This is a description of the first Speaking Task for Level 1 Eigo II A.

Level 1 Eigo IIA Speaking Task 1 Overview + Worksheets

Speaking task 1 is a pair interview in which students talk about what they did during the summer vacation. An example conversation (performed by 2 ELP teachers) can be found on the Level 1 DVD, and on the Resources web site. This worksheet can be used with the video, and may be useful in preparing your students for the task.

Worksheet (includes Teacher’s Notes): Task 1 DVD Worksheet

This is a PowerPoint quiz that might be fun to do while your students are preparing for Speaking Task 1. It consists of 15 examples of statements / questions, each containing a common grammatical mistake. Suggested use is as a fun warmer, prior to a practice session.

There are 2 versions of the quiz:

• With inline answers (Question ~ Answer // Question ~ Answer, etc)
• With all answers at the end (Question / Question // Answer / Answer, etc)

Suggested lesson plans

Inline answer version (Fast pace)

1. Put students into groups.
2. Show question #1.
3. Students discuss, and call out corrected sentence.
4. Award a point, and go on to next question.
5. After quiz, distribute handout showing all corrected sentences.

All answers at the end version (Slower pace, may take a long time)

1. Put students into groups.
2. Distribute one answer sheet per group.
3. Show question #1.
4. Students discuss and write corrected sentence.
5. Show next question.
6. At end of quiz, groups exchange answer papers.
7. Show answer slides.
8. Groups check another group’s answers.
9. After quiz, distribute handout showing all corrected sentences.

Files

PowerPoint.zip

Keynote.zip (Keynote (Mac) versions of same slideshow.)

Answer sheet (PDF)

Handout showing all corrected sentences. (PDF)

This interview activity can be used in the first class to help students get to know each other.

In addition, it can be used:
- with Unit 1a (p.3)
- to help with note taking skills
- to prepare for speaking test 1
- to help with basic writing skills

Feel free to add / delete questions and encourage the students to add their own examples.
The materials include the interview sheet and some instructions for the teacher.
Level 2 interview sheet
Level 2 interview sheet (teachers’ notes)

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!

This doc is aimed to be used as a running dictation to set up one way of doing Speaking Task 1.
L2SpeakingTask1.pdf

Here’s a more entertaining version of the Level 2 Speaking Task. It should only take 1 class to set up and then as many lessons as you want to give students to write, rehearse and refine their presentations.
TV Show Speaking Task 1

Mini Talk

The same ‘demo’ movie that is included on the DVD can also be seen here, on the Resources site.

It will soon be time to introduce the first speaking task to your level 1 classes. Showing the ‘demo’ movie on the DVD is probably the best way to get started, and the first part of this worksheet consists of a series of sentences about the format of the Mini Talk. This is a cloze activity: students fill the gaps by reading the on-screen text explanations on the DVD. (Obviously a good idea to freeze the DVD on each ‘slide’ of on-screen text.)

The second part of the worksheet contains 2 blank mind-maps for students to start writing down some ideas.

Mini Talk. ‘Getting started’ worksheet.

Once your students understand the task, and after they have brainstormed some ideas, they will probably want to know how they will be graded. This worksheet explains how the grade will be decided, along with some useful tips.

Mini Talk. How to get a good grade

As the first assessed Speaking Task looms before us, I have taken the liberty of putting together an alternate task. There is a great range of teaching styles and class chemistry across all of the sections of Level 2, so we may need several structures to complete the assessed speaking task.

Read on for more details Continue reading →

As this is a Listening and Speaking course, it is important that students be able to communicate with each other in a in a meaningful English exchange using language covered from the text Let’s Talk 1. Since ability levels may differ from class to class throughout level 2, we have provided different testing scenarios and rubrics for teachers to chose from in order to best evaluate their classes.

Teacher Notes [pdf]
Student Notes [pdf]
Student Prep. Worksheet {pdf}
Assessment Rubric [pdf]
Speaking Task 1 Script [pdf}
Speaking Task 1 Script Cloze [pdf]
Speaking Task 1 Script A [pdf]
Speaking Task 1 Script B [pdf]

Download all Level 2 Speaking Task 1 Files as Word documents

These documents are also available on Shared Files and in the Red Binders at PFC and Machida Campuses.