Essential Speaking Skills,9780826458445

Essential Speaking Skills

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780826458445
ISBN10: 0826458440
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-03-26
Publisher(s): Continuum
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Summary

Practical and easy to use, Essential Speaking Skills is the definitive guide to teaching speaking to students of English as a second or additional language. Brimming with invaluable advice on teaching approaches and practical classroom ideas and learning activities, the handbook is specifically designed for teachers who teach large classes with very few resources. The clear explanations and the activities are suited to both new and experienced teachers of English, and can be used in junior and senior secondary school classrooms and for adult learners.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction: The Book and Its Readership
1(4)
About Speaking
5(7)
Some Possible Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome Them
12(6)
A Framework for English Lessons
18(6)
Classroom Organization
24(10)
Correcting during Speaking Activities
34(4)
What Teaching Materials Can We Use?
38(7)
Preparing for Speaking: Warmers
45(11)
Presenting New Language
56(11)
Practising Speaking
67(23)
The Production Phase: Speaking Fluently
90(17)
Using a Text as a Basis for Speaking Activities
107(17)
Pronunciation
124(20)
Testing Speaking Skills
144(11)
Summary and Ways Forward
155(2)
Index of Activities 157(8)
VSO Books 165(2)
Index 167

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