Fundamentals
PPP
What does it stand for?
How can it be integrated into regular lessons?
Present -- Practice -- Produce
Used when teaching grammar and vocabulary
What makes a speaking task communicative? Can you give examples?
information gap
real-life context
meaningful exchange
What is controlled/ less controlled/ freer practice?
controlled practice - restricted, e.g. 'put the verbs in the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous'
less controlled - more steps to make, more options to choose from
freer practice - more options, more steps (e.g. text completion)
How should you stage a skills-based lesson? Which activities can we suggest at each stage?
Pre-/ While-/ Post stages
1. Lead-in/ setting a context
2. Comprehension tasks
3. Speaking/ Writing tasks
Come up with at least 3 examples of communicative tasks
Find someone who...
Class statistics
Gossip game
Board games
Role-plays, etc.
What extension can you suggest to a sentence completion task?
write one more sentence after the given one
texting activity
language upgrade, etc.
Key learner types. Why is it important to know them?
VAK
impulsive vs reflective
group vs individual
analytical/global, etc.
To make sure your lessons are effective
How would you stage the "Job interview" role-play?
set a context
set a task
preparation time
rehearsal/ maybe in L1?
first round---feedback
another go -- feedback
What sort of vocabulary extension can you suggest as a post-listening task?
word mining
lexical sets
write sentences with new vocab, etc.