Speaking Unplugged - 30 Activities for 1-1 English Classes
30 speaking activities for adult 1-1 English classes that require little or no preparation.
Introduction
Like many teachers - I suspect - I used to turn up to my one-to-one classes with a pile of worksheets under my arm. The worst thing that can happen in a one-to-one class is running out of materials, I thought.
And then one day, a private student told me he didn’t enjoy my classes because he felt I was just giving him a series of worksheets to complete.
What he really wanted to do was develop hiscommunicative competence - become a more fluent, versatile, adaptable and confident communicator in English. He looked at the worksheets - exercises written for practising thepresent perfect, adjective & preposition combinations - and said:“These exercises - I can do them and home and check the answers myself.”
Since that fateful class, I changed my approach and ‘unplugged’ my one-to-one lessons.
Speaking Unplugged contains 30 fun and engaging activities that your adult learners will love.
30 Unplugged Activities for One-to-One Classes
1. Know the teacher
2. The Question Generator
3. Two-minute talks
4. TED Talks
5. Gimme the short version!
6. It’s a deal
7. The Yes/No Game
8. Every Picture Tells a Story
9. Liar, Liar! Excuses, Excuses!
10. If only things had been different...
11. Dear teacher, I need your help
12. The Audition
13. A Story before Bedtime
14. Can I have a few minutes of your time, please?
15. Thinking outside of the Box
16. Playing Devil’s Advocate
17. Celebrity Interviews
18. I’m on the phone!
19. The Elevator Pitch
20. The Dinner Party Challenge
21. The Balloon Debate
22. And the Oscar goes to.....
23. Automatic Exclamation
24. Phrasal Verb Swap
25. Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
26. If I Ruled the World
27. Resolving Disputes
28. To Do List
29. Company Policy
30. You’re the Teacher
A 44-page PDF ebook