How to teach speaking for A1and a 2 level students


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3. Try improv in English!
Improv, which is short for improvisation, is another fun way to practice speaking with a group of people or by yourself.
But what is improv? Improv is a kind of theatrical performance where there are no scripts or plans, and the “actors” have to invent everything as they go. 
It’s great for preparing your brain to talk to anyone, and I think it’s perfect for practicing your English speaking skills. 
But, to do improv the right way, five rules are important to know:

  1. Don’t deny: This means that when your improv partner says that their name is Sally and the scene is in a pet shop, you have to accept it instead of saying, “No, this is actually a bakery.”

  2. Don’t ask open-ended questions: You can’t ask your improv partner who they are or what they are doing there because it will usually kill the scene.

  3. Don’t try to be funny: Improv often has comedic moments, but when you try to be funny, it’s hard to stay in the moment of the scene and the story.

  4. You can look good if you make your partner look good: This rule helps to remind you that improv is collaborative and it’s not about one person showing off, but rather, working with others to create something.

  5. Tell a story: It’s not just about trying to think of strange things to say but to create a story for the audience.

Why am I telling you all these rules? Because if you think of improv as another kind of English game, these rules can help! And, again, improv works great in the classroom or out of it.
A great way to make it work for your English-speaking needs is to act out a situation that you might have to face in the future, like traveling to another country or attending a work conference.
Improv games
Improv games usually help the actors warm-up before they have to perform, but these games also work well for groups of English learners.
The rules for these games can help give you a guideline for playing them with friends or family, but you can always change the rules if you need to.
To make it work best for your English speaking practice, choose some expressions or phrases that you need to work on right now. Or, choose one tense that you want to practice and ask everyone to speak in that tense. There are lots of ways you can adapt these games to your English speaking practice.
Word at a time
Sit in a circle and choose a title such as “My Worst Trip,” or “A Day at the Beach.” Each player has to say one word at a time to tell a story based on the title, and it has to make sense!
Story Death
Players gather in a line, and one person acts as the “judge” who points at the players. When a judge points at a player, they have to tell the story, and if they get stuck, another character has to jump in. If anyone stops to think, the audience can shout “die,” and the person who stopped the story has to pretend they’re dying dramatically.
Hitchhiker
You need three chairs for this one, and three people to pretend that they’re in a car. One person acts as the driver. They begin the conversation, but a hitchhiker–a stranger who needs a ride–gets in the car. This person chooses a certain kind of character to act out when they get in the car, and the other people in the car have to try and match what they’re doing. But they have to copy the hitchhiker without knowing what the character is supposed to be. 
All the actors have to keep up the conversation until the driver leaves. Then everyone slides over and returns to their original character until another hitchhiker gets in the car.

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