Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
an EFL Class”
Ministry of Education
January 31, 2008
ICPNA San-Miguel
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Theoretical Presentation
• Set of questions
Why are Speaking Exercises Important
in EFL?
a) Pre-communicative stage
b) Practice Stage
What about
feedback and
reformulation?
During the pre-communicative stage,
Correct Ss if necessary
Prompt Ss if necessary (do it lexically)
Ban (monolingual) dictionaries
Aim for intelligibility
During the communicative interaction,
Communicative function
Fixed expressions
Target structure
Language of interaction
Putting it into practice
(Teacher or recorder)
Excuse me, Is there an ATM near
here?
(Chorus) Yes, there’s one behind the
the cathedral.
(S1) Yes, there’s one behind the
cathedral.
(S2) Yes, there’s one behind the
cathedral.
(S3) Yes, there’s one behind the
cathedral.
For more ideas visit:
http://www.developingteachers.com/tips/drills.htm
Chants
Giving directions
(Prepositions, Commands, and Classroom Vocabulary)
B: Listen A
B: Answer A
B: Give directions
A: Thank B
Bank Excuse me
Where I think
Corner Is there a?
Around here Thanks a lot
There’s one Ok
Picture and Word Cues
What happened?
Tourist: Excuse me
Pedestrian: Yes?
Tourist: Is there a movie theater near here?.
Pedestrian: Yes. There’s one on the corner of
Bloor Street West and Albany Avenue.
Tourist: Thanks a lot!.
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