Sorry me not speak good English Shaun Wilden – August 2009

1. Introduce yourself 2. Tell them about your summer holiday 3. (If money was no object), where would you go on holiday? Why? Turn to a person next to you - preferably someone in the row in front or behind you

What are the tasks? Remember I said TASKS not parts

Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions Part 2: Three Tasks Describe a picture Compare Two pictures Personalised Question Part 3: Tasks set by school Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor akladni.pdf Part 4: One Task Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay)

Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions Part 2: Three Tasks Describe a picture Compare Two pictures Personalised Question Part 3: Tasks set by school Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor akladni.pdf Part 4: One Task Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay)

What do students need to do in an exam? - be able to talk about themselves - show knowledge about a topic - express opinions on a topic - be able to describe and compare pictures - take part in a communicative task i.e. role play, agreeing on a decision - listen, interpret and respond

Which means: - Having to listen and answer effectively - Having the necessary words and / or techniques if you don’t know the word - Having the language to describe and compare pictures (on the left, both pictures are) - Knowing how to structure a monologue - Knowing how to take turns, show interest and negotiate

Personalization Explicitly needed in tasks 1 and 2 Implicitly needed in the other tasks Encourage students: - to listen carefully and not give a memorized answer - to express their opinions - to say what they think - to say how something applies to them - build in pairwork so all speak - always encourage them to say why - don’t ignore personalisation tasks in the coursebook

How does a coursebook help? Built in personalisation questions from the start of the book : e.g. Headway Intermediate

How does a coursebook help? Built in personalisation questions from the start of the book : - Do you have a social conscience? - Sherlock homes is probably the most famous detective in the world of English Literature, what do you know about him? - Work with a partner, what is your favourite day of the week, why? - Do you think the Earth will continue to get warmer? e.g. Headway Intermediate

Taken from Headway Maturita Edition

Dealing with pictures We can’t teach everything about every picture in the world but we can teach coping strategies and how to structure an answer

Dealing with pictures On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a hat and coat and in his mouth he have er nevim, co to je, jak se to řekne anglicky….

In or On the picture? In the picture

On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a hat and coat and in his mouth he have er nevim co to je, jak se to řekne Anglicky…. In X the he wears Prepositions Present Continuous Dealing with the unknown

Having the necessary words and / or techniques if you don’t know the word It’s one of those things you… It’s used for… It’s long and thin…. They’re made of… It looks like… It’s kind of… It’s the stuff you… It’s got a…. It’s something you use when…. Page 85 Headway flyswat

Describe Compare

Language for comparison would include: Both pictures show…. In picture 1 there is…BUT in picture 2….

Describe Compare

Five Activities 1.Find the similarities 2.Describe and draw 3.Find things that remind you of, that you don’t like, like etc 4.Create a back story 5.The five senses 6.Who, what, why, where, when, how

1.Find things that remind you of, that you don’t like, like etc 2.Create a back story 3.The five senses 4.Who, what, why, where, when, how

My most treasured possession Tell your partner what your most treasured possession is Listen to these three talking about their possessions. What are their most treasured possessions? Knowing how to structure a monologue

Mothers feel close to their sons Father feel close to their daughters (Headway page 53) Choose three crimes that you think are the most serious. Tell the class which crimes you have chosen and why? (maturita solutions page 85)

Roleplays – Parts 3 and 4 -listen and respond -initiate -make suggestions -negotiate -agree (or disagree) -show interest -turn take

1.Teach the language students need for picture (prepositions, tenses) 2.When using coursebook material encourage students to give a personal view and / or relate it to something Czech. 3.Encourage pairwork - it gets students used to turn taking, making eye contact, showing interest, etc 4.Don’t over correct – remember most exams are not about being 100% accurate, conveying the message is what counts. 5.Spend a few minutes each lesson on speaking - even if it’s the not main aim of the lesson as I have shown, it’s easy to add speaking to any lesson. Shaun’s 5 tips:

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