Teaching Speaking

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First Day: First lesson speaking activities

The following are five quick activities that can be used to encourage speaking in first classes of a course or school year. 

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Drama activities

Six drama activities for the ELT and ESOL classroom.

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Dramatic dialogues

Using dialogues to practise intonation, functions and structures.

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Using OK

Raising students' awareness of the uses of 'OK' as a discourse marker. Students find out the disputed etymology of 'OK' and practise using it as a discourse marker.

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Get out of the classroom 2

Ideas for outdoor lessons which will have an element of English in them.

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Get out of the classroom 1

Ideas for outdoor lessons which will have an element of English in them.

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Grammar and vocabulary: What is Standard English?

A discussion and explanation on the concept of Standard English.

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Grammar and vocabulary: What is Standard English?: Part 1

In the first part of this discussion and explanation on the concept of Standard English, Tim Bowen focuses on British English.

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Grammar and vocabulary: What is Standard English?: Part 2

In the second part of this discussion and explanation on the concept of Standard English, Tim Bowen focuses on American English.

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Grammar and vocabulary: What is Standard English?: Part 3

In the third part of this discussion and explanation on the concept of Standard English, Tim Bowen focuses on International English.