## Talking to me

Goals:

- I can understand standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life.
- Only extreme background noise, inadequate discourse structure and/or idiomatic usage influence the ability to understand.
- I can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
- I can follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar.

1. Learn by example.
   Are you a learner at B2 English level (upper intermediate)? This section offers speaking practice to help you learn and practise useful phrases that will help you to speak English clearly and effectively. Each lesson has a preparation task and a video that introduces the language in context and gives you the opportunity to listen to and repeat the useful phrases. There are also tasks to check your understanding of the video and to practise the useful language.
2. Cambridge speaking test preparation
   In the file in this link, you can find the preparation for the Cambridge exam speaking test. It consist of exercises, questions to help you reflect on your speaking skills and tips.
3. Keep talking and nobody explodes

   You’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the “Experts”, have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast! Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs quickly before time runs out! Ask your teacher for the game.
   This game practices both listening and speaking

4. Collaborative task
   This part is called the ‘collaborative task’ because the two candidates have to work together and have a discussion about a number of options, represented by photos or images. You should talk together about each photo/image and then come to a decision based on the question above the pictures. There's a video on this website that explains it as well.