OCR Cambridge
Award/Certificate
in English
Entry Level 1–3 and Level 1 and 2
Discussion Skills
Entry Level 3
Discussions
Level 1
Level 2
Unit 16 (05448) – Contribute to
Unit 23 (05449) – Develop Discussions
Unit 30 (05450)– Manage Discussions
Discussion Skills are…
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Listening
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Talking
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The right body language
Listening
How many times has someone asked you “Are you
listening?”?
Why might they think you are not really
listening?
Maybe…
You didn’t show
the right attitude
You were distracted
You didn’t seem to
understand
You didn’t seem
interested
You didn’t have the
right body language
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Body Language
Watch a group of friends talking about a trip to a local theme
park
Write down five things they
are doing while they are talking about it
Things they did . . .
Laughing
Nodding or
shaking their
heads
Hopping about
excitedly
Moving hands to
show how big
something was
Smiling
Body language . . .
Discuss the pictures below, what do they tell you?
Top tips for a good discussion
Listeningand body language
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Look at the speaker
Don’t yawn or look bored
Don’t point
Look interested
Talking
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If you are speaking to a group of
people, look at everyone so that
everyone feels included
Join in, giving your opinion politely
Don’t be shy to ask questions
What will you cover . . .
This presentation just concentrates on Discussion Skills, but
you may also look at other English skills you will need to be
successful as well
This helps you understand how each skill is used together
with other skills, and helps you use your English skills in
everyday life
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language woman: Hattanas Kumchai/Shutterstock.com  Slide 7 talking with friends: CandyBox Images/Shutterstock.com, tutor advising student: auremar/Shutterstock.com  Slide 8 group of
friends talking with coffee: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com  Slide 9 laughing man: Ioannis Pantzi/Shutterstock.com, nodding woman: Djomas/Shutterstock.com, jumping girl: Edyta
Pawlowska/Shutterstock.com, gesturing man: Dmitry Pashuk/Shutterstock.com, smiling man: Gelpi JM/Shutterstock.com  Slide 10 woman smiling with laptop: michaeljung/Shutterstock.com,
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tyre: Peter Gudella/Shutterstock.com, relaxed woman on grass: Edyta Pawlowska  Slide 11 Checklist: AnatolyM/Shutterstock.com