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      An Effective Way for Practising Speaking
      Submitted by nagmso on 22 November, 2008 - 18:51
      I advise my colleagues to use debates as a good policy to allow EFL students practicse speaking. Topics can be selected from daily activities and day-to-day speeches and talks.
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      Rania Jabr
      Practising speaking
      Submitted on 23 November, 2008 - 13:00
      I use questionnairs or surveys. After students fill those out, we as a group discuss common answers and analyze opinions and responses. The net is full of sites that have tons of simple surveys or questionnairs that can be personal and of interest to our students. I choose ones that are personable and of interest to our students to encourage them to talk. An added value is that they think and put their thoughts in writing first, then when the time comes to talk, they are less inhibited and more willing to contribute to the discussion. No one is put on the spot. They have their answers somewhat ready. Rania
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      NikPeachey
      Video Speaking Activities
      Submitted on 25 November, 2008 - 13:41
      There's a really nice website called Big Think http://www.bigthink.com/ where prominent thinkers from around the world (mostly the US though) post their opinions on various topics. Students can then vote on whether they agree, but can also video a response using a webcam and upload it to the site. Getting students to use their speaking to really communicate like this, and to watch and listen to themselves can be very motivating for them.   The level of language on Big Think is quite high, but you could use the concept with your students to get them to record their own opinions and vote and reply to each other's opinions. The videos could go on a class blog or just store them on a hard drive.   Best
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      girishseshamani
      SPEAKING
      Submitted on 9 October, 2009 - 13:30

      Speaking by itself can be made very intersting and dynamic. You can have lot of variants in speaking activities itself.

      You can put students in pairs and ask them to introduce their partner. Give the whole class around 5 minutes to get to know each other. After this they need to come out and introduce their partner to the class. Make it clear to the students that they can talk about whatever they want to,  as in, their family background, likes and dislikes, hobbies, their role model, favorite channels, favorite artiste, about their friends, the places they would like to visit and so on.

      Make your students sit in a circle and tell them they need to make a story. One student is allowed to speak ony one sentence. He can then call out the name of any student who has to continue from where the first student stopped. Tell your students to make the story as creative and as mad a possible.

      Ask students to select any topic of their choice. Give them a minute to think. They should start speaking after that and go on for atleast 2 minutes. Ensure that no student notes down anything on paper.

      All the best.

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      Irinka81
      For young learners I think
      Submitted on 10 October, 2009 - 15:58

      For young learners I think the best and most effective way of practising speaking is chain drills. But also I use board and card games that I invent myself. It works very productive!!!