Speaking activities that can be adjusted

to different levels

María Elena Mondragón Castro Cali, Noviembre 03 de 2016

What is SPEAKING?

Speaking is communicating information through the spoken Word.

HOW DO YOU TEACH SPEAKING?

What does speaking involve?

MEANING

• Appropriate vocabulary and expressions

• Comprehensible pronunciation (sounds, stress, intonation and rhythm)

• Correct Word order

• Body language, tone and facial expressions

• Appropriate register (degree of politeness)

SPEAKER - LISTENER

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED WITH LOWER-LEVEL STUDENTS

• FINDING THINGS IN COMMON

• FIVE NAMES

• FIVE TIME/DATES

• SENTENCE STARTERS

• DRAW THINGS FROM YOUR LIFE

• “I CAN” CIRCLE

• 20 QUESTIONS

• WHAT IS IN MY BAG?

• PICTIONARY OR CHARADES

• QUESTION LINE-UP

• Changes/Trends

• Learning Stations

• Debating

• Proverbs/Quotations

• Ranking/Prioritizing

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED WITH UPPER-LEVEL STUDENTS

PAIRWORK

About my future career

TEAMWORK

PUBLIC SPEAKING

COMMUNICATIVE TASKS • GUESSING

• CATEGORIZING

• RANKING

• COMPARING/MAKING CONNECTIONS

• INTERPRETING

• PROBLEM SOLVING

• ORDERING

• SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION

• CREATIVE PROJECT

• ROLE-PLAY

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE EASILY ADJUSTED TO STUDENTS OF

DIFFERENT LEVELS

• FOUR PICTURES

• FIND THE PERSON WHO HAS THE LEAST/ MOST…

• MY MINDMAP

• SURVEY

• CONVERSATION TICKETS

• TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

• DESCRIBE AND DRAW

• MAGAZINE MINGLE

• BAG OF QUESTIONS

• HIDDEN TALENT INTERVIEW

• STORY RETELL

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