<正>1.BackgroundThe speaking class is designed for the second-year university English majors,with an objective ofimprovement of the students’speaking ability and increase of vocabulary.The students are at an agerange of 16-20 years old;the class size is moderate with 20-28 students in one class.The students’motivation to improve tneir speaking in speaking class is high,as the second year of university is be-lieved to be the crucial period for acquisition of genuine articulation of English,even though it is a facttheat the focus on articulation extends to the 3rd and 4th year study.Usually the class hour for speak-ing is 4 hours per week,with two hours for each time.The content is highly contextualized from a com-municative meaningful base.2.Objectves(1)The course objective is set according to the needs of the students.By the end of the term,theStudents shall be able to be Well improved in speaking Prepared for verbal communication in English.They shall be able to: