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Listening Skills ... 2

Speaking Skills ... 4

Speaking Components ... 5

Unit Theme Skills Focused Page

1 Hello

Listening

• Listen for key words • Listen for main ideas Speaking

• Introducing yourself

6

2 People I know

Listening

• Distinguish similar sounds

• Listen for specific information Speaking

• Use formulaic expressions

10

3 Things in my home

Listening

• Arithmetic skill

• Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words Speaking

• Guess the pronunciation of unfamiliar words

14

4 Things I do at home

Listening

• Listen for key words

• Response skill

18

5 At the pet shop

Listening

• Arithmetic skill • Listen for key words Speaking

• Make simple sentences

22

6 At the toy shop

Listening

• Listen for key words

• Make simple sentences

26

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Pan Lloyds High-flyers — Listening and Speaking 2

Listen ing Skills Listen ing Skills Listen ing Skills

Arithmetic skill

• Arithmetic skill is the ability to process mathematical data. Simple calculation is usually required.

• Listen for numbers and note their relationships with the situation and with each other.

Categorisation skill

• To categorise is to group objects, events or information by their characteristics.

• In addition to careful listening, general knowledge is usually required to categorise objects.

Distinguish similar sounds

• Both consonants and vowels may have to be distinguished.

• Words may have similar consonant sounds at the beginning or the end. It is also necessary to listen to the differences between basic consonant and consonant blend sounds.

Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

• If there are words or expressions that are unfamiliar, think about the main idea of the content. Words and phrases right before or after the unfamiliar word may also help you guess the meaning of the new word.

Inference skill

• Inference skill is required to make a reasonable guess at what something or someone is like.

• To infer, you have to combine what you hear and what you already know.

Listen for key words

• A key word is an important word in a sentence, and it is usually stressed.

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Speak ing Skills Speak ing Skills Speak ing Skills

Apply grammar rules

• A well-formed sentence should observe grammar rules. This helps improve accuracy and avoid misunderstanding.

• Tenses, parts of speech and subject-verb agreement are some of the areas that you should pay attention to.

Guess the pronunciation of unfamiliar words

• Phonological knowledge is very useful in guessing the pronunciation of unfamiliar words.

• First, observe the spelling of the new word. Then, think of what sounds it might indicate.

If you know words with similar spelling, they may also help you guess.

Make simple sentences

• It is impossible to maintain communication using only unconnected words. Complete phrases or sentences must be produced to convey messages.

• Most complete sentences (e.g. I am hungry. I eat an apple.) have at least has a subject (e.g. ‘I’), a verb (e.g. ‘am’ and ‘eat’), and a description (e.g. ‘hungry’) or an object (e.g. ‘an apple’).

Response skill

• To maintain a fluent exchange of ideas and information, it is important to respond to what others have said.

• To respond appropriately, listen to what others have said first. Find out the question words (5W + 1H) and other key words. They are useful for identifying the kind of information that you should provide.

Use formulaic expressions

• Formulaic expressions are what people usually say in certain situations. They help you sound natural and polite.

• There are formulaic expressions to express greeting (‘Good morning.’), farewell (‘Goodbye.’), thanks (‘Thanks a lot.’), etc.

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Pan Lloyds High-flyers — Listening and Speaking 10

Part 1 Part 1

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• Distinguish similar sounds

• Listen for specific information

Dan is showing Tara a photo.

Listen to the conversation. Write the letters in the correct boxes.

Study the picture before you listen to the conversation.

Peopl e I know Peopl e I know

2

A. Dan’s dad B. Dan’s mum C. Dan’s sister D. Dan

4. 1. 2. 3.

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Spontaneous Language Use Part 1

Part 1

Skill focused

• Use formulaic expressions

Dan is going home. He is on the same school minibus as Sandy.

Complete what they say. Then act as Dan and Sandy.

Dan : Hi, Sandy! How are you?

Sandy : I’m . Thank you.

Picture Description Part 2

Part 2 Look at the picture. Talk about the picture.

Compare your answers with a partner and practise this conversation.

1. What class is this?

This is the class.

2. What is the teacher’s name?

The teacher is .

3. What are the students saying?

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Assess ment Assess ment Assess ment

Pan Lloyds High-flyers — Listening and Speaking 30

Miss Ho is telling her class a story.

Listen to the story. Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

1. The story is about . A. a cat

B. a mouse

C. a cat and a mouse 2. The cat is .

A. Sally B. Milly C. Lily

3. The mouse is . A. Tam

B. Jim C. Tim

4 . They together.

A. pay B. play C. pray

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Expression of Personal Experiences Part 3

Part 3 Study the conversation between the boy and the girl.

Dan: Do you like reading?

Liza: Yes, I do.

Dan: What do you like to read?

Liza: I like to read storybooks.

Dan: Do you like stories with monsters?

Liza: No, I don’t.

Now, how about you? Answer the following questions with your own words.

1. Do you like reading?

2. Do you like stories with princes and princesses?

3. What is your favourite story?

4. What is the story about?

Liza Dan

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