All Group Work articles – Page 66

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    The wedding party

    A speaking mingle activity with emphasis on oral fluency; students practise making small talk at a wedding, share secrets and do some gossiping.

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    Using OK

    Raising students' awareness of the uses of 'OK' as a discourse marker. Students find out the disputed etymology of 'OK' and practise using it as a discourse marker.

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    Learning languages

    A questionnaire and interview activity. Students interview each other and discuss languages. They then self assess what they can do orally in English.

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    The world's funniest joke

    The use of present tenses when telling a joke in English; pausing and rhythm in pronunciation.

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    Exploring space

    The following activities are all connected to the theme of space and space travel.

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    Divorce

    A discussion class where students decide who gets what in a divorce, then discuss issues around divorce.

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    Dramatic dialogues

    Using dialogues to practise intonation, functions and structures.

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    Culture shock

    Students discuss how adaptable they are and then learn about the different stages of culture shock.

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    Crying

    Students discuss what makes them cry and attitudes towards crying. They then 'tell' each other a short article about crying.

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    The deck of conversations

    A speaking lesson plan with Kings, Queens and Jokers.

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    Censored

    Students role-play a discussion about censorship on a television talk show.

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    Castaway students

    Students practice oral fluency by talking about uses for everyday objects in a difficult situation.

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    The deck of business conversations

    A speaking lesson plan with Kings, Queens and Jokers. Can be used for non-business classes but very good for small business groups and one-to-one.

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    Speaking Games: The Christmas Stocking Board Game

    Get your students in the Christmas spirit and help them improve their oral fluency with Lindsay Clandfield’s fun & festive board game.

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    Blackout

    A speaking activity with emphasis on oral fluency; students role-play a series of mobile phone calls that all take place during a blackout in New York.

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    The attack of the clones

    A discussion activity in which students read and re-tell short articles and then exchange opinions about the ethics of cloning.

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    Asking questions

    An oral interview speaking class for practising: short answers, the present simple, verb to be, can, future (going to); Numbers and letters; basic vocabulary.

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    Amnesty

    New president offers amnesty. Who will be released?

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    Drama activities

    Six drama activities for the ELT and ESOL classroom.

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    First Day: First lesson speaking activities

    Download these quick and engaging activities that can be used to encourage speaking in the first classes of a course or school year.