Needs analysis, vocabulary and FCE Speaking Part Three on communication
FCE Result Unit 7
Take turns asking questions to make notes about your partner below.
Name: | ||
| Language exams (and studying for them) | ||
| Present | Past | Future |
| Other English classes | ||
| Present | Past | Future |
| Studying English outside class | ||
| Present | Past | Future |
| Communicating in English/ Using English outside class | ||
| Present | Past | Future |
| Problems communicating in English (or other foreign languages) | ||
| Present | Past | Future |
| Views on improving your English | ||
When your teacher stops you, ask about any sections above you couldn’t think of questions for, couldn’t answer questions about, etc, working together as a class to come up with examples each time.
Brainstorm vocabulary that you could have used in the previous task into the spaces on the next page below, then choose words and phrases which you think no one else in the class wrote down. You only have five minutes to complete, so use phrases like those on this page below to manage your time efficiently.
Useful language for brainstorming
Starting the task
- “It doesn’t really matter which one we start with, so how about this one/ the first one?”
- “Shall we start with this one?”
- “Which one do you want to start with?”
Move onto others
- “Let’s skip that one then.”
- “Maybe we should move onto another one.”
- “Shall we move onto this one?”
- “Which one should we do next?”
- “We are probably running out of time, so let’s rush through the last few”
You now have two minutes to choose vocabulary you wrote which you think other teams will probably not have thought of.
Starting the choosing stage
- “(From what you said), I guess you’d choose…”
- “How about…?”/ “What about…?”
- “I think we can eliminate/ ignore…”/ “Definitely not…”
- “I’d (probably) choose… because…”/ “I’d like to nominate…”
Quickly agreeing or disagreeing/ moving the discussion on
- “It looks like we agree on that one, so…”
- “I don’t feel the same way, but I see what you mean. Anyway,…”
- “It doesn’t seem like we can agree on that one, so…”
- “If not that one, what do you think about…?”
- “What about the next one?”
Vocabulary brainstorming stage
Use phrases like those above to write vocabulary below then select some of it.
Kinds of electronic communication
Other kinds of writing
Communication problems/ Language problems
Kinds of language study
Actions/ verbs connected to communication
Collocations with the word “communication” (= Communication +…/ …+ communication)
Read out vocabulary you selected and see if other groups had written the same or not, copying any new vocabulary they say into the right spaces above.
Suggested vocabulary
Kinds of electronic communication
Discussion board/ Forum
Fax
Instant messaging/ Online chat
Junk mail (= Spam)
Landline (= Home phone/ Office phone)
Mobile phone (= Cellphone)
Phone message/ Voice mail
Social media (= social networking services)
Teleconference
Telephone call
Text (= SMS)
Video conference
VoIP/ Skype
Other kinds of writing
Article
Correspondence (Letter or postcard)
Diary
Essay
Leaflet/ Pamphlet
Memo
Note (e.g. a Post It note)
Poster
Report
Review
Story
(Academic) paper
Communication problems/ Language problems
Background noise
Bad acoustics
Bad line
Bad sound quality
Connotation
Crossed line
Echo
Flat intonation
Hard of hearing
Hesitant
L1 interference
Lack of accuracy
Lack of comprehension
Lack of fluency
Lack of vocabulary
Long winded
Minimal pairs
Mishearing
Misinterpreting
Mispronunciation
Misunderstanding
Monosyllabic
Not catching the precise meaning
Not listening properly
Rambling
Silence/ Pausing
Speech defect
Strong accent
Talking over each other
Too indirect
Vague/ Imprecise
Kinds of language study
(Timed) practice exams
Conversation exchange/ Language exchange
Correction
Drilling
Free conversation
Gapfills (= Cloze exercises)
Language lab
Living abroad
Memorisation
Pairwork
Recording your own voice
Shadow reading
Studying something through English
Flashcards
Graded readers
Vocabulary list
Actions/ verbs connected to communication
Attach/ Enclose
BCC
Forward
CC
Call/ Ring/ Telephone/ Phone
Catch up
Chat
Comment
Exchange information
Gesturing
Get in touch/ Get back in touch
Get through to someone
Give a presentation
Give someone a ring
Gossip
Ignore
Keep in touch
Lose attention
Lose touch
Mishear
Misunderstand
Pass on news
Pause
Pay attention
Repeat
Reply
Write to
Collocations with the word “communication” (= Communication +…/…+ communication)
Communication + skills
Different forms of communication
Means of communication
Miscommunication
Electronic communication
Add any of the things above that are relevant to you to your needs analysis form by telling your partner about them.
Try to think of or remember as many phrases as you can to do these things in the last task.
Starting the task
Move onto others
Starting the choosing stage
Quickly agreeing or disagreeing/ moving the discussion on
Use the key words on the next page to help you.
Key words
Starting the task
- matter
- shall
- which
Move onto others
- skip
- another
- this
- next
- running
Starting the choosing stage
- guess
- about
- eliminate
- I’d
Quickly agreeing or disagreeing/ moving the discussion on
- looks
- see
- seem
- think
- next
Check with the original page of phrases. Many more phrases are possible, so check any different ones that you wrote.
FCE Speaking Part Three on communication
Use vocabulary and phrases like those above to complete this task:
Imagine you are working on a team with members in several countries. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods of communication.
- Discussion board
- Online chat
- Social media
- Teleconference
- Telephone call
- Text (= SMS)
- Video conference
Now choose the best two ways of your team to communicate.
In different groups, do the same task without looking at the useful language above.
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