FACILITATING SPEAKING TASKS Presented by COMMON TACTICS Provide more language input Elicit more clues Personalize the contents Reduce the workload Adapt instructions Combine tasks Rearrange tasks PROVIDE MORE LANGUAGE INPUT Revise old vocabulary and structures Unit 4 – Education – Task 3: revise structures to talk about similarities and differences Provide words and expressions Unit 7 – Economic reforms – Task 2: what verbs to be used with each content ELICIT MORE CLUES Make students talk about specific things Unit 6: Future job – Task 2: What do you like/ don’t like about each job Salary: how much is high enough? Location: home town or a far-away city? Unit 8: Life in the future – Task 2: Predictions about the future Developments of science and technology: people landing on Mars; talking robots, intelligent house, etc. PERSONALIZE THE CONTENTS Bring out students’ previous knowledge Make teaching contents age-specific Utilize students’ imagination Unit 16 – Asean – Task 2: What else do you know about these countries? Unit 7 – Economic Reforms – Task 2: What changes do you want to see in school? Unit 8: Life in the Future – Task 2: Allow students to make wild predictions REDUCE THE WORKLOAD Unit 7 – Economic Reforms – Task 2 Each group is in charge of one field only Group 1: Ministry of Education Group 2: Ministry of Health Group 3: Ministry of Agriculture ADAPT INSTRUCTIONS Adapt instructions = Make it easier to understand Unit 15 – Woman in Society – Task 2: Read and respond = What do you think of…? Adapt instructions = Adjust requirements Unit 1 – Home Life – Task 1 REARRANGE TASKS Move from easier task to more challenging task Unit 2 – Cultural Diversity – Do Task 2 & 3 before Task 1 COMBINE TASKS Unit 11 – Books – Task 1 + 3, Task 2 + 4 . challenging task Unit 2 – Cultural Diversity – Do Task 2 & 3 before Task 1 COMBINE TASKS Unit 11 – Books – Task 1 + 3, Task 2 + 4 . imagination Unit 16 – Asean – Task 2: What else do you know about these countries? Unit 7 – Economic Reforms – Task 2: What changes do you want to see