Kazi Nafis Ullah

Spoken English Course Outline

Course goals:
Course Objective:

Frame grammatically correct sentences in English.

Fluently speak in English in any situation.

Express yourself in groups of people confidently.

Able to present your thoughts more effectively.

Participate at higher levels in Group Discussions and meetings.

Present yourself more confidently in personal interviews.

Speak in Neutral Accent and also pick a pace to speak in UK/US Accent.

Communicate and express ideas / suggestions / analysis in English using latest vocabulary.

Deliver effective presentations and enhance the quality of content in e-mails.

EXPECTED COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course students should be able to communicate with a greater
understanding of the English language structure, including: grammar points, English sounds and
intonation patterns, reading skills, basic writing and conversation skills.

Course: Spoken English

Module 1: Grammar and its Use
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Topic

Description

Grammar and usage 1

Normal sentence pattern in English.

The noun phrase.
The verb phrase.

2.

Grammar and usage 2

Tenses and aspects.

3.

Grammar and usage 3

Three forms of present tense.

Simple present tense.
Present perfect tense.
Present continuous tense.
Present perfect continuous tense.

4.

Grammar and usage 4

Three forms of past tense.

Simple past tense.
Past perfect tense.
Past continuous tense.
Present perfect continuous tense.

5.

Grammar and usage 5

Three forms of future tense.

Simple future tense.
Future perfect tense.
Future continuous tense.
Future perfect continuous tense.

6.

Grammar and usage 6

Parts of speech

7.

Grammar and usage 15

Subject verb agreement

8.

Grammar and usage 21

Affirmative agreement Too

9.

Grammar and usage 22

Affirmative agreement So

10.

Grammar and usage 23

Negative agreement Either

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Grammar and usage 24

Negative agreementNeither

12.

Grammar and usage 29

Some proverbs in English

Some quotes in English

Module 2: Communication skills

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Topic
Introducing yourself,
others

Introducing yourself.

2.

Conversation techniques
1

How to start a conversation

3.

Conversation techniques
2
Conversation techniques
3

Making friends greeting, sharing things &

ideas, exchanging ideas.
Asking for information question techniques,
answering techniques, getting more information.

Conversation techniques
4
Conversation techniques
5
Conversation techniques
6

8.

Talking about future

Stating intentions, discussing probability.,

9.

Offering

10.

Joining a conversation

11.

Getting things done

12.

Stating

To do something, asking for permission, giving

reasons.
Giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing,
discussing.
Describing things, instructing people how to do
things.
Similarities, difference, preferences.

13.

Persuading

14.

Saying sorry

Making suggestions and giving advice,

expressing doubts.
Apologizing and forgiving

15.

Complaining

Expressing disappointment

16.

Describing

Places and people

17.

Narrations

Narrative techniques, handling dialogues,

4.
5.
6.
7.

Description

Getting people to do things requesting,

attracting attraction, agreeing & refusing.
Talking about past events remembering,
describing experiences, imagining what if..
Hesitating, preventing interruptions and
interrupting politely.

19.

Dealing with moods and

feelings
Pronunciation(phonetics)

20

Pronunciation(phonetics)

21

Pronunciation(phonetics)

18.

controlling narratives.
Anger, sadness and indifference.
Common words esp. school, lipstick- the problem
with S
Difficult words esp. nouns such as
Saskatchewan, Massachusetts
Vowels and consonants

Module 3: Reading comprehension

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Topic

Description

Approach to reading 1

Skimming

2.

Approach to reading 2

Scanning

3.

Approach to reading 3

Techniques of reading

4.

Approach to reading 4

Comprehension passage for practice

Module 4: Language Vocabulary

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Topic

Description

Spoken English 1

Exercises in spoken English

2.

Spoken English 2

On-line grammar exercises

Spoken English 3

Communication skills videos

Spoken English 4

Movie clippings

5.

Spoken English 5

Group discussion videos

6.

Spoken English 6

Vocabulary word h.ws

Spoken English 7

Phonetics and Pronunciation

Module 5: Presentation and Assessment

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Topic

Description

Presentation1

Presentation on a hypothetical business you are running.

2.

Presentation2

Presentation on the outcomes of a spoken English course

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Interview1

Interview for a hypothetical job

4.

Dialogue

Dialogue on the impact of road traffic and air pollution

5.

Ending of Course

Outcomes and Expectations of the course