Level 1. Autumn. Speaking Task 1

Speaking task 1 is an ‘interview’ in which two students talk to each other about a party they have planned. At some point in the ‘interview’ the students should invite each other to their parties.

It is up to you how you decide to set this up with your class, but there are probably two patterns to choose from:

PATTERN 1

An ‘interview’ pattern:

• invite partner to a party
• partner asks questions to get information about the party
• partner either accepts or declines the invitation

An example interview using this pattern (performed by Akihiro and Rena) is available on DVD. Here is a worksheet to help you set up the speaking task using this pattern:

Speaking Task 1. ‘Interview pattern’ worksheet (PDF)

Speaking Task 1. ‘Interview pattern’ worksheet (WORD .doc)

PATTERN 2

A hybrid prepared talk / interview pattern:

• tell partner about party plan
• partner asks some questions to get extra information
• invite partner to party, who then either accepts or declines the invitation

The DVD does not contain an example of this pattern, however, a worksheet to help set up the speaking task can be downloaded here:

Speaking Task 1. ‘Hybrid’ pattern worksheet (PDF)

Speaking Task 1. ‘Hybrid’ pattern worksheet (WORD .doc)

IMPORTANT POINT: The two patterns are quite different. If you plan to do the ‘hybrid’ pattern, you should not show the DVD to your students, as they will be very confused!