conference talk olomouc&prague august 2009

Sorry me not speak good English

Shaun Wilden – August 2009

1. Introduce yourself

2. Tell them about your summer holiday

3. (If money was no object), where would you go on holiday? Why?

Turn to a person next to you - preferably someone in the row in front or behind you

What are the tasks?

Remember I said TASKS not parts

Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions

Part 2: Three TasksDescribe a picture

Compare Two picturesPersonalised Question

Part 3: Tasks set by schoolSpeak on your own

Speak with the interlocutor

http://www.novamaturita.cz/sqlcache/Anglicky_jazyk_zakladni.pdf

Part 4: One TaskSpeak on your own

Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay)

Part 1: One Task Answer personal questions

Part 2: Three TasksDescribe a picture

Compare Two picturesPersonalised Question

Part 3: Tasks set by schoolSpeak on your own

Speak with the interlocutor

http://www.novamaturita.cz/sqlcache/Anglicky_jazyk_zakladni.pdf

Part 4: One TaskSpeak on your own

Speak with the interlocutor (roleplay)

What do students need to do in an exam?

- be able to talk about themselves - show knowledge about a topic- express opinions on a topic- be able to describe and compare pictures

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

- listen, interpret and respond

Which means:

- Having to listen and answer effectively- Having the necessary words and / or techniques if you don’t know the word

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

- Knowing how to structure a monologue- Knowing how to take turns, show interest and negotiate

Personalization • Explicitly needed in tasks 1 and 2 • Implicitly needed in the other tasks

• 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

How does a coursebook help?

Built in personalisation questions from the start of the book :

e.g. Headway Intermediate

How does a coursebook help?

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?

e.g. Headway Intermediate

Taken from Headway Maturita Edition

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

Dealing with pictures

On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a

hat and coat and in his mouth he have er nevim, co to je, jak se to řekne anglicky….

In or On the picture? In the picture

On the picture, in middle there is a man, he wears a

hat and coat and in his mouth he have er nevim co to je, jak

se to řekne Anglicky….

InX

the

he wears

PrepositionsPresent Continuous

Dealing with the unknown

Having the necessary words and / or techniques if you don’t know the word

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

flyswat

Describe

Compare

Language for comparison would include:

Both pictures show….In picture 1 there is…BUT in picture 2….

Describe

Compare

Five Activities

1.Find the similarities2.Describe and draw3.Find things that remind you of,

that you don’t like, like etc4.Create a back story5.The five senses6.Who, what, why, where, when,

how

1. Find things that remind you of, that you don’t like, like etc

2. Create a back story 3. The five senses4. Who, what, why, where, when, how

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?

Knowing how to structure a monologue

Mothers feel close to their sonsFather 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)

Roleplays – Parts 3 and 4

-listen and respond-initiate -make suggestions-negotiate -agree (or disagree)-show interest-turn take

1. Teach the language students need for picture (prepositions, tenses)

2. When using coursebook material encourage students to give a personal view and / or relate it to something Czech.

3. Encourage pairwork - it gets students used to turn taking, making eye contact, showing interest, etc

4. Don’t over correct – remember most exams are not about being 100% accurate, conveying the message is what counts.

5. 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.

Shaun’s 5 tips:

Thank you for listening

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