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.

      Average: 3.8 (100 votes)

      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.

      Average: 4.3 (52 votes)

      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.

      Average: 3.4 (92 votes)

      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.

      Average: 3.7 (184 votes)

      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.

      Average: 4 (132 votes)

      Evaluating speaking - the IELTS speaking test

      This is the third in a series of articles looking at evaluating speaking.

      Average: 2.7 (263 votes)

      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.

      Average: 3.7 (47 votes)

      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.

      Average: 3.5 (82 votes)

      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.

      Average: 3.9 (61 votes)

      Speaking aids

      How would your Christmas feel without a Christmas tree or your birthday without a cake? How romantic would your romantic dinner be without candles?

      Average: 3.5 (39 votes)
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