Slides from the speaking session

1. The Speaking Gym

6. Accuracy or fluency? What is the best way for students to become fluent?

9. Principles of a speaking activity Interesting Topic Preparation time Clear and Achievable Task Sensible Groups Effective Feedback Language Feedback Learner Training

10. Managing Conversation Participate – Take part as a person not just as a teacher Engage – Show genuine interest in the people in the room Model – Show how conversations can begin Prompt - By inviting people to say more Comment – By pausing the conversation to highlight something that is proving difficult Nudge - By guiding conversation that takes the learner into more challenging areas Teaching Unplugged by Meddings and Thornbury DELTA Publishing

14. Pleasure Agreement Surprise Sympathy

20. 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….

24. Who? Why? What? Which? How (long /many /much)? When? Is / Are there? Where?

25. Accuracy Fluency Scaffold Vocabulary

26. Interesting Topic Preparation time Clear and Achievable Task Participate – Take part as a person not just as a teacher Engage – Show genuine interest in the people in the room Model – Show how conversations can begin

27. Personally I am a: Trypanophobic Cynophobic And I have a small fear of flying www.phobialist.com What are you phobic of?

28. Think about what your colleagues said…. How did they tell you about their phobia?

29. What are typical phobias? Make a list of typical phobias Now think of 3 unusual ones

30. Speaking - Accuracy Speaking - Prediction Speaking -Retell Speaking - Personalisation

32. Thank you for listening Enjoy your coffee 