Integrated Skills

Student Talking Time

Hello everyone,
One of the biggest challenges for new teachers on CELTA or TEFL is keeping student talking time high and teacher talking time under control. I know when I started, I often found myself filling silences and doing too much of the talking.
In my latest video, I share ten speaking activities that I’ve used many times in my own classes and on CELTA. They’re practical, simple to set up, and they work across different lesson types.
If you’d like to watch the video. https://youtu.be/7BC0bwad0sw
I’d also be very interested to hear — what are your favourite speaking activities for getting learners engaged?
Thanks,
Fergus

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