This document summarizes a teacher training presentation on improving English speaking skills. The presentation covers topics like fluency, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and gives examples. It also discusses how to use anecdotes and integrated skills lessons to improve speaking in the classroom. Sample exam questions are provided for academic and business English. A variety of games and activities are also presented, such as running dictation and split drawing, to make lessons more engaging. Contact details are provided at the end for additional teaching resources.

1. MACMILLANInside Out Teacher TrainingMaking Things Better for You!Patrick Hafenstein Canton September 2011

2. MACMILLANPublishing CompanyMaking Things Better for You!Working for a Foreign Publisher

3. Who’s this?MACMILLANAuthorof 5 booksExaminerof 4 ExamsHelped100,000+students getan o/sMastersTrained11,000+teachers in11 countriesMaking Things Better for You!

4. MACMILLANAgendaMaking Things Better for You!Speaking Introduction

5. Improving Speaking through Anecdotes

6. Introduction to Integrated Skills

7. A Walkthrough of an Integrated Skills Lesson

8. Extra Games and ActivitiesMACMILLANSpeakingMaking Things Better for You!What makes a good speaker?

9. MACMILLANFluencyMaking Things Better for You!What is fluency?Speaking at a steady constant speed.Avoiding repetition, too much self-correcting & pauses/hesitations.Developing your opinions/giving extended answers.Organising & linking ideas logically.

10. MACMILLANVocabularyMaking Things Better for You!What kind of vocabulary should students use?Sophisticated vocabulary

11. The view is good

12. The view is breathtaking

13. Specialised terminology

14. The police got the bad guy for killing

15. The authorities apprehended the criminal for murder

16. Less common expressions

17. She didn’t come

18. She didn’t show up

19. Idioms

20. Easy

21. piece of cake

22. Difficult/Challenging

23. tall order

24. Correct word forms & collocationsMACMILLANGrammarMaking Things Better for You!What kind of grammar should students use?Use a wide range of both simple & complex structures & use them flexibly.Focus on accuracy without losing fluency.

25. MACMILLANPronunciationMaking Things Better for You!How can I sound like a native speaker?Speak clearly and reduce your accent.Use contractionsUse weakened formsUse sound linksUse the correct word and sentence stressUse rhythm and intonation

26. MACMILLANMaking Things Better for You!I know what fluency, good grammar and vocab and clear pron is BUT…how do I get my students to do this???

27. MACMILLANAnecdotesMaking Things Better for You!What is an anecdote?Anecdotes are tasks that prepare students for extended speaking and cover topics that all students will be able to relate to through personal experience. Students are first given a model and a series of questions to get them thinking about the topic. They are then given the opportunity to talk at length about the topic with a partner. At a later date the same anecdote is repeated normally with noticeable improvements in the level and fluency of the language used.