A collection of classroom activities to develop learners' comprehensive speaking skills
Speaking skills consist of:
Content (what to say)Structure (which words to use and in what order)Delivery skills (how to say it)
This book provides material for speaking. Using this material, learners will: 1) think about content, 2) pay attention to structure, and 3) utilize delivery skills to convey their message to listeners.
By repeating these activities multiple times, speaking skills will steadily improve.
Key Features of This Book
1. Aims to improve comprehensive speaking skills!
Beyond grammatical and lexical accuracy, it also focuses on pausing techniques and maintaining eye contact.
2. The same activity ideas can be used at different levels!
For each activity, it provides sample speech at three levels: "Early Beginner," "Late Beginner," and "Intermediate and Above."
Goals are presented as "Be able to talk about..." so the same material can be used for activities in any level class.
3. Resolve concerns and questions with key points and Q&A!
Key points for conducting each activity are explained at each level.
Additionally, common questions and concerns teachers may have when conducting activities are addressed in a Q&A format.