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Unit 1: Speaking About Myself: SBT Module

This module aims to help teachers develop students' speaking skills through communicative activities. Unit 1 focuses on speaking about oneself. The activities are designed to help students express themselves confidently in both formal and informal situations, organize their thoughts, and communicate clearly in academic settings. One activity involves introducing oneself and others in groups using information cards to build confidence in introductions.

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Unit 1: Speaking About Myself: SBT Module

This module aims to help teachers develop students' speaking skills through communicative activities. Unit 1 focuses on speaking about oneself. The activities are designed to help students express themselves confidently in both formal and informal situations, organize their thoughts, and communicate clearly in academic settings. One activity involves introducing oneself and others in groups using information cards to build confidence in introductions.

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SBT MODULE

This module aims to help teachers-training promote effective speaking in their classrooms by
engaging the communicative activities to develop oral proficiency. The module aims to
develop students’ confidence in using English in various communication situations, both
formal and informal. The ability to speak English effortlessly in multiple cases requires good
pronunciation, a wide range of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, and knowing what to say
to whom and when. In short, speaking skills includes knowledge of the language and social
and cultural norms and responds appropriately in various situations. The activities are
designed around shared experiences, to be done in pairs and groups to learn to react
spontaneously in any communication situation.

Unit 1: Speaking about Myself


Introduction
Expressing their thoughts and feelings is essential to them, but they may lack the ability to
project themselves confidently in front of other people, especially in a different language. By
sharing personal information through information-gap activities, you will learn to use English
appropriately in both formal and informal situations
Unit outcomes

▪ To develop the confidence and skills to express themselves appropriately and


fluently in English;

▪ To organise their thoughts better and express themselves clearly and


logically in academic situations.

▪ To improve the ability to perform language functions in English; and

▪ To help them manage their thoughts better and express themselves clearly
and logically in educational cases.

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 1
SBT MODULE
1
Activity 1: Making introductions

One of the first things students have to do when they step out of the classroom into the real
world is introducing themselves and others. School, which is their only context for
communicating in English for many students, offers students few opportunities to make
introductions. The situation leads to hesitation and embarrassment when students start to
use English in public. In this activity, you will help yourself develop your confidence in making
introductions by engaging yourself in communicative exercises.
Instructions Resources
Task 1: Expression

1. As a pre-speaking exercise, you might like to discuss


the expressions we use in introductions. For this, you 1 (a)
can distribute the worksheet in Resource 1a and,
working in pairs, say which phrases are appropriate for
introductions. (The correct answers are 2, 3, 6, 7, 10,
11 and 12. The utterances in 1, 4, 5, 9 and 13 are
greetings, and utterances 8 and 14 are examples of
impolite introductions.)
2. During the discussion, mention that introductions do
not include only an exchange of names — we should
add a little more information to make it easier to start
a conversation
1(b)
3. For this activity, divide into groups and let each of
them choose any one of the four information cards in
Resource 1b. Using the information on the menu, they
have to introduce themselves to others. Then, one
person from each group should introduce a group
member to the group. The activity should include not
only making introductions but also the appropriate
responses.

4. During the activity, make sure everyone gets to speak


and that each group gets to introduce at least one
member to the rest of the class. The action will give
them practice in presenting themselves and others
and also responding appropriately.

(Buddy are responsible for leading the tasks and


encouraging the critical friends to speak in English)
https://www.youtube.com
Bonus video and Practice /watch?v=Tj1w86bw4EM
&ab_channel=mmmEngli
sh

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 2
SBT MODULE

Resource 1a: Introductions

Which of the following expressions do you think are good ways of making introductions?
Discuss with your partner and tick (√ ) or cross (X) the utterances as appropriate:

1. Hey — how’re you?


2. Hi, Musa! Meet my friend Rahila — she’s visiting us for a week.
3. May I introduce Mrs Abida Raheem? She’s our new English teacher.

4. Let’s meet for lunch on Saturday


5. Hello, nice to meet you!
6. Hello. I’m Catherine Smith. May I join you?
7. Hi! Have we met before? I’m Catherine.
8. My name is Catherine Smith. What is your name?
9. How do you do?
10. Rahila, I’d like you to meet Catherine Smith. Catherine, this is my good friend Rahila
Yasmin.
11. Friends, I’m honoured to introduce to you Professor Rod Macintosh from the university.
Professor Macintosh will speak to us today about global warming.
12. Hello, friends! I am Rod Macintosh from the University of South Africa, and I’m honoured
to be here today.
13. Hello! How’s life?
14. Hey — are you Rod Macintosh? I’m Catherine Smith.

Resource 1b: Information cards

Edward Eng Connie Defoe


Doctor, KPJ Hospital (Cardiologist:
Specialist in heart diseases) Captain, women’s soccer team
Durban

Nicholas Robinson Mohammad Salah


Assistant Headmistress
(Famous) Actor
Paradise Public School
National Film Award winner

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 3

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