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Extended speaking is a type of speaking activity that involves learners speaking for longer periods of time and in a freer form than controlled speaking practice.

This article provides practical solutions to overcome the problems of monitoring speech in the classroom and ensure that we, as teachers, are providing valuable feedback to our learners to aid their communication skills.

How can we make speaking activities more engaging and enjoyable for our learners? By using simple speaking aids, we can support our learners and encourage them to speak more freely in class.

What is 'speaking' in the elementary level classroom?

Unit 2 looks at Rapport – the relationship between teachers and their learners.

Unit 7 looks at how we can effectively monitor our students while they are involved in speaking activities. 

Unit 1 is an introduction to the content of the complete Teaching Speaking series and includes videoclips from the other eight programmes in the series.

Unit 6 of Teaching Speaking looks at different activities that can be used to help learners improve their speaking skills such as debates and stories. 

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.