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This document provides a list of techniques and resources for improving speaking skills in foreign language teaching. It includes suggestions for phonics activities, using tools like random name pickers, Kagan structures, dice games, songs, puppets, masks, apps and games to practice describing pictures and comparing images. A variety of online resources are also listed that teachers can use to develop speaking activities for students.
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- 1. From squawk to talk (Improving speaking in MFL) Dominic McGladdery @dominic_mcg I ain't no hollaback girl!
- 3. Teaching phonics http://bit.ly/xjelKY - 10 minute phonics guide by Suzi Bewell From Lightbulb Languages (formerly MFL Sunderland): http://goo.gl/BfyQNm
- 4. Activities using phonics Identifying words which rhyme. Categorising words with similar sounds. Students try to find words which contain a certain sound. Students fill in a venn diagram.
- 6. ei oder ei? ei ie 37 72
- 7. Activities using phonics Learn tongue-twisters. Reading aloud within a group. Introducing an “if you wrote it, you can say it” policy.
- 8. Tongue twisters Cinq chiens chassent six chats. Der dicke Dachdecker deckte das dicke Dach. Dann trug der dicke Dachdecker, die dicke Dame durch den dicken Dreck. Dann dankte die dicke Dame dem dicken Dachdecker, dass der dicke Dachdecker die dicke Dame durch den dicken Dreck trug.
- 9. Use a rhyming dictionary http://www.alcor.com.au/
- 10. Random name pickers www.classtools.net www.classdojo.com http://bit.ly/XiHfZH fresher schools
- 12. Random question pickers www.classtools.net http://bit.ly/XiHfZH fresher schools
- 14. Kagan structures Exercises designed to get pupils speaking http://bit.ly/10PCdR3
- 15. Dice activities Example: Mon monstre a... 1 trois 1 yeux 1 rouges 2 quatre 2 bras 2 oranges 3 six 3 jambes 3 jaunes 4 vingt 4 oreilles 4 roses 5 sept 5 bouches 5 drôles 6 huit 6 pieds 6 horribles
- 17. Rory's story cubes Story cubes are dice with pictures on them. There are 3 different sets of 9 dice: original, voyages and actions. The actions set is ideal for teaching sports. The students throw the dice and make sentences. There are ipad and android versions.
- 18. Songs Make up songs. Use a familiar tune. Get the students to make up songs. Use youtube to find songs in target language. Students will join in and the more able can create their own extra verses.
- 19. Puppets Get students to use puppets to act out dialogues in TL. Students can create pencil puppets in seconds.
- 20. Masks and hats Get students to wear hats and masks to act out dialogues in TL.
- 21. Cluedo activities Qui a vomi? Je pense que c'était dans le jardin sur le bébé. le chien Je crois que le chat la cuisine la table. À mon avis la tortue le salon la chaise. Selon moi la souris le garage les devoirs. J'imagine que le bébé la chambre la télé.
- 24. I went to the shop... The old primary school game. In groups. Pupil A starts “I went to the shop and I bought X.” Pupil B continues “I went to the shop and I bought X and Y.” Pupil C continues “I went to the shop and I bought X and Y and Z.”
- 25. Audacity Resource for recording and changing voices. Great for motivating boys!
- 26. blabberize.com Upload a picture and a sound file (made with audacity?)
- 27. voki.com Like blabberize but with more features.
- 28. Crazy talk A program which allows pupils to create 3D living puppets from 2D photos and pictures. There are Crazy Talk android and ipad apps.
- 29. songify An app for android and iphone/pad/pod Record speech and it turns it into song.
- 30. Useful apps
- 31. Further reading Steve Smith's blog: 50 speaking activities http://bit.ly/WefH1d
- 32. From squawk to talk Dominic McGladdery @dominic_mcg domsmflpage.blogspot.com I ain't no hollaback girl!