This document outlines the aims and tasks for a teaching speaking lesson. It includes defining terminology related to speaking, identifying speaking subskills and strategies, matching descriptions to example speaking activities, determining whether activities are useful for speaking lessons, and ordering the typical steps for a speaking lesson. Learners are asked to choose a speaking activity to plan and teach to their classmates. The overall goals are to familiarize learners with concepts and techniques for teaching speaking skills.

1. Abolfazl Ghanbari
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Teaching
Speaking

2. Aims:
• To describe some terminology
• To become familiar with speaking subskills and strategies
• To become familiar with some speaking activities
• To manage speaking activities
• To plan a speaking lesson

3. Warmer

4. Task 1: Lead in (Terminology)
Read an match.
a.Accuracy
b.Fluency
c.Register
d.Connected speech
e.Self-correction
f. Function
a. 6
b. 5
c. 4
d. 3
e. 1
f. 2

5. Task 2: Speaking subskills and strategies
• Turn taking
• Repair
• Seeking clarification
• Feedback
• Boundary or transition marking
• Paralinguistic devices
Find and match the definition and examples.

6. Task 3: Some Speaking Activities
1. discussion
2. questionnaire
3. ranking activity
4. jigsaw activity
5. role-play
6. simulation
7. communication game
8. problem solving activity
Match the activities to the descriptions.

7. Task 3: Answer sheet
1. d (discussion)
2. f (questionnaire)
3. a (ranking activity)
4. g (jigsaw activity)
5. h (role play)
6. c (simulation)
7. e (communication game)
8. b (problem solving activity)

8. Task 4: Managing speaking activities
Decide if speaking activities are “useful” or “not so useful”.
1. Useful
2. Not so useful
3. Useful
4. Not so useful
5. Not so useful
6. Useful

9. Task 5: A typical speaking lesson
Put these steps in the most logical order.
1. c
2. e
3. b
4. f
5. a
6. d

10. Planning a speaking lesson
1. In you group, choose a speaking activity and plan to
teach a topic.
2. Then share your plan with your classmates.

11. Aims:
• To describe some terminology
• To become familiar with speaking subskills and strategies
• To become familiar with some speaking activities
• To manage speaking activities
• To plan a speaking lesson