Teaching "Speaking" Part 1

As a student of university especially in English department, we have to know how to teach English well. As we know that it is so important for us, so we have to understand it well. By understanding a good technique for teaching especially teaching for per-intermediate students, automatically the students can be more understood about English. The aspects of English that will be taught are grammar and vocabulary.

Actually there are four skills in English like speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Being a good teacher, we have to know the technique to make an activity for each skill. Reminding that English is very important subject as an International language.

So now, Let's Join in How to Teach "Speaking" using Fun Technique 

by. Susan Kay in her book "REWARD"

How To Teach "SPEAKING" Part 1. Let's check this out.......

Who Are You?

           

ACTIVITY : 

Whole class: speaking

AIM :

To complete an information sheet with personal details by asking and answering questions.

GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONS: 

Asking for and giving personal information Present simple questions with question words: what, where, how old Present simple questions without a question word.

VOCABULARY: 

Personal information: jobs, countries and towns

PREPARATION:   

Make a copy of Worksheet la (identity cards) and cut it up so that there is one identity card for each student in the class. Make one copy of Worksheet lb (information sheet) for each student in the class. If there are more than 14 students in the class, divide the students into groups, and make one copy of Worksheet la for each group. If there are fewer than 14 students in the class or group, use the appropriate number of identity cards. For example, if there are ten students in the class, use only the first ten identity cards and leave out the last four (Yumiko Ono, Jean-Luc Routin, Ken Turnbull and Wolfgang Schickert). You will also need to leave out the corresponding lines on the information sheet on Worksheet lb. For example, if there are ten students, make a copy of the worksheet and cut off the last four lines of the information chart, before making a copy for each student in the group.

TIME: 30 to 40 minutes

PROCEDURE:

1.       If there are more than 14 students in the class, divide the class into groups:Give one identity card and one information sheet to each student in the class.

2.       Tell the students that they are now the person on their identity card.

3.       Ask them to fill in the details of their new identity on their own information sheet.

4.       Explain that they are going to go round the class and fill in the missing details on the information sheet by asking one another questions in order to find out who the other students are on the information sheet and to fill in the missing details.

5.       Before the students begin the activity, refer the whole class to the information sheet and elicit the questions they will need to ask in order to: a) find out which information on the information sheet relates to the student they are talking to:

6.      Now ask the students to go round the class and complete their information sheets with information about the other students' identities. They must not show their identity card or information sheet to the other students in the class. If you have divided the class into groups, they should do the activity in their groups.

7.       When the first student has completed their information sheet, stop the activity and ask the students to compare: they should have identical details. (See completed information sheet on the back of Worksheet Ib.)