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Articles on speaking Look at specific speaking skills, or broader issues such as motivation in our articles below. |
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Getting teenagers talkingGetting 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 storytellingLive 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 speakingPeople 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 skillsGroup 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 skillsFor 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. |
Evaluating speaking - the IELTS speaking testThis is the third in a series of articles looking at evaluating speaking. |
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Presenting business vocabulary to beginnersPre-selecting, grading and presenting business vocabulary - Is this the way forward? |
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Evaluating speaking - Part 2This 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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Student presentationsIn this article I would like to give you a few tips and some advice on what I've learned from helping students prepare and deliver presentations. |
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Teaching speaking skills 1'I can understand my teacher's English, but when I speak to 'real people' I can't understand them'. This is a comment I'm sure many teachers have heard. |
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Teaching speaking skills 2 - overcoming classroom problemsThis article is written for teachers with large classes of students who have encountered some of the following or similar problems during speaking activities in their classroom. |
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Video exchange projectGetting teenagers to speak English can prove a challenge to many teachers. One way is to provide a context for real and meaningful communication. |
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Speaking aidsHow would your Christmas feel without a Christmas tree or your birthday without a cake? How romantic would your romantic dinner be without candles? |
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Evaluating speaking - Part 2This 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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Personalised speakingPeople 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. |
Evaluating speaking - the IELTS speaking testThis is the third in a series of articles looking at evaluating speaking. |
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