Extra Extra! Secondary students 

can communicate in English

Brian Engquist – APPI 2015, Lisbon

Teenagers’ Ways of Communicating Today

Speaking is a cooking process

Speaking in the classroom

Speaking Activities

How can

 we mak

e them 

work?

Let’s move on!

How can we make them work?

Example #1

A Reason to Listen

The USA

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The USA

DIY: A country Food

People

Geography

Monuments

Music

Flag

Sports …

What can you tell me about

your country?

Example #2

Memory and Speaking

Memorize it!

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Previously, in class…

Pyramid: Student A

Pyramid: Student B

DIY: protect the planet

International Green Conference

1 min.

Use 7 words from the unit

Example #3

Scaffolded Speaking

Home Sweet Home

Example #3 (Home Sweet Home)

…R: I can’t stand moving house. I never want to see another cardboard box again!A: Your new house is really cool.R: Thanks, Ash.E: What’s your bedroom like?R: It’s a bit small, but that’s OK. There’s a space for a chest of drawers and a little desk for my computer. Anyway, I prefer spending time in the garden.E: What’s behind that door?R: The living room. It’s got a big door out to the patio.A: Let’s go out there now. It’s a lovely dayT: Hang on! Let’s show Ruby the town first.R: I’d like that. What’s the town like?E: It’s very big, but it’s quite nice.A: Come on, then. Let’s go!

Example #3 (Who lives there?)

New Vocabulary Vocab from unit Describing

Dubbing

Assessing speaking

Let the SS evaluate themselves!

Yes/No Explain

1. Did I speak with different people?

2. Did I use a good pronunciation? 3. Did I use the grammar from the unit?

4. Did I use vocabulary from the unit?

5. Did I respect my partners’ turn?

6. Did I learn something from my partners?

Rubric (Example)

Conclusions

Thank you

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