Teaching Speaking Iness Zubrilina, MSLU, Minsk
Choose what characteristics should a speaking activity possess • • • It should be a study exercise. It should be an activate exercise. It should engage students. It should involve everyone. It should practise specific language structures. Students should concentrate on the accuracy of what they are saying
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Retelling • Wales is one of the most beautiful countries in the UK. It is full of small towns, old castles, picturesque seaside villages. Cardiff, the capital, is a bustling university town with an impressive castle, wonderful museums, galleries and lovely building. • English is an official language, but Welsh, one of the oldest languages in Europe, is still spoken. And today schoolchildren are taught both languages. • Wales has many wonderful traditions. The Welsh are proud of their culture. Singing is their favourite pastime. Playing music is another popular hobby. • The Royal National festival Eisteddfod takes place every August. It attracts thousands of tourists.
- New words in the text - Plan - The choice of vocabulary (picturesque, an impressive castle, a national park, lovely buildings, wonderful traditions, cultural competitions, ) - The choice of grammar models ( …attracts…, can`t help admiring, is located, is visited, is held) - General questions - Complete the sentences - Special questions - Prove that… …
Acting • • Motivating Positive and psychologically safe Connected with life Various spheres
Role play Situation • TV journalists are going to make a program " An Ideal Family". They ask people about their ideas of an ideal family. Procedure Step 1 • One of the groups has to prepare the role of the interviewer and write down the questions interviewer could ask the members of the family. All the other groups represent members of the family. They should allocate the different roles within the group and talk about the personalities, ways of behavior, and ideas of the people of in their family. Step 2 • Each family is interviewed by a different interviewer in turn in front of the class. At the beginning of the role play each member of the family introduces either himself or another family member. Step 3 • Since a lot of the students' values and ideals regarding families will have become obvious, they should be discussed afterwards. Step 4 • Each member of the "family" writes their ideas of an "ideal family".
Role cards Group 1 • You are journalists. You are going to make a report about the ideal family and prepared some questions. 1. How important is your family to you? 2. Do you consider yourself a) rootless b) well-rooted с) something between two? 3. Do you think marriage is a good thing? 4. Have you ever thought you might not got married? 5. Do you think most children can communicate well with parents? 6. Do you think parents should never punish their children but instead try to persuade them?
Group 2 You are a family of four. • Mr Smith. You have a wife and two children. You are a successful company manager. You are always on a business trip. At end of the trip you are always very tired but happy. Everybody in your family is glad to see you at home again. It is a pity that you are always short of time. You are sure that love conquers all. • Mrs Smith. You are a housewife. You think that your husband doesn't love you. When you sit in the living room your husband always watches TV, and never looks at you. When you eat breakfast together he always reads newspapers and never talks to you. When you go to parties he always sits with his friends and rarely dances with you. He is lazy. He never helps you with the housework. He never plays with the kids. Your son is naughty. They make you crazy. You do not think that it is a happy family life. • Tony. You are a student of the fifth grade. Your mother is a very attractive woman. She does everything about the house. You think she is the busiest person in your family. As a matter of fact you would like to help her , but unfortunately you do not like washing the dishes. Cooking is not for you. How could you help your mother? To make your bed? But it is really boring. To feed and walk the dog? Why you again?
Group 3 You are a family of four: father, mother and their children: a son Paul and a daughter Brenda. • Mr Tailor. You are a successful doctor. You deal with a lot of people: men and women of different occupation: factory and farm workers, soldiers and employees, businessmen and housewives. You are devoted to your work. Every free time you spent with your family. You gain a number of benefits by placing great importance on the individual happiness of each family member. Your motto is: The happier the individual is the happier the whole family is. • Mrs Tailor. You are a sociologist. You are busy at work. But your husband your children help you : to do the shopping, to wash the dishes, to walk the dog. Home as you think is refuge. Family members are not expected to compete each other. You enjoy every minute you spend with your family. You often visit your parents and relatives • Brenda. A girl of 12. You love your parents. Your mother is a very attractive woman. She looks like a film star. You are a good daughter. You always help your mother. You wash the dishes. You tidy up the rooms once a week. You make biscuits. You are happy when your parents are happy. • Paul. You are a boy of 14. You are a good student at school. Your favorite subject is math. Your parents have been married for 16 years. Your parents have different views on music, books, films and sports, but they have the same opinion about their children education and upbringing. Your family is very united. You like to spend your time together. Sometimes you stay at home and watch TV or just talk. On the weekends you go out of town. You are happy to be together and wish one another the very best.
Activities • 1 x 2 x 4 (form 11 , «Environment» ) Complete the statements by yourselves, then in pairs and then make a short text in groups of four: • Pollution is …, It makes a huge impact on the …, It results in …, The possible solution to the problem is to …
Focused Listing (form 10, «Education» ) In groups of four make the list of things which you should do to pass the exams. Make the list of things everybody agrees with. • be curious and eager to learn; attend lessons every day; consult the course-books and resources; be polite; revise the material in small portions; change the activities while revising; do the revision regularly; eat and sleep well.
Think – Pair – Share Form 11, «Personality» • What is an ideal person? Think for a while. • Discuss it with your partner. Report what your partner has said. • Share your opinions with another pair.
Peeping Through a Key Hole • The teacher demonstrates a part of a picture, gradually opening its various parts, while the 'spying‘ students ask questions (general), trying to guess what the teacher is hiding on the other side. The picture should reflect in some way theme of the lesson.
A Nosy Parker (questions) • He has a pet. It is a crocodile. • My family likes to travel very much. WHATWHENWHEREHOWWHOSE WITH WHOMHOW MANY(MUCH)
GUESS THE CELEBRITY 1) - Some picturesphotos of famous people on the wall - Asking questions for details 2) – Cards with names are put on the back - Ask everyone to find out whose picture/name is on your wall
Black Magic Black WhiteYesNo Answering teacher`s questions, but avoid these words Do you want to play? Is it Sunday today? Is chalk white?
Find the Author - Write 3 sentences about yourself (I likeI dislike I am fond of I used to ) - Mix the cards - Ask questions, try to find the author
Ping Pong • • Write 5 questions Mix the cards Make 2 teams, form 2 lines Answer the questions
If you were an animal, what animal would you be? What did you have for breakfast today? What is it now? How many symphonies did Beethoven write? Name one Russian person who has won the Nobel prize. • Are men and women equal? • Where is the nearest Post office? • • •
Just a Full Spot • … she said and poured a cup of tea. • … elementary, my dear Watson. • … and that is why London buses are red and taxis are black.
Picture Competitions (5 criteria)
Imagination Game Close your eyes and try to imagine: when, where, how (season, place, people and things around)
Debates/Discussion • • Expressing a point of view Reasoning Examples Summarizing
Balloon Debate • A group of students are in the basket of a balloon which is losing air. Only one person can stay in the balloon and survive (the others have to jump out). Individual students representing famous characters (Napoleon, Gandhi, Cleopatra, etc. ) or professions (teacher, doctor, lawyer, etc. ) have to argue why they should be allowed to survive.
Supports Lexical Semantic Schemes I wanted to … But… So … Lexical Grammar Schemes Functional Sense Table
A True Friend
A True Friend • What is a true friend like? Use the word combinations from the first box of the table • What mustn`t a true friend do? • Create a portrait of a true friend • Explain what a person must do to become a true friend • They say: “They are rich who have true friends” Do you agree?
Images
Think about the picture • Does it happen because of • -Government mismanagement -The consequences of technological advancement -People`s careless attitude to nature • What is ecological disaster that our planet faces? Use your imagination (the questions are like a plan for your monologue) • Is the picture typical to the region you live in? Is it typical to most places in the world? . • Describe the situation in your native town in terms of ecological problems. Who is to blame? What people`s activities make the situation worse? Is the worst enemy of man – man himself? Is the ecological situation getting worse because of growing demand for consuming goods? Talk to a partner and find out how “green” he/she is 1. Ask him/her if she/he would leave a lot of old • put them in a rubbish bin -recycle them -newspapers and empty bottles in the pavement • Ask him/her if he/she would choose a big fast car/a motor bike/a bicycle as a gift 2. Ask him/her if he/she would • take a taxi or a bus/walk/cycle …. to go away from 1 or 2 kms from the city center 3. Ask him/her if he/she would …………after having a picnic on the beach • -leave the rubbish on the beach -put the rubbish in the first bin he/she found -take rubbish home 4. Ask him/her if he/she would ………on condition he/she had 1000 dollars • Buy a fur coat -Go on a safari-Adopt a dolphin Group opinion (work in groups of 3 or 4) • Imagine you are starting a local travel company that is “environmentally friendly”. Discuss what you can offer tourists and who your customers likely to be. Think of the TV advertisement for the company. • Decide if it is reasonable to pay people to plant trees. • Discuss how to educate people to be “environmentally friendly”. What about you • Tell the others if you keep any rules to be “green”. What rules these are. • If you would ever reprimand your friend for disposing of the litter in the street, breaking a branch tree, etc. • If you would ever wear a pair of boots made of recycled materials. • If you would ever join any “green” organization. Comment the following • If every person swept their own door steps, the city would be clean
Think about the picture • What type of shop do you see in the picture? • A corner shop - a department store • A supermarket - a mall • What country do you think the photo was taken in? • What are the people talking about? • Describe the clothes they are wearing Use your imagination (the questions are like a plan for your monologue) • Are the people coming into the shop or out of the shop? Are they married? Do they always go shopping together? Describe in detail, the shop and the things it sells. What were these people doing before? Have they come to look for a present for someone? Do they need a trolley? What is the atmosphere in the shop? Are the sales on? Might there be queues in some departments? Is the man as interested in the process of shopping as the woman? What might they do when they have finished their conversation? Talk to a partner and find out • How he/she feels about the shop he/she sees • Whose duty it is to do the shopping in their family • If he/she likes to go shopping • What types of shops he/she likes to go to Talk to another partner • One of you is a shop assistant. Act out a conversation between a shop assistant and: • A customer looking for a pair of suede shoes in size 38 • An old lady looking for a pair of comfortable slippers • A young lady looking for a silk blouse to match the velvet skirt • In each case ask a question beginning: • Are you being served? Are you being attended to? Can I help you? What about you • When did you last go shopping? What was the reason for going there? • It is your duty. - your parents asked you - you need something • You looked for a gift to go to a birthday party
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