Splendid Speaking

Extra 1: Working Together to Reach Agreement

postmaster — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:22 +0000

This podcast features Isabelle from Switzerland and Andreea from Romania and looks at working towards an agreed outcome in a role play.

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Interview 26: Signposting Your Talk

postmaster — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:10:47 +0000

This podcast features Sylvia from Romania and looks at the signposting short talks.

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Interview 25: Making Your Talks Topical

postmaster — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:36:27 +0000

This week we’re listening to Otavio from Brazil who gives a short talk on the importance of respecting the environment. The podcast looks at how to make your talk topical to help grab the listener’s attention.

Interview 24: Structuring a Short Talk

postmaster — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:36:40 +0000

This week we’re listening to Ioana from Romania who gives a short talk on the subject of a film that made a big impression on her. The podcast looks at structuring a short talk when dealing with subjects such as this.

Interview 23: Speculating & Hypothesising

postmaster — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:12:35 +0000

This week we’re listening to Stefania from Italy who gives a short talk on the subject of winning the lottery. The podcast looks at speculating and hypothesising when dealing with subjects such as this.

Interview 22: Structuring a Short Talk

postmaster — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:03:44 +0000

This week we’re listening to Isabelle from Switzerland. This podcast looks at how to structure a short talk.

Interview 21: Expressing and Justifying Opinions

postmaster — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:31:02 +0000

This week we’re listening to Vukosava. The focus of the podcast is on expressing and justifying an opinion in a short talk.

Interview 20: Describing Pictures & Photographs (2) or Structuring a Short Talk

postmaster — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:02:15 +0000

This podcast features an interview with Andrzej from Poland. In this task Andrzej had to speak for about 1 minute, commenting and reflecting on the collection of photographs he was given. The original photos appeared on the Cambridge ESOL website but no longer seem to be available.

Interview 19: Active Listening

postmaster — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:19:42 +0000

This week we’re listening to Ana from Austria and Jonas from Switzerland, who is currently living in India. Do you find it easy thinking of things to say or questions to ask when meeting someone for the first time? Well, this was a ‘getting to know you’ opportunity for Ana and Jonas and the focus of the task was on their ability to ask questions about each other’s interests, studies, or careers, and to listen and respond naturally to what their partner had to say.

Interview 18: Working Together to Reach Agreement

postmaster — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:27:33 +0000

This week we’re listening to Joao from Brazil and Werner for Germany, who is currently living in Poland. The task this week is a role play with a focus on working collaboratively to reach a decision.