Communication

Communication is very important in language learning. In fact, the main objective of any language is communication. we use the language to communicate with each other and express our opinions, thoughts, feelings, etc. Before having a look at the presentation below, you should reflect on your reasons for learning English and what you expect from learning English in class. Then you are ready to look at the presentation and think about the questions that you will find there. We will talk about these questions in class so if you want to prepare them or answer the questions on a piece of paper, you can do it.

Communication - speaking esl

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Descriptions

Look at the following pictures of different places and describe what you can see and/or what each image suggests to you (e.g. fear). You can also tell us which place would you like to visit and why. The aim of the activity is to make you think about your feelings and your likes. Everybody and everything can suggest a feeling or an emotion both positively and negatively. So the idea of the activity is to make you reflect and be able to express yourself and your inner feelings.

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Let's start!!!

This activity will allow you to practise the four basic skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).Firstly, watch the video and then do the following exercises:

1.-Write a brief summary of the video (2 or 3 lines).

2.- Can you explain in English or find an English synonym of the following words?

a)weird smell
b)garbage
c)sloppiness
d)endearing

3.- Imagine one day you find yourself in the same situation than Ross. What would you do? Think about this question and we will talk about it in class.

4.- Think about what you have learnt doing this activity and if it has been worthwile. Give reasons for your answers.

SELF-MOTIVATION: THE KEY TO SUCCESS