These are my slides from my conference sessions in Prague and Olomouc 27th and 28th May

1. Sorry me not speak good English Shaun Wilden – August 2009

2. Turn to a person next to you - preferably someone in the row in front or behind you 1. Introduce yourself 2. Tell them about your summer holiday 3. (If money was no object), where would you go on holiday? Why?

6. What are the tasks? Remember I said TASKS not parts 

7. Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions Part 2: Three Tasks Describe a picture Compare Two pictures Personalised Question Part 3: Tasks set by school Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor Part 4: One Task Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay) http://www.novamaturita.cz/sqlcache/Anglicky_jazyk_zakladni.pdf

8. Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions Part 2: Three Tasks Describe a picture Compare Two pictures Personalised Question Part 3: Tasks set by school Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor Part 4: One Task Speak on your own Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay) http://www.novamaturita.cz/sqlcache/Anglicky_jazyk_zakladni.pdf

10. show knowledge about a topic

11. express opinions on a topic

12. be able to describe and compare pictures

13. take part in a communicative task i.e. role play, agreeing on a decision

15. Having the language to describe and compare pictures (on the left, both pictures are)

16. Knowing how to structure a monologue

18. Implicitly needed in the other tasks

19. Encourage students: - to listen carefully and not give a memorized answer - to express their opinions - to say what they think - to say how something applies to them - build in pairwork so all speak - always encourage them to say why - don’t ignore personalisation tasks in the coursebook

20. How does a coursebook help? e.g. Headway Intermediate Built in personalisation questions from the start of the book :

21. How does a coursebook help? e.g. Headway Intermediate Built in personalisation questions from the start of the book : - Do you have a social conscience? - Sherlock homes is probably the most famous detective in the world of English Literature, what do you know about him? - Work with a partner, what is your favourite day of the week, why? - Do you think the Earth will continue to get warmer?

22. Taken from Headway Maturita Edition

23. Dealing with pictures We can’t teach everything about every picture in the world but we can teach coping strategies and how to structure an answer

24. Dealing with pictures On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a hat and coat and in his mouth he have ernevim, co to je, jak se to řekneanglicky….

25. In the picture In or On the picture?

26. In the On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a hat and coat and in his mouth he have ernevim co to je, jak se to řekneAnglicky…. X he wears Prepositions Present Continuous Dealing with the unknown

27. Having the necessary words and / or techniques if you don’t know the word flyswat 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…. Page 85 Headway

28. Describe Compare

29. Language for comparison would include: Both pictures show…. In picture 1 there is…BUT in picture 2….

30. Describe Compare

31. Five Activities Find the similarities Describe and draw Find things that remind you of, that you don’t like, like etc Create a back story The five senses Who, what, why, where, when, how

32. Find things that remind you of, that you don’t like, like etc Create a back story The five senses Who, what, why, where, when, how

33. Knowing how to structure a monologue My most treasured possession Tell your partner what your most treasured possession is Listen to these three talking about their possessions. What are their most treasured possessions?

34. Mothers feel close to their sons Father feel close to their daughters (Headway page 53) Choose three crimes that you think are the most serious. Tell the class which crimes you have chosen and why? (maturita solutions page 85)

36. agree (or disagree)

37. show interest

42. Shaun’s 5 tips: Teach the language students need for picture (prepositions, tenses) When using coursebook material encourage students to give a personal view and / or relate it to something Czech. Encourage pairwork - it gets students used to turn taking, making eye contact, showing interest, etc Don’t over correct – remember most exams are not about being 100% accurate, conveying the message is what counts. Spend a few minutes each lesson on speaking - even if it’s the not main aim of the lesson as I have shown, it’s easy to add speaking to any lesson.

43. Thank you for listening shaunwilden.wordpress.com shaunwilden@gmail.com