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      6 Activities
      Submitted by TE Editor on 21 February, 2008 - 08:30

      Debates, stories and information gaps

      Using differences between people to create real communication.

      Before you watch
      Which of these activities do you use with your students?

      • Role-play
      • Storytelling
      • Dialogue-building
      • Debate
      • Information gap

      Now watch the video and see which of these activities the teachers talk about.

       


      Reflection
      Do you think that all of the activities are suitable for your learners?

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      Average: 3.7 (76 votes)

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      mangay's picture
      mangay
      debates a major role in developing fluency
      Submitted on 25 February, 2010 - 06:38

      dear all,

                         this is dr.mangay and i admit that all the above mentioned activities are suitable for developing english fluency.particularly debates play a major role above all these activities which is raised as an issue in my blog "do debates play a major role in developing engish fluency".

      regards

      dr.mangay

      jcolmen's picture
      jcolmen
      Excellent video!
      Submitted on 14 September, 2010 - 16:11

      I appreciate BC's efforts to bring to us the teachers materials such as this video, where not only explanations are given, but also clear, real examples help illustrate what these fluency development activities should/could look like in any classroom. I teach a conversation class at a public university in Venezuela, where students' mother tongue is Spanish. I actually use the same debate, story-telling and gap-filling tasks (with the obvious, necessary adaptations to this particular context) and they work just as well. I wish many more people watched and learned from these videos.

      Kind regards.

      Jersus Colmenares López, Universidad del Táchira, Venezuela

      freedom2u's picture
      freedom2u
      why i cannot see the video
      Submitted on 28 October, 2011 - 12:37

      i want to know that why i cannot watch teaching speaking series.

      thanks in advanced for your consideration.

      yours,

      N.J.

      Rob Lewis's picture
      Rob Lewis
      TE Team
      Video
      Submitted on 29 October, 2011 - 08:26

      Hi N.J.

      Sorry about the problems you're having. The video seems OK here - can you see any image from the video, or do you just see 'black'. It would also be helpful if you can tell me what browser you're using.

      Thanks!

      Rob