1. DEVELOPING SPEAKING
LESSON PLANS
PANPACIFIC UNIVERSITY NORTH PHILIPPINES
URDANETA CITY
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE SCHOOL
Lecturer:
MARLY IBARRA VILLACRUSIS
Professor:
DR. MA. MARTHA MANNETTE A. MADRID

2. An effective lesson plan is
the backbone of our repertoire as a
teacher. We want a lesson that motivates
our pupils, provides useful and
necessary language practice and helps
students practice their English skills. The
more organized a teacher is, the more
effective the lesson and writing daily
lesson plans is a huge part of being
an organized teacher.

3. Steps in creating
topnotch lesson
plans

4. Before you can create
an effective lesson you first need
to determine your main topic for
the lesson. Anything that students
need to learn to communicate
effectively in English can be the
main topic of the lesson.

5. The next step is developing a
direction towards attaining the objectives. You
need to decide on how to teach the content
according to the levels and needs of the
learners. You also need to control how you use
your time in the classroom. Effective teachers
must plan for the productive use of classroom
time. The more effective English lesson plan
will incorporate student activities. This is where
the students practice the main topic of the
lesson and use what they learned.

6. Finally, there should be some kind of
feedback to determine if the lesson has
deficiencies. Feedback will assist the
teacher in finding out if the students have
met the lesson plan objectives.
Evaluations can range from the formal
such as quizzes to the informal like one-on-
one evaluation.

7. How To Develop Speaking
Skills in Speaking Lessons?

8. To develop this skill, the
students need intensive practice.
Speaking practice is usually done in
pair & group work.

9. Class activities for
developing speaking skills
in speaking lessons

10. DISCUSSION
This is said to be next to lecture. The leader
provides the group with the information
needed for effective decision making and
helps all persons in the study group to
participate in the discussion. It is effective
when students go beyond the yes and no
answers. Good discussions starters can be
WHY, HOW, EXPLAIN and EXPLAIN
FURTHER.

11. DIFFERENT DISCUSSION METHODS

12. 1. Circle Response – in a circular seating arrangement. The
leader asks a question or requests an opinion from each
person in the group. This can be a great learner’s attention
catcher to get participation from all.
2. Small Group Discussion- Divide the class into groups. Ask
the learners to discuss specific questions in their small
groups. Each group should designate a leader and a
secretary. Have them report a summary of their discussion to
the larger group.
3. Discussion with Listening Teams- Small groups are
selected to listen to a presentation from a particular point of
view. Discussion by the entire group should follow.
4. Lyrics Study – Provide lyrics of a song and discuss those in
light of the study material. Obviously, the song chosen should
be related to the lesson.

13. 5. Problem solving – Formal discussion approach that
facilitates the systematic treatment of a problem that is
significant to the group. The discussion should center on how
to solve the problem presented.
6. Remembering – Ask the class to retell a story they have
just read. Then discuss what they remembered and what they
forgot.
7. Word Association- Say one word based on the lesson
discussed. Have the students respond with the first word that
pops into their minds. Upon hearing the word, discuss that
word.
8. Word Study- Give each small group a word to examine in
the lesson, then discuss their findings.

14. ROLE PLAY
Students pretend they are in various
contexts and have a variety of social roles. In
role play activities, the teacher gives
information to the learners. This is also a
form of a dialogue. Students may be asked to
play different roles in the form of drama. This
exercise will encourage the students to speak
in real life situation. This is an improvise
scenario based on the story’s lesson.

15. SIMULATIONS
Very similar to role plays but what
makes it different from role plays is
that they are more elaborate.
Students can bring items to the class
to create a realistic environment.

16. INFORMATION GAP
Students are supposed to be working
in pairs. One student will have the
information that other partner does
not have and the partners will share
the information.

17. BRAINSTORMING
Is asking the learners to say out loud different ideas
they can think of about a topic, word or thing. This is
the technique for generating new and useful ideas. It
promotes creative thinking. It can be a problem
solving method in which group members are led to
suggest as many solutions as they can. The good
characteristics of brainstorming is that the students
are not criticized for their ideas so students will be
open to sharing new ideas.

18. STORYTELLING
Is the art of telling and retelling what
happened in real or imaginary events.
Students can briefly summarize a tale or
story they heard from somebody
beforehand or may create their own
stories to tell their classmates. This
fosters creative thinking.

19. INTERVIEWS
This is a method where facts and
opinions are shared by a resource person
in response to questions. Conducting
interviews with people gives students a
chance to practice their speaking ability
not only in class but also outside and
helps becoming socialized.

20. STORY COMPLETION
For this activity, a teacher starts to tell a
story, but after a few sentences, he/she
stops narrating. Then, each student
starts to narrate from the point where
the previous one stopped.

21. CLASS REPORTING
Before coming to class, students are asked to
read a newspaper or magazine and, in class,
they report to their friends what they find as
the most interesting news. Students can also
talk about whether they have experienced
anything worth telling their friends in their daily
lives before class.

22. PLAYING CARDS
In this game, students should form
groups of four. Each suit will represent a
topic.
For instance:
• Diamonds: Earning money
• Hearts: Love and relationships
• Spades: An unforgettable memory
• Clubs: Best teacher

23. PICTURE
SEQUENCING/NARRATING
Students are asked to tell the
story taking place in the
sequential pictures by paying
attention to the criteria provided
by the teacher as a rubric.

24. PICTURE DESCRIBING
For this activity students can form groups and
each group is given a different picture.•
Students discuss the picture with their groups,
then a spokesperson for each group describes
the picture to the whole class.• This activity
fosters the creativity and imagination of the
learners as well as their public speaking skills.

25. FIND THE DIFFERENCE
For this activity students can work in
pairs and each couple is given two
different pictures, for example, picture of
boys playing football and another picture
of girls playing tennis.• Students in pairs
discuss the similarities and/or differences
in the pictures.

26. Suggestions for Teachers in
Teaching Speaking

27. • Provide maximum opportunity to students to speak the target
language by providing a rich environment that contains
collaborative work, authentic materials and tasks, and shared
knowledge.
• Try to involve each student in every speaking activity; for this
aim, practice different ways of student participation.
• Reduce teacher speaking time in class while increasing
student speaking time. Step back and observe students.
• Indicate positive signs when commenting on a students’
response.
• Ask eliciting questions such as "What do you mean? How did
you reach that conclusion?" in order to prompt students to
speak more.
• Provide written feedback like "Your presentation was really
great. It was a good job. I really appreciated your efforts in
preparing the materials and efficient use of your voice…"

28. • Do not correct student’s pronunciation mistakes very
often while they are speaking. Correction should not
distract student from his or her speech.
• Involve speaking activities not only in class but also
out of class; contact parents and other people who can
help.
• Circulate around classroom to ensure that students
are on the right track and see whether they need your
help while they work in groups or pairs.
• Provide the vocabulary beforehand that students
need in speaking activities.
• Diagnose problems faced by students who have
difficulty in expressing themselves in the target
language and provide more opportunities to practice
the spoken language.

29. CONCLUSION:
Teaching speaking is a very important part of
English language learning. The ability to communicate in a
English language clearly and efficiently contributes to the
success of the learner in school and success later in
every phase of life. Therefore, it is essential that language
teachers’ pay great attention to teaching speaking. Rather
than leading students to pure memorization, providing a
rich environment where meaningful communication takes
place is desired. With this aim, various speaking activities
such as those listed above can contribute a great deal to
students in developing basic interactive skills necessary
for life. These activities make students more active in the
learning process and at the same time make their learning
more meaningful and fun for them.