SPEAKING

CLASS THREE

DR. SUJATHA MENON

RECAP
What will you say if your teacher says she is busy?
A. I want to talk to you now.
B. Can I talk to you later?
C. I dont want to talk to you.

RECAP
What will you say if your teacher asks you when
you will submit the assignment?
_______________________________________
What will you say if your teacher asks you why you
are late to class?
_______________________________________

SCENARIO 2
STUDENT
Scored a just pass in IELTS.
But in the exam for international students,
she has scored above 60% in Listening,
Reading and Writing.
Wants to join the evening classes.

WHY JOIN CLASSES?

To improve her skills and score higher.

Her course mates are native speakers. So,
they perform better. As a result, she fees
inferior.

COURSE DIRECTOR
Can admit only those students who have scored
below 60% in a skill or overall.
Other students with a higher score will be in
the waiting list.
Students with higher score are quite good.
They dont need these classes.
There are many students who have scored less
than 60%.

OPENING THE CONVERSATION

How do you do?

I need to talk to you about ______.
Well, its about the __________.
I will be interested in ___________.
Id like to join the ____________.
I want to join the ___________________.
May I join the ____________?

RECAP OPENING
You want to join the new course on Spoken
English.

You want to talk to the teacher about your quiz

marks.
You want to enrol for the TOEFL course.

THE PROBLEM

You see, I am not happy about __________.

Well, I am not happy with my results.
I think I should ___________________.
I suppose I should ____________.
It would be better if I _____________.
I guess I should _______________.

PERSUADING/
NEGOTIATING

Why cant I _______?

I need to ________.
But my scores arent good.
I dont think that will suit me.
You must help me out.
Im sure you can help me out.
Im sure there is a solution.
Im sure there is a way out.
Is there any other option/ way out?

RECAP
The course teacher says you havent got enough
marks. So, you cannot join the course on Speaking.
What will you tell her?
A.Well, I will join the classes.
B.Is there any other option?
C.I cant speak English at all.

ENDING

Oh this is a great idea.

Oh yes. This sounds OK.
Ah. This is all right with me.
I guess this is OK.
All right. I guess I have no choice.
Thanks for the help.

RECAP
You want to join a course in Business English.
Complete the conversation.

Lady at the Help Desk: Yes, can I help you?

You: ________________________________________
Lady: Ok. Please fill in this form and hand it over.
You: _____________________________________.

RECAP
Complete the conversation.
Student: Good afternoon. I am Sameera Hakemi. Id like to join
the evening classes.
Director: _________________________________?
Student: I have scored 68% in Listening, 75% in Reading, and
61% in Writing.
Director: __________________________. Im afraid I cant enrol
you for the classes.
Student: ___________________
Director: Mmmm. Let me see. There are less students for
Writing classes. Maybe you could join just the Writing classes.
Student: _________________________________________.