Teaching speaking Teaching speaking vs teaching speaking vs teaching speaking

for the examfor the exam

Tatyana Kuznetsova, Tatyana Kuznetsova,

teacher-trainerteacher-trainer

To teach speaking is to teach learners toTo teach speaking is to teach learners to

Communicative language teachingCommunicative language teaching

DefinitionsDefinitions

• IntonationIntonation

• AppropriacyAppropriacy

• Connected speechConnected speech

• AccuracyAccuracy

• FluencyFluency

• Body languageBody language

• InteractionInteraction

• InferenceInference

Topic and task- based activitiesTopic and task- based activities

•What is a good topic?

•What questions could be suggested for the topic?

•A task is essentially goal-oriented and requires pair, group work to achieve the goal

DiscussionsDiscussions

DiscussionsDiscussions

Role playRole play

Stages in a Role-Play LessonStages in a Role-Play Lesson

Information DapInformation Dap

Information DapInformation Dap

BrainstormingBrainstorming

StorytellingStorytelling

InterviewsInterviews

Picture DescribingPicture Describing

How different is teaching for the exam?How different is teaching for the exam?

The students should demonstrate the abilityThe students should demonstrate the ability:• to speak at length• to initiate interaction• respond appropriately• react and take turns• produce coherent utterances• use accurate and appropriate grammar and

vocabulary• speak clearly

RFE(RFE(ОГЭ)ОГЭ) Task1(1.5-2 min.) Task1(1.5-2 min.)

Give a talk about foreign languages.

Remember to sayRemember to say:• Why it is useful to study foreign languages at

school.• How many languages you would like to speak,

what they would be.• What do you do to improve your English.

You have to talk for 1.5-2 minutes1.5-2 minutes.

The examiner will listen until you have finished.

Then he/she will ask you some questions.

RFE(RFE(ОГЭ)ОГЭ) Task2( 2-3 min.) Task2( 2-3 min.)

You play the part of a student in an international language school. The course is about to finish and you want to make a Power Point

presentation about your group.

You need to take some photos in class but you don’t have a camera.

On campus you see your classmate Barbara/Bob who has a very good camera.

• Ask your classmate to lend you his/her camera.• Ask your classmate’s questions about your school day in Russia.• Answer the questions about how young people in your city/town keep fit.• Reject the invitation to go to the cafeteria. Give an excuse.

You begin You begin the conversation.

The examiner will play the part of your classmate.

Remember to Remember to :• Mention all four aspects of the task.• Take an active part in the conversation and be polite.

• say which kind of life you’d prefer for wild animals

Problems with grammar and vocabularyProblems with grammar and vocabulary

• Grammar is taught throughout the course but a lot of mistakes are made in this area.

• Grammar is practised in separate sentences and considered as a system of tenses not taking into consideration other parts of speech.

• Words are learned separately not in context.

• Word formation is a problem.

Teaching speaking, Teaching speaking, Forward 11Forward 11

Teaching speaking, Teaching speaking, Forward 11Forward 11

TALO TAVI TASPTALO TAVI TASP

• Text as a linguistic object

( grammar and vocabulary)

• Text as a vehicle for information

( motivating, hope the students will read it)

• Text as springboard for production

NoticingNoticing

Engage-Activate-StudyEngage-Activate-Study

• Pictures arranged in certain way

• Similar pictures with a bit of difference

• Find someone who…

• Present for a famous person

• Five photos to win the prize

• A talk of a given topic or a person

• Balloon debate

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