Teaching Students in Speaking Lesson.

1. CHAPTER 8: TEACHING SPEAKING
Teacher in charge: Nguyen ThiThu Hang, M.TESOL

2. INTRODUCTION
Characteristics of a successful speaking activity
 Learners talk a lot.
 Participation is even.
 Motivation is high.
 Lg. is of an acceptable level

3. TYPES OF SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
1. Controlled speaking activities
 Social formulas and short dialogues.
 Substitution drills
 Reading a text and answering the questions.

4. CONTROLLED SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

5.  Controlled speaking activities

6.  Controlled speaking activities

7.  Controlled speaking activities

8. PROCEDURES OF A CONTROLLED SPEAKING TASK
I. Pre-task
1. Giving and explaining task
2. Pre-teaching vocabulary and structures
3. Forming pairs/groups
4. Giving clear instruction (roles & time)
5. Demonstration (if necessary)

9. PROCEDURES OF A CONTROLLED SPEAKING TASK
II. While-task
 Ss work in pairs/groups
 T walks around, monitors, prevents use of L1, gives
help, take notes

10. PROCEDURES OF A CONTROLLED SPEAKING TASK
III. Post-task
 Ss report back (closed pairs/open pairs)
A-B C-D
 T gives comments, sums up focused points

11. COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
1. Information gap exercises

12. 1. Information gap exercises

13. 1. Information gap exercises

14. COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
2. Exchanging personal information/Survey
Ex: Go around the class and ask 5 classmates about what their
family members are doing now. Then report back to the
class

15. COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
3. Interview
Here are an apartment ad. It does not give much information.
Make up at least 5 Qs to ask the house owner on the phone.
• Beautiful apartment, walk to campus. Call 555 0209 for
more information.

16. COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
4. Free role play
Topic: One student has lost a bag. He/she is at the police station
reporting it to the police. The other student is the police officer and ask
for details
o Tell the class the situation
o Elicit from the class some Qs the police officer might ask.
o Build up a list of prompts on the board
o Divide the class into pairs to practice the conversation.

17. COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
5. Discussion
 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city

18. COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
6. Presentation

19. PROCEDURES OF A LONG SPEAKING ACTIVITY
I. Pre-speaking
1. Well-chosen topic given
2. Careful preparation (pre-teach/elicit vocab.,
structures, ideas.
3. Forming groups (nominate secretary/reporter)
4. Setting the task in motion (time)

20. PROCEDURES OF A LONG SPEAKING ACTIVITY
II. While-speaking
 Ss work in groups
 T walks around for help.

21. PROCEDURES OF A LONG SPEAKING ACTIVITY
III. Post-speaking
 Reporting back (representatives of groups report
back)
 Checking: T’s comments and summary of focused
points