Discussions and More
Oral Fluency Practice in the Classroom
2nd Edition
Published on 27. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-107-44275-7 (ISBN)
Description
An essential resource for teachers who want to provide learners with a varied range of successful experiences speaking English at different levels. Discussions and More is an invaluable resource for teachers who want to provide a varied range of successful speaking activities. This edition takes into account the changes in approaches to ELT over the last thirty years, containing updated versions of old favourites from Discussions that Work, but also a much greater range of oral fluency activities, from game-like activities to debates and presentations. The book includes many new activities for younger learners and lower-level learners, making it suitable for a wide range of teaching contexts. Activities are meaningful and motivating, require minimal preparation and result in high interaction.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
ELT/ESL
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-44275-7 (9781107442757)
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Book
01/1981
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction General principles Practical guidelines 1 Simpler, shorter activities 1.1 What's in my bag? 1.2 Guess the picture 1.3 Chants 1.4 Interrupt me! 1.5 Say things about a picture 1.6 Don't say yes or no 1.7 Talk for a minute 1.8 Doodles 1.9 Picture dictation 1.10 What am I doing? 1.11 Find things that ... 1.12 Find things in common 1.13 Dialogues 1.14 Pass it round 1.15 Connecting 1.16 Guess the list 1.17 True or false? 1.18 What's my job? 2 Activities of medium length and complexity 2.1 Find someone else 2.2 Make up a story 2.3 Use the chunk 2.4 Brainstorm associations 2.5 Uses of an object 2.6 Name them! 2.7 Odd one out 2.8 Picture differences 2.9 Compare pictures 2.10 What can you tell about them? 2.11 Interpret pictures 2.12 Interpret dialogues 2.13 Interviews 2.14 Classify 2.15 Characteristics 2.16 Rating 2.17 What would happen if... 2.18 Reader's theatre 3 Longer and more challenging activities 3.1 Explain the situation 3.2 Evidence 3.3 Alibi 3.4 Call a friend 3.5 Zoo plan 3.6 Dinner party 3.7 Survival 3.8 The most important qualities 3.9 Choosing candidates (1) 3.10 Choosing candidates (2) 3.11 Answering emails 3.12 Advice column 3.13 Presentations 3.14 Pecha Kucha 3.15 Debates 3.16 Balloon Debates 3.17 Surveys 3.18 Planning a project 3.19 Publicity campaigns Further recommended reading Index