From a

Definite Time: Since Monday 9oclock

Since Wednesday 12:30

Since the 24th of July Since Diwali

Since I Was Ten Years Old


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Use of words like for

For three days

for ten minutes

for an hour

for a week

for five years

for six months

for a long time

for four decades


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The S and Z sound

Sip-zip

Price-prize

Rice-rise

Piece-peas

Niece-knees

Close-closed

Precedent-president.

Finish-finished


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The words Has and Have

We have already learnt and discussed

how to use these words:

Have/Has arrived.

Have/Has done.

Have/Has been doing.

Have/Has finished eating our dinner almosttwo hours ago.

You already know how to use them.


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The Present Perfect Tense.

Ive just finished eating my lunch.

Ive already done my maths homework.

Have you ever been to Chennai.

How long have you been working with this

organization.

I haven't yet met a good soul in this citywith whom I can be friends.

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