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Spoken English, Year 7: more practice

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English Language · Spoken English, Year 7: more practiceProfessor Quill
Answer in your head…Which works better for a talk: reading every word from a script, or using brief notes and looking up?
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Brief notes and looking up at the audience

HintWho are you speaking to — the page or the room?

The whyEye contact helps listeners stay with you, and notes let you sound natural.

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Answer in your head…What is the term for the first few seconds of a talk, when you catch attention with a question or surprising fact?
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The hook

HintFishermen use one.

The whyA strong opening makes the audience want to listen.

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Answer in your head…Nerves make most speakers talk faster. What should you deliberately do to slow down?
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Pause between points

HintSilence is allowed in a talk.

The whyA pause gives you time to breathe and the audience time to think.

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Answer in your head…A speaker says: 'Faster, cheaper, safer.' What is this technique called?
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The rule of three

HintAn odd number feels complete to listeners.

The whyGroups of three sound balanced and memorable.

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Answer in your head…Another pupil says: 'I think we should build a skate park.' Which reply builds on the idea: 'Yes, and we could ask the council to pay for it' or 'Anyway, I think we should have a cinema'?
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The first

HintWhich one stays with the same idea?

The whyBuilding on an idea means adding to it, not switching topic.

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Answer in your head…Which question helps a speaker say more: 'Why do you think that?' or 'Do you agree?'
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'Why do you think that?'

HintOne can be answered with a single word.

The whyAn open question invites explanation. A closed question gets a short answer.

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Answer in your head…Which is the better way to disagree politely: 'That's wrong' or 'I see your point, but I think...'?
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'I see your point, but I think...'

HintShow you have heard first.

The whyAcknowledging someone's view keeps the discussion friendly and still lets you disagree.

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Answer in your head…What does an exclamation mark usually tell you to do with your voice when reading aloud?
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Add emphasis or strong feeling

HintIt marks a moment when emotion runs high.

The whyPunctuation is a guide for the voice as well as the eye.

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Answer in your head…In the line 'Wait... what was that?', what does the ellipsis (...) suggest you do?
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Pause

HintThink of a gap in speech.

The whyAn ellipsis shows a trailing off or a hesitation.

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Answer in your head…Which word do you stress in 'I didn't take your pen' to suggest that someone else took it?
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I

HintWho is being ruled out?

The whyMoving the stress changes the meaning, so a reader needs to find the words that matter.

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