How to teach speaking potx

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What is a good speaking lesson?
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Why are speaking tasks useful?
A good speaking lesson should…
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maximize students’ interaction
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provide students with enough language use
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create a real “english corner” for students
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…
Speaking tasks help…
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prepare for Ss real-life communication
situations
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provide feedback for T & Ss
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engage Ss to lessons
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Controlled oral practice
(Study)
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repetition / substitution drills
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read conversations / poems / passages aloud
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…

 to practice a specific bit of language
 to focus on accuracy
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Oral / speaking tasks
(Activate)
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role plays
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communication games
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discussion
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questionnaires
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…
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to perform a task by using spoken language
Before
During
After
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Lead-in
: stimulate learners’ interest;
provide them with ideas
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Language focus
: vocabulary,
pronunciation, connected speech,
language functions
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Speaking
task / tasks
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Transfer and language focus
: correction
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1. List your 5 most favorite singers.
2. List your 5 free-time activities.

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You’ve 1,000 bucks, what would you buy?
Why did you buy those items?

Scanner $100 Watch $100CD Player $200
Printer $200Copier $500MP3 $200
Computer $400 Camera $200 Phone $300
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Vietnam Facts:
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Population: 81.5 mil
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HCMC people: 4.9 mil
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GDP: $40 billion
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Software piracy: 92%
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Color TV/100 people: 40
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Rice made: 22 mil tons
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Rice eaten: 18 mil tons
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Receives 3
rd
highest aid
Thailand Facts:
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Population: 63 mil
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Bangkok people: 6.5 mil
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GDP: $143 billion
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Software piracy: 80%
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Color TV/100 people: 83
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Rice made: 18 mil tons
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Rice eaten: 9.5 mil tons
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Makes most rubber
(source: Economist)
Let’s add to the list!
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Roses are Red…
I am in love with a girl who is very attractive. She
doesn’t know how I feel. I have her address and

phone number, but i don’t know what to do? Should
I call her? I could send her some roses or
chocolates, but I can’t decide which is better. If I
send something, what should I write on the card?
Source: Headway
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1. Cluster ideas around a topic teaching methodoiogy
2. Investigate things, e.g. how do highschool students
learn English?
Speaking tasks …
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create an information gap
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give Ss choice of what to say & how to say it
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encourage Ss to give & receive feedback
When to correct?
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when focusing on accuracy
What to correct?
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pronunciation, word use, grammar
How to correct?
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direct correction, echoing, prompting, peer