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The Royal Visions Academy – Speaking Practice (Work / Study)

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Course Manager: Mr. Johannes Moloto

Speaking Guidance Checklist

Use these simple sentence starters to help you talk about your job or your studies easily.

1. Starters

Introducing the topic

“I work as a…”
“I study at…”
“My job is…”
“I am a student in…”
“Every day, I go to…”
“Let me tell you about my…”

2. Reasons

Explaining why

“Because I like to…”
“I chose this because…”
“The reason is…”
“Because it is interesting…”
“That is why I…”
“Since I want to…”

3. Examples

Giving examples

“For example, I learn…”
“Like my teacher…”
“Such as reading…”
“A good example is…”
“For instance, my boss…”
“Look at my homework…”

4. Outcomes

Results / Consequences

“So I am happy…”
“That makes me tired…”
“Because of this, I study hard…”
“And so I practice…”
“This means I need to…”
“As a result, I get good marks…”

5. Past Experience

Talking about the past

“Last year, I worked…”
“In the past, I studied…”
“Before this, I…”
“When I was at school…”
“My first job was…”
“A few months ago…”

6. Description

Describing places or feelings

“My school is very…”
“The office looks…”
“My classmates are…”
“It is a busy…”
“The work is…”
“My subject is…”

7. Conclusion

Finishing your thought

“In the end…”
“Overall, I like…”
“Finally…”
“To sum up…”
“I think my job is…”
“In short, studying is…”

Practice Your Speaking

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New Vocabulary

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Example in Practice
Job	Noun	The work you do to earn money.	“I have a new job at the bank.”
Student	Noun	A person who goes to school to learn.	“I am a university student.”
Teacher	Noun	A person who helps others learn.	“My English teacher is very kind.”
Boss	Noun	The person you work for; a manager.	“My boss gives me a lot of work.”
Office	Noun	A room or building where people work at desks.	“I work in a big office.”
School	Noun	A place where children or adults learn.	“The school is near my house.”
Subject	Noun	Something you study, like math or history.	“My favorite subject is science.”
Homework	Noun	School work you must do at home.	“I do my homework after dinner.”
Interesting	Adjective	Keeping your attention; not boring.	“This book is very interesting.”
Boring	Adjective	Not interesting; making you feel tired.	“The meeting was very boring.”
Learn	Verb	To get new knowledge or skills.	“I want to learn English quickly.”
Teach	Verb	To help someone learn something.	“Can you teach me how to do this?”
Coworker	Noun	A person you work with at your job.	“My coworker helped me today.”
Hard	Adjective	Difficult to do or understand.	“The math test was very hard.”
Easy	Adjective	Not difficult to do.	“The spelling test was very easy.”

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