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Chapter Seven

Communicating orally
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Introduction

Oral communication skills facilitate clear and effective expression of ideas,
opinions, and emotions. In this chapter, you will express opinions, present

facts logically, describe conditions, situations and circumstances, participate
in interviews, as well as describe activities and events. The competencies
developed will enable you to communicate orally in various speech contexts
with confidence, allowing you to connect, persuade, and succeed in various
aspects of life.

Think about:

the aspects that one needs to focus on for effective oral communication.

Activity 1 Expressing opinions

Opinions in debates
(a) Respond to the following questions to gain an awareness of debating.

1. What happens during a debate?
2. How is a debate conducted?
3. Why is a debate useful to a language learner?
4. Have you ever participated in a debate at home, school, church or mosque?
If yes, what was it about?
5. Do we usually debate facts and opinions?

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