Objectives:
1) Be able to recognize features of formal and informal speech
2) Analyze a natural speech sample
3) Be confident in using features of natural speech including discourse markers & fillers to sound more like a native speaker
4) Be able to share a narrative in a fluent fashion by making use of natural speech features
Time: 120 minutes
Resources:
Text for Activity 1 on handouts (one per student)
White board & markers
Speech Sample for Activity 3 on handouts (one per student)
Lesson Components
Warm Up (10 minutes)
Greet each student with a different slang greeting.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Hi. How's it goin'?
"Hey man. How're things?"
"Yo! What have you been up to?"
"Hello. What's up with you?" (pronounced "wichu")
Explain to students that we do not always say the same greeting when we meet each other. Some are more formal and others are more informal. Write the new slang expressions on the board and have students practice greeting each other.
Presentation 1: Features of Informal Spoken English (15 minutes)
Say, "When you speak fluently you are usually speaking in an informal situation. Due to this fact, it is important to be able to recognize and imitate features of informal spoken English such as the following"
Explain the following features to students. Make sure to write the features, found in bold, on the board. Give students relevant examples so that they clearly understand each feature.
Unplanned Discourse
Informal spoken language differs greatly from written academic prose or scripted formal speeches. This can be attributed to the fact that informal spoken English is unplanned and unscripted. Give students the example of a presidential speech. Usually the president does not make up his speech on the fly. He has it written by a special group of speech-writers and he practices it prior to saying it. This planned discourse. When you sit down to have coffee or lunch with your friend you do not take out a script you have written and practiced. You talk naturally without a script.
Redundancy (Repetition)
1) Be able to recognize features of formal and informal speech
2) Analyze a natural speech sample
3) Be confident in using features of natural speech including discourse markers & fillers to sound more like a native speaker
4) Be able to share a narrative in a fluent fashion by making use of natural speech features
Time: 120 minutes
Resources:
Text for Activity 1 on handouts (one per student)
White board & markers
Speech Sample for Activity 3 on handouts (one per student)
Lesson Components
Warm Up (10 minutes)
Greet each student with a different slang greeting.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Hi. How's it goin'?
"Hey man. How're things?"
"Yo! What have you been up to?"
"Hello. What's up with you?" (pronounced "wichu")
Explain to students that we do not always say the same greeting when we meet each other. Some are more formal and others are more informal. Write the new slang expressions on the board and have students practice greeting each other.
Presentation 1: Features of Informal Spoken English (15 minutes)
Say, "When you speak fluently you are usually speaking in an informal situation. Due to this fact, it is important to be able to recognize and imitate features of informal spoken English such as the following"
Explain the following features to students. Make sure to write the features, found in bold, on the board. Give students relevant examples so that they clearly understand each feature.
Unplanned Discourse
Informal spoken language differs greatly from written academic prose or scripted formal speeches. This can be attributed to the fact that informal spoken English is unplanned and unscripted. Give students the example of a presidential speech. Usually the president does not make up his speech on the fly. He has it written by a special group of speech-writers and he practices it prior to saying it. This planned discourse. When you sit down to have coffee or lunch with your friend you do not take out a script you have written and practiced. You talk naturally without a script.
Redundancy (Repetition)
- Features of spoken English
- Examples from native speakers
- Four in-class activities
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