Speak Out Challenge

Speak Out Challenge:How to get our learners to produce

meaningful oral language

Elena MerinoIX Congrès Estatal d’Escoles d’Idiomes

Barcelona16 – 18 Abril

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Our Communicative Needs Today

Think of your last class you taught this week

Did you use any speaking activity? Can you describe it?

What was the objective of the task? Were the students participating actively?

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Speaking in the ESL classroom

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Let’s get things right!

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My worst week

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-ed, -ing adjectives

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2nd Conditional

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Student A

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Student B

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Giving advice

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Would the previous activities enhance the students’ speaking

skill?

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A successful person

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Finish the quote!

•You will never achieve anything, if you don’t work hard at it.

•If you want to develop any skill, you have to practise (something) regularly.

•If you believe in yourself and your abilities, then you can achieve something.

•Some people dream of success while other people wake up and work hard at it.

•Success don’t come to you, you go with it.

•Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.

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Talented people

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Talented people

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Are you talented? What can you do?

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I’m an

expert

in…

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Were the previous activities engaging & meaningful? How?

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Neighbours

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Example #3: Neighbours

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Naughts and Crosses

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My neighbourhood

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#myneighbourhood

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What speaking objectives underlie the previous activities?

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Conclusion: Speak Out problems

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Conclusion: SpeakOut Answers

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Thank you!

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