Podcast

 Knowing the fact that the speaking skill is relevant in order to be able to express what a person thinks, here you have a podcast related to this skill. I hope you enjoy it. 

SPEAKING PODCAST 

What is reading?

Reading is the process of looking at series of written symbols (letters, punctuation marks and spaces) and getting meaning from them. We use our brain to convert them into words, sentences and paragraphs. There are two types of reading: loud reading and silent reading. Loud reading is when we use our voice to read to others while silent reading is when we read in our minds. Since reading is a receptive skill, we receive information through it to store in our minds. 

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What is listening?

 Listening is a perceptive skill that involves identifying the sounds of speech and processing them into words and sentences. When listening, the ears receive the sounds and the brain converts them in meaningful messages.  This skill requires extreme attention and focus. People who have problems and difficulty concentrating are poor listeners. Remember listening and hearing are two completely different processes!

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What is speaking

The speaking skill is a cognitive process that involves listening skills as well. It is developed through exposure and practice. It is an interactive skill that most of the time requires a secondary participant.

To understand the meaning of the message, and speak coherently it required some factors such as:

Grammar

Vocabulary

Intonation

Stress

Facial expressions

Speaking facts

• Most of the communication that takes place in a real-life situation is oral
• Natural speech is incomplete and ungrammatical 
• Speech consists of encoding and transmitting a message 
• Face to face  / telephonic 
• Learners (people) need a speech for survival

Negative factors for learning

• Overpopulation in the classroom
• The time isn’t enough to practice it
• Lack of teachers trained in phonology
• Lack of language laboratory
• Lack of the exposure to the language/ Vocabulary/ Grammar
• Lack of students ´confidence

On this blog, you will find some tips to improve your speaking skill. As well as valuable websites for you to practice the speaking skill. Last but not least, it will be posted some activities that you can apply in the classroom for your students if you are a teacher. Thanks for your visit. 

To keep in mind: If you are a teacher you can use this lesson plan to guide your speaking class:

Speaking lesson plan

What is writing?

Writing is the process of communicating accurate ideas by using alphabetical symbols, punctuation, and spaces in a readable form. Generally, it can be done by handwriting using a pen/pencil or tying with the use of a keyboard.  

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Writing is one of the four English skills that every student has to practice, and master it if he/she wants to transmit his/her thoughts in a written way. It is a productive skill, as a matter of fact, it is mandatory to practice it in order to be a proficient writer.

On this blog, you will find some tips to improve your writing texts. As well as valuable information about the different types of paragraphs that you can write. In addition, it will be posted websites for you to practice the writing skill online. Last but not least, you will find interactive games to reinforce what you have learned on this blog. Thanks for your visit. 

To keep in mind if you are a teacher and you want to apply a writing lesson plan check this link:

Writing lesson plan