Oral English 2: Lesson 7

Hi everyone,

Can you believe that we're almost half way through our course? I hope you're making progress with your English communication skills.

Asking for and Giving Examples:
Before our discussions, we had a short activity on how to ask for and give examples. It's important to give detailed information when you give an opinion, so you can give examples to support it.

To ask for examples, you can use these questions:

1. Can you give me an example?
2. Like what, for example?
3. Can you expand on that?

To give examples, you can use these expressions:

1. For example, ... / For instance, ....
2. One example is...
3. Let me give you an example.
   
4. Off the top of my head, ...

Discussions:
For next week's discussions, remember these points:

1. Member interactions. In your discussions, there is a lot of communication between the group lead and the members. However, we need more communication among members. To improve member interactions, group leaders can ask these questions: (1) Are there any comments on ...'s opinion? (2) Do you agree with ...'s opinion?
   
2. Body language. Pay attention to your body language. When you cross your arms, it gives a negative message (e.g. I don't want to talk.)
   

Homework:
1.  Discussion Preparation
2.  Blog Post #7

In next week's lesson, you will get information about our group presentations in June. You will get the presentation guidelines and your group members.

Blog Question #7:

What are the differences between your Oral English 1 course and our Oral English 2 course?

• Write 8-10 sentences.
• Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
• Submit by Wednesday, May 27 by 6:00pm.