Make overheads of material from Chapter 3 and go over it in class. Take the quizzes in class, using "Think, Answer, Compare, Discuss." Students have time to think and respond to each answer independently, and then they compare their answers to the correct answer and discuss why that choice is a good one. | SPEAKING 253 STUDY FLAN What did you leam from taking the quiz What will you do differently when you take the model tests in the next chapter Take a few minutes to think and then write a sentence or two to help you revise your study plan. EXTRA CREDIT After you have completed this chapter you may want to continue a review of speaking. Here are some suggestions. Listen to good models of speaking in similar situations. Research is clearly on the side of those who advocate listening as a method to improve speaking. This means that one of the best ways to leam to speak well is to listen to good speakers. It is also imporiant to simulate the kind of speaking situation that you will be required to complete. On the TOEFL you have six questions and six situations. If you ask similar questions to excellent speakers and listen carefully to their responses you will learn a great deal. That is why this book contains recorded examples of the answers that excellent speakers might provide for the questions in this review chapter and in the Speaking section of each model test. For extra credit and improvement ask teachers or English-speaking friends to record their answers to the Speaking questions in this book. Don t give them the questions in advance. Use the same presentation and timing that you are using for the model tests. Then listen to their answers. Practice using the telephone to speak. Call a friend to practice some of the speaking questions by phone. Speak directly into the phone. Ask your friend to confirm that you are speaking at a good volume to be heard dearly and that you sound confident but not arrogant. If your friend is a native speaker you can ask some of the Speaking questions and listen to the responses. Some telephones have a recording option. With your friend s permission you can record the call. OPTIONS FOR EVALUATION It is difficult to evaluate your own speaking. If you are taking an English class ask your teacher to use the checklists in this chapter to
