TEACHING SPEAKING
1.Chain Stories
Give each student a card with a simple form of a verb written large. The verbs
may have regular or irregular past forms or the teacher can use a mixture. The
students supply the past form.
Put students into groups of five or six. Give each group a sentence to begin
their story. Going around in their circle, the students each add a sentence to
their story, using their verb. The stories may be serious or funny, but they
should make some sort of sense.
Example:
Starting sentence: Yesterday, I decided to go to the park.
Student 1: I saw an old man sitting on the bench.
Student 2: The old man was reading a newspaper.
Student 3: The newspaper fell off the bench when the old man got up.
After the groups have finished, they may repeat their stories for the class, write
their stories, or just end the activity in the groups.
2. Brainstorming
(What people like to do on vacation?)
Discover something new
take language, cooking or sailing lesson
join an archaeological dig
……………………………
Enjoy nature
go camping, hiking or fishing
relax at the beach
…………………………………….
Take an exciting trip
visit a foreign country
travel through their own country by car
…………………………………………..
Stay home
catch up on reading
fix up or redecorate the home
……………………..
Which of the activities above do you like to do on vacation? Check () the activities and add one of
your own.
Make a list of other activities you like to do on vacation. Then compare with a partner.
(New Interchange II- Unit 5- page 38)
3. Information gap
This speaking task is for students to ask
questions to find out what they can
from the others.
Student A's Information
Person’s name From Occupations Weekends Movies
1. Jill
(female)
doctor romance
2. professor Go
fishing
3. Janet Clevelan
d
action