Here you'll find our speaking-specific activities, tips, theory and techniques resources.

Activities

Modified partner interviews

• Level: Low intermediate or above

• Age Group: Secondary or University

• e-Learning Mode: Non-live

• # of Students: As many students as needed

Instructions:

Using speaking activities from course book (or creating your own) such as interviews or questionnaires instruct students to find a family member or friend that you can interview. If their family member doesn't speak English then call a friend. Using the prompts in the course book or from the teacher interview or discuss the points with that person for a prescribed amount of time making notes of their answers.

For reporting, have students submit an email or post with a summary of their discussion with possible sentence prompts provided by the teacher like "[my friend] and I agree that...", "Both of us think that...", "He/she feels that ..."

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Theory and Technique

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