SPOKEN ENGLISH
Spoken English is English which is spoken by people, used in conversations. It will have lots of phrases and incomplete sentences which are ‘understood in context.’ It is a personal communication, intended for a few. Mostly questions, answers, and short sentences/phrases which express an idea.
Written English, on the other hand, is composed of complete sentences which more or less stick to the rules of grammar. This would be directed at a wide audience, hence it will seem impersonal (‘formal’).
It is harder to understand spoken English than written English. There are 2 reasons for this:
- Speech is continuous. There are no pauses between words, so when you don’t understand something, you don’t know if it’s one word, two words, or maybe part of a word.
- People sometimes talk fast, unclearly or in regional accents
It is also generally harder to learn vocabulary from audio content. If you hear a new word, it may be difficult to look it up in a dictionary because you will have to stop the recording (which is inconvenient and sometimes impossible) and guess the spelling (which may be hard).
Even though it is difficult, listening to spoken English is a hugely important activity with many advantages over reading:
- It teaches you to understand speech. As mentioned before, people speak in different accents. Some of them talk fast or unclearly. It takes a lot of practice to get used to it.
- A lot of audio content (especially podcasts and radio talk shows), contains informal English. Informal English is the kind of English that is spoken in everyday situations. It is the opposite of formal English, which is used in books, newspapers, TV news, official speeches, etc. In particular, informal English teaches you:
- Informal vocabulary, e.g. to knock yourself out, to be fed up with something, horny, whatnot, psycho.
- “Delaying” expressions, e.g. you know, um..., let me think. These phrases are useful because they give you the time to organize your thoughts when you are not sure what to say next. It is important to know them.
- “Correcting” expressions, e.g. I started in March, I mean April. “You live in New York?” “Actually, Jersey City.”. These expressions let you correct yourself or the other person.
- “Qualifying” expressions, e.g. I feel sort of stupid. She’s basically the boss around here. With these expressions, you show that what you said is not 100% true.
- Other useful “everyday phrases”, e.g. What do you mean?, Come again?(when you didn’t hear what someone said), Wait a minute (to interrupt someone).
- It shows you how to pronounce English sounds. While listening to a recording, you can (and should) repeat words and phrases to practice your pronunciation
- It teaches you connected speech. You can learn natural intonation and rhythm — for example, which words are pronounced more strongly in a sentence, when to make a pause, how the pronunciation of certain sounds changes in sentences.
Requirements
- Intermediate level of English as a second language
- Students who really want to speak English fluently!
- Students who are prepared to participate 100% with this English speaking course!
What will you learn with this course?
- your English listening skills will improve dramatically
- you will practice English speaking in structured exercises
- you will feel more confident to speak English and communicate
- You will learn English intermediate grammar, including advanced conditionals
Who is the course for?
- Students who are intermediate students but want to take the next step with English speaking
- Students who are preparing to visit or study in an English speaking country
- Students who are already living and working in an international environment and want to communicate in English fluently
Why choose ThinkEnglish for the best Spoken English Institute in Chandigarh Mohali?
· People who are looking to have a bright future in abroad, ThinkEnglish is
· Providing best Spoken English coaching in Chandigarh Mohali.
· We have highly qualified trainers who will guide you and help you to prepare for
· the test.
· Applicant will get –home exercise for practice.
· Good infrastructure.
· Flexible batch timings
· Mock interview sessions.
· Positive and conductive learning environment.
· Weekly competitions to help students to get exposure.
· Tests of grammar, vocabulary and spoken English are taken every week.
· Our English speaking Institute tries best to provide top spoken English classes and courses.
Contact details:
ThinkEnglish
S.C.F. 113, Sector-65, Phase-11, Mohali (Chandigarh), 160065
Email- info@thinkenglish.in, info@thinknext.co.in
Contact Us: 78374-01000, 78374-02000, 78374-04000, 0172-4656197
Toll Free: 1800–200–6147
