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Express Yourself
IN
English
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BY
Mubarak Abdessalami
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CONTENTS
Functions
Pages
Gap fillers -------------------------------------------------------------5
Opinion---------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Advice----------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Suggesting-------------------------------------------------------------7
Offers------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
Invitation-------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Complaint------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Apology--------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Prohibition------------------------------------------------------------ 9
Certainty---------------------------------------------------------------10
Probability------------------------------------------------------------ 10
Improbability--------------------------------------------------------- 10
Possibility-------------------------------------------------------------10
Impossibility--------------------------------------------------------- 11
Likes & dislikes------------------------------------------------------11
Preference-------------------------------------------------------------11
Necessity------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Permission------------------------------------------------------------12
Request--------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Cause & Effect-------------------------------------------------------13
Explaining & Justifying-------------------------------------------- 14
Fear--------------------------------------------------------------------14
Sympathy-------------------------------------------------------------14
Hypothesis------------------------------------------------------------15
Regret -----------------------------------------------------------------15
Indifference ----------------------------------------------------------15
Dissatisfaction -------------------------------------------------------15
Clarification --------------------------------------------------------- 16
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Introduction
The English language learners are not quite motivated to discuss an issue with the
others in the target language freely and without restrains because they lack the very tools that
help them achieve the great part of the elocution, notably how to start! And how many people
is my audience?! The best way to encourage them is twofold,
- First to arrange a talk session among the learners in small groups.
- Second to provide them with the necessary assisting expressions necessary to
“launch” the conversation without a complex of inferiority.
Once these two elements are provided the train of exchanging ideas started and the
discussion goes into expanded group level until they reach the level of whole class debate.
These level transitions are not random; they are excellent emotional filters that lower if not
chase away anxiety, bashfulness, hesitation and any other emotional obstructions. When the
students are armed and equipped with the necessary tools to do the job correctly, they do it
enthusiastically. Never expect from the students who haven’t got vocabulary, idioms,
expressions and diction enough to express themselves clearly to jump into a chat precariously
and make a jerk of themselves.
This worry however will gradually vanish the more the learner regains confidence
through the two main fundamental rudiments, notably to know how to say what one has to say
in the appropriate manner through mastering the suitable functions. The small group settings,
in which the students operate and use those tools without much anxiety, are significantly of
great utility for they provide the shy students with the opportunity and the chance to speak out
their minds. Thanks to these elements, no matter how futile they may seem, all the
opportunities to learn are eventually presented.
Many teachers are aware that the absence of these two factors participates in the
deterioration of the learner’s motivation and enthusiasm to learn the target language. Teachers
try to set up an atmosphere of trust and friendship through ensuring them that relaxation is
guaranteed. The small group setting is an effective prove that relaxation in the learning
process is really taking place if accompanied of course by the expressions that make the
interaction with the other members of the group effortless and smooth. Still what expressions
are needed?
During a normal natural conversation many different expressions are needed to show the
speakers level of intellectuality, politeness and coherence. These expressions vary from asking
for or giving opinion, inviting, apologizing, complaining, suggesting, advising, asking or
giving permission to using gap-fillers while talking. These tools help the students overcome
their reluctance and dive into discussions among their groups using the basics at hand and
gradually acquiring new ones as well as the tones, intonations and pitches necessary to make
them convincing until a strong language repertoire is built. This technique later results not
only in participating in a discussion held in a 20 student-classroom during an English lesson,
but to the extent of negotiating or even giving a persuasive speech in front of a large
audience.
To put it short, I’d like to introduce you directly to this humble work that aims at helping the
students to regain some confidence by providing them with the necessary elements needed to
carry on a conversation without much misunderstanding or confusion. Once the students
momentarily adopt and practice them regularly in virtual or true to life conversations, they’ll
surely get acquainted with expressing themselves in English. There are expressions that are
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like the ones we use in our native language but with a big difference in styles. If we don’t get
the expression correctly in the target Language, from the very beginning, we’ll surely try to
manage some sort of translation which will result in a jerk or clumsiness. Thus, it is preferable
to get those expressions in their originality as the native speakers use them in their day to day
life then train on them in real conversation contexts. While doing this the students have to
keep in mind that:
1. “Nothing is easy”
2. “Every beginning is tough”
3. “Practice makes perfect”
For Students:
These expressions in their variety are meant to help you enrich your spoken and
written repertoire. It is not really a handicap to learn some of them by heart on condition that
you frequently use them while talking to your classmates or friends or even some English-
speaking people. Gradually those expressions become yours and you will use them normally
and naturally. The more you practice them, the better you master them. Take it for granted that
the language is first and foremost a means of communication. The more you practise it the
more you become perfect. Finally, remember that the world would understand and appreciate
what you say if you said it in the right way.
Mubarak Abdessalami
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G A P F I L L E R S
For oral use only
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- I mean....
- You see....
- Well, let me see...
- Look!
- Listen!
- If you see what I mean!
- Do you see what I mean?
- Let’s get this into perspective.
- Watch it!
- Picture this.
- Look here!
- All right!
- Is that clear enough?
O P I N I O N
Asking for Opinion
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I was wondering where you stood on the question of immigration?
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What's your position on global warming?
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What's your opinion of the project?
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What do you think of love?
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How do you feel about building a space prison for dangerous criminals?
Giving Opinion
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In my opinion the consequences of global warming will be fatal.
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As far as I'm concerned love is the noblest feeling.
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From my point of view, poverty could be fought with solidarity.
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As I see it, our planet is dying.
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I think / reckon / presume / gather it will get worse with time.
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In my view immigration is caused by unemployment.
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It would seem to me that technologies will control us sooner or later.
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It seems to me that democracy is the solution for developing countries.
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I feel the world is getting wilder than ever before.
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I believe politics should be more human...
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I figure that we are doomed to protect our planet before it is too late.
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To my mind cloning should be restricted.
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According to me Euthanasia should be banned.
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What I think / mean / believe is that developed countries are selfish.
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I mean that they don't try to help poor countries.
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I may venture that they are extremely sadist.
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As for me they like to be at top of the world.
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