Speaking Bank

Purpose

This bank is for active speaking, not for collecting every word. Keep Vocabulary Bank as the older lesson-vocabulary reference, and use this bank for topic-based phrases and sentence patterns you can say in real life.

How to Add Entries

1. Save phrases and sentence patterns, not isolated words.
2. Prefer English you can use in your own life in China.
3. Keep only high-value items you are likely to say again.
4. Add Chinese only when it helps; otherwise keep the note clean and English-first.
5. Use Linked Lessons for source notes. Add per-item metadata only when it clearly helps review.

Topics

• Morning Routine
• Bathroom Routine
• Breakfast Routine
• Getting Ready for Work
• Commuting to Work
• Office Routine

Notes

• Organize by situation, not by article.
• Add only a few items at a time so review stays manageable.

Bank Flow

1. Run the bank skill once for a lesson.
2. Build or update the topic note.
3. Link that topic note to its My Scenarios companion note.

Bank Triggers

• $esl-speaking-bank 2 Build or update the bank from lesson 2.
• $esl-speaking-bank Morning Routine Refine the Morning Routine topic note.
• $esl-speaking-bank add 2 Build or update the speaking-bank note from lesson 2.

Drill Flow

1. Start a drill from a topic or lesson.
2. Chat naturally first.
3. Use hints only when needed.
4. End with an explicit save command.
5. Save the best lines into the topic note and append personalized scenario articles into My Scenarios.

Drill Triggers

• $esl-speaking-drill 2 Start a drill from lesson 2.
• $esl-speaking-drill Morning Routine Start a drill for the Morning Routine topic.
• $esl-speaking-drill done End the drill and save the results.