Speaking

Question 1

What is speaking?

Answer 1

It’s a productive skill. In short, we can define speaking as the ability to use our speech to communicate meaning to other people.

Question 2

Subskills in speaking

Answer 2

Use of grammar and functions; use of register; features of connected speech; body language; producing text types; oral fluency.

Question 3

Interactive strategies

Answer 3

These are ways to keep people interested and involved in what we are saying. E.g. Gestures, facial expressions, clarofying our meaning, asking for opinions, agreeing, etc.

Question 4

Turn-taking

Answer 4

It involves using intonation, language or body language to show you want to join a conversation or end one.

Question 5

Text types in speaking

Answer 5

Conversations, presentations, stories, calls, etc.