1. Duration: 25-30 min
Aim: Oral Fluency Practice
Summary: Students hear anecdotes from class mates and retell them ▶
Introduction: ▶
This is another story-telling activity, but in this case stories are provided by the students rather than the ▶
teacher. Students will swap stories in pairs. Initially, they will tell their own story, but after that they will have
to retell other people's stories.
Preparation:
Bring enough small slips of paper for every student to receive one.
Procedure:
Students need time to think of a good story from their life, therefore it is best if the activity is introduced just
before the break so that the students can think of a story during that time and be ready to start the activity in
the second half of the lesson.
Demonstrate by telling the class an interesting story from your own life. This may be the only time during the
semester when you will have every student's undivided attention!
Instruct the students to think of an interesting story from their life during the break. But remind them not to
tell anybody yet! Write some ideas on the blackboard to help them:
a funny thing that happened when you were young
a lucky escape
an embarrassing moment
your best day ever
a romantic evening
an adventure while travelling
Let the students tell their story to their partner. As will soon become clear, this is really only a practice run.
Instruct the students to write their name and a title for their story on the slip of paper which you give them.
Explain the rules of the activity (perhaps get two students to stand up and go through the motions as a
demonstration). Work in pairs, tell each other the story, and then swap the piece of paper. Then when you
form a new pair with another student, you will repeat the proceduce, telling the story on the slip of paper
which you now hold. Check:
What do you do after telling the story? (swap cards)
After you find a new partner, do you tell them the story about yourself, or the story on the sheet of
paper in your hand? (the sheet in your hand)
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