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How to get your students speaking
(when the don’t want to)?

2. Objectives
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At this webinar you will find out:
how to help students with speaking difficulties
how to consolidate grammar and vocabulary
in speaking
some examples of interesting speaking
activities

3. Speaking …
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1. is one of the most important skills
2. is one of the most frequent learning goals
3. is assessed in most exam
4. is challenging (language barrier, lack of
fluency and accuracy, difficult to choose
words)
5. is not practised enough in course books

4. A poll
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What problems with speaking do your
students usually face ?

5. Some widespread problems
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1. “Silent” students:
introverts
language barrier
too difficult
2. Students are not interested
3. They don’t utilize target language and have
difficulties choosing words
4. Switch to their native language

6. Solutions
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1. “Silent” students:
introverts
language barrier
too difficult
2. Students are not interested
3. They don’t utilize target language and
have difficulties choosing words
4. Switch to their native language
explanations: “I don’t need
truth. Imagine”
language barrier:
“Mistakes are natural”
substitution tables
useful phrases
pre-speaking tasks
scaffolding
substitution tables, useful phrases
teacher’s example
variety, provocative tasks

7. Substitution tables
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Mary is in her early
mid thirties
late
Her hair is straight
wavy
curly
She is slim
skinny
a bit overweight

8. Useful phrases
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9. Scaffolding
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T: Emma, where are you going tonight?
S: Tonight I’m going to have supper out
T: Who are you going with?
S: I’m going with a friend but he isn’t my
boyfriend.
T: What is your boyfriend doing this evening?
S: He is playing water polo? …..
T: Now, Emma, talk for a
minute about your plans for today’s evening.

10. Almost all activities should end in speaking
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Reading Listening Grammar Vocabulary
Speaking

11. Post-reading or post-listening
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Speaking task
Let's compare the English attitude to manners
to that of people in your country. Answer the
questions:
Do you need to add any polite words when
you ask your relative to do something (for
example, to pour some tea)?
What do people in your country do if they step
on somebody's toe?
Are people in your country more direct than
English?

12. Examples of post-reading (listening) tasks
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Personalization of the topic
Expressing opinion:
The most interesting/ surprising/
shocking about the text was…
What I didn’t like about this story is
that….
Role-plays
An alternative ending of the story
Retelling (with a communicative aim)

13. Consolidation of vocabulary and grammar in speaking
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14. More examples of grammar and vocabulary consolidation
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Making the sentences (with a communicative aim)
Responses to prompts:
Would like to – Offer help with problems, e.g.
A: I’m thirsty
B: Would you like a drink?
T gives prompts: My tea’s cold. I can’t see properly. I’m late for work etc.
Situations and role plays:
Going to – Imagine you are the leader of a newly elected government. You have just
finished a meeting and are presenting your policies to parliament e.g. We are going to
tax rich people.

15. Preparation for a monologue or a dialogue
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Drilling (with the aim of developing fluency)
A: Listen, Barry, do you want to have lunch together?
B: That would be nice. (Chorus) That would be nice
(Individual 1,2,3) That would be nice
Written tasks (paper conversation, rewriting)

16. Examples of speaking tasks
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17. Picture prompts
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Questions:
Who do you see in the picture?
Is this person homeless?
Why is he/she in the street with all those
things?
Is he/she trying to sell anything?
Do you think this picture is strange? Why?

18. Quotes
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Read the quote and comment on them.
Useful phrases:
In my opinion… The way I see it… If you want my honest opinion....
I couldn't agree more. That's so true. I'm afraid I disagree. I totally disagree.

19. Debates
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Sensationalism in media is always a bad thing
agree disagree
Useful language
to have itching ears (about readers) to excite speculation to be out in the open
(about scandal)
scandalous to cause a stir to mispresent the facts
explosive to bend the truth mind-blowing

20. Show and tell
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Tell the group:
What is it? Why do you like it?
How long have you had this thing?
How did you get it?
Examples:
Travelling— a souvenir, a thing you need on
holiday
Literature — my favorite book
Advertising — a funny advertisement
Music — my favorite CD

21. Projects
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Use the Internet to find a biography of a
famous fashion designer. Make notes for a
short presentation. Bring some pictures of
his/her designs you feel strongly about.
Work in small groups and show the others
what you have brought and why you chose
the designer.

22. Ranking
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Put these programmes in order from your most
to least favorite:
soap operas
comedy
weather forecast
talk shows
police dramas
quizzes

23. Making lists
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What food would cook? Choose 3 dishes.
a Sunday meal for five people
a romantic dinner for two
a meal for a fitness fanatic
What clothes would you wear to:
a wedding reception
a walk in the park
a first date with somebody you really like

24. Thank you!
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