Nurul Syazwani Husin (G1011782) Siti Fairuz Kawid

Materials for practising oral skills in the classroom. For types of materials for interaction skills:
Communication games
Simulations Information-gap activities

Project-based activities

Described in terms of the actions which the participants have to perform in order to complete the task. Example:
Describe and Draw Describe and Arrange

Find the Difference

Ask the Right Question

One student describes a picture and the others draw it This tests the students ability of speaking and listening.

One student describes a structure and the others reconstruct it. The students can also be given pictures to describe and arrange the sequence This usually being done in small groups where the students need to describe a series of pictures and create a story according to the sequence

Two students each have a picture which are slightly different from the other. Without seeing the others picture, they have to find the difference by asking questions and describing the pictures

A student takes a card on which a word is printed. He or she has to elicit just that word from the others by asking few questions as possible.

Complete It Whats My Country? Charade Game

Mimic real life situations as closely as possible. For example, if you have a group of doctors learning English as a Second Language, and they need to practice in a 'real life' context, you would set up a simulated situation in a hospital or health centre in which the doctors have to meet 'patients' and diagnose their problem, and give treatment or prescription

Activity which involves decision-making, in which the participants may act as themselves or in social roles. It is not performed for an audience, and the participants work together within the constraints of the imaginary setting

Simulations do not as a category provide any basis for predicting the kinds of language skills that learners will use; it depends what kind of simulation is being considered.

Role play Retelling Stories Two Minutes Debate One Question Survey Keyword Dialogue Find the Differences Guessing the Mime

Simulation Do not specify the role a person has to play Task is given which requires participants to resolve a problem of some kind using their own life experience and character

Role Play Involves participants to 'act' in a given role Can be very simple dialogues, often used to practice a recently taught language item

Simulations can be very complex, and are Role-play is very much akin to acting in a used widely in management training play. Do have to be carefully planned, and follow on from language and skills work which prepare the event.

Involve more participants

Is Describe and Draw different from Describe and Arrange? Can you give more example of oral activities that can be done in LOW PROFICIENCY class?

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