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      Look at specific speaking skills, or broader issues such as motivation in our articles below.

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      Getting teenagers talking

      Getting teenagers to use English in class can provide a considerable challenge to most teachers. This article examines some of the reasons why it can be so difficult and makes some suggestions for overcoming these problems.
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      Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling

      Live storytelling is a spontaneous creative process which fires the imagination. The listener experiences and participates in the story creatively. If the storyteller allows, the listener can have a direct influence on the story as it unfolds.

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      Personalised speaking

      People spend a huge chunk of their everyday conversation time talking about themselves and the people they know, so the most natural thing in the world is for us to invite our students to do the same.
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      Group discussion skills

      Group discussions occur in many different formats – from very informal ones between friends to highly structured and challenging discussions included as part of a selection process.
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      Public speaking skills

      For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge.
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      Evaluating speaking - the IELTS speaking test

      This is the third in a series of articles looking at evaluating speaking.
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      Presenting business vocabulary to beginners

      Pre-selecting, grading and presenting business vocabulary - Is this the way forward?
      Traditionally curriculum developers and materials writers have assumed it would be worthwhile to make a selection out of a set of to-be-learned vocabulary items that they would then grade (which in effect means that some words would come before other words) before presenting them.

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      Evaluating speaking - Part 2

      This article is in three parts. The first part has already looked at what a speaker needs to be able to do to use spoken English as an effective form of communication.

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      Audio exchange project

      In my previous article, Video Exchange Project, I outlined how an exchange project can motivate teenage students by providing a context for real and meaningful communication.
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      Evaluating speaking

      This article looks at what a speaker needs to be able to do in order to use spoken English as an effective form of communication.
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      Evaluating speaking - Part 2

      This article is in three parts. The first part has already looked at what a speaker needs to be able to do to use spoken English as an effective form of communication.

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      Evaluating speaking - the IELTS speaking test

      This is the third in a series of articles looking at evaluating speaking.
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      Find the gap - increasing speaking in class

      The communicative approach to language learning stresses the need for meaningful communication, emphasising that if students have a genuine reason or motivation to talk then they will learn to use the language more effectively.

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      Increasing student interaction

      I have noticed in many of the classes I have taught that there can be a tendency for the learners to want to interact with me but less enthusiasm when it comes to interacting with each other.
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      Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling

      Live storytelling is a spontaneous creative process which fires the imagination. The listener experiences and participates in the story creatively. If the storyteller allows, the listener can have a direct influence on the story as it unfolds.

      4.11881

      Public speaking skills

      For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge.
      4.083335

      Audio exchange project

      In my previous article, Video Exchange Project, I outlined how an exchange project can motivate teenage students by providing a context for real and meaningful communication.
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      Role-play

      In this article I will outline several reasons for using role-play in the classroom and I will offer some tips for getting the most out of roleplay.

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      JacklineSmith
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      In addition to skills and ability, English level matters a lot. That's the first impression on...
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      chuaxadanho97
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      There are quite a lot of teaching materials on pronunciation. I often surf the internet and...
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      matbury
      Spain       		This is a nice summary with the pros and cons but I think those who are unfamiliar with TBLL would...
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