Speaking Activities for the Classroom
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Foods That are Unhealthy for You Another way to conduct simple student interviews is to take a list like this one and stand up and walk around and ask your classmates what foods they think are unhealthy and why they think that such foods are unhealthy. For example, Bologna is unhealthy because it is made of ground up leftover animal parts.
Chewing gum is unhealthy because it contains sugar which rots your teeth. Sausage
contains too much animal fat Alcohol
causes sclerosis of the liver
Eggs cause
cholesterol
Almost everything seems to be bad for you in one way or another. so the best thing to do is to practice moderation in all things and do no harm to yourself. 218
Hobbies and Pastimes Often, when we make conversation, we talk about our hobbies and pastimes. In the boxes below first, write down all the hobbies and pastimes you have practiced and enjoyed. Then, when you can’t think of any more stand-up and take this paper and ask/interview all the other members of the class who are standing until you have filled in as many boxes as absolutely possible. Note: Pastimes are defined as things that you enjoy doing when you have free time.
Collecting stamps Listening to the radio Working on motorcycle engines Watching TV Gardening Dancing Hiking in the mountains Sleeping Painting and drawing Shopping Cooking Swimming Sewing
You may find that you need to look in the dictionary to find out what your pastimes are called in English. Americans and Europeans seem to have more time for hobbies, so they take up things like bird-watching or train-spotting. 219
Household Chores Below is a key for the teacher, especially if he/she never does any housework. Get the students to take a piece of paper and write out the first few household
and interview the other class members or use a dictionary to find some more. You can treat this as a contest to see who can fill in all the boxes first. Then, get the winner read them out to check for correctness. If no one completes the list within the time limit, ask for examples from members of the class.
Doing the laundry Feeding the fish Doing the Ironing Bathing the dog Sweeping the floor Combing the cat mopping the floor Feeding the birds Taking out the garbage Painting the fence Cleaning the windows Repairing the toaster Gardening Replacing a light bulb Weeding the lawn Fixing a broken window Cutting the grass Adjusting the water pressure Trimming the hedge Clearing a blocked drainpipe Washing the dishes Spraying for insects Clearing the table Spraying with air cleaner Cleaning out the drawers Cleaning the air conditioner Clearing up the kitchen Fixing a leaky faucet Cleaning the bathroom Repairing a short circuit Cleaning out the refrigerator Replacing an air filter Vacuuming the carpets Cleaning out the oven Polishing the silver Cleaning the grill Shining the mirrors Varnishing the floors Washing the vegetables Cleaning the mirrors Doing the cooking Repairing the plumbing Sharpening knives Oiling squeaky hinges Shining the water faucets Raking the leaves Cleaning the sink Shoveling the snow Cleaning the bathtub Scraping the ice from the windows Replacing a washer Defrosting the freezer Cleaning the window screens Scrubbing the pots Watering the plants Scouring the frying pan
Who traditionally does more of the household chores, the man or the woman? 220
Annoyances and Irritations Write a list of things that you cannot tolerate, of things that you cannot stand :
Dripping water tap Grating gravel
Squeaking chalk on the board Screaming motorcycles
Barking dogs Screaming children
What Other Products Ought be Recycled? Batteries Spray cans
Silver paper Plastics Metal containers
Aluminum foil Cardboard boxes
Tin cans Things That You Would Not Want to Touch Snakes
Frogs
Toads Acids Radio active waste 221
Tell Some Things That People Collect. Stamps
Match books
Beer mats
Tell Some Things That People Throw Away Every Day. Tell Some Things People Could Do to Save the Environment. 222
Things You Do in Order To Be Able To... Write a list of things you could do to lose weight.
Go jogging every day and be sure that you work up a sweat.
Write a list of things you can do in order to be more beautiful. Washing your hair in beer makes it shine.
Write a list of things to do in order to become more popular. Learn to sing and play the guitar.
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Write a list of things you can do to live a long life.
Never drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes.
Write a list of things to do in order to please your partner.
Be a good listener and try to understand what he/she wants to say.
Write a list of things you can do to save money. Use a electric fan instead of an air conditioner.
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If You Were Head Of State For A Day, How Could You Help People? Put the students in a circle and give out this sheet and ask each one to write down five suggestions to the above question. Then, go around the circle and ask everyone for a suggestion. Nobody will be allowed to repeat an idea that has already been given before. This means the nearer we get to the end of the circle the harder it will be for the final few to think of a way they could do something of benefit to society. Friends should make suggestions if they can. Students should write down all the ideas and hand them in at the end.
It goes without saying that the teacher should correct grammar as people speak. 225
Good for Your health and Bad for Your Health Some things are good for you and some are not. As a full class activity, go around in a circle and have each student tell one thing that is good for you. Then, go around and have each one tell one thing that is bad for you.
Getting exercise is good for you Eating fast food is unhealthy Going jogging in the park Staying out all night getting no sleep Animal fats cause cholesterol. Taking drugs makes you addicted. MSG gives you headaches.
Some may have more than one suggestion. Class members should write down all the items in the list after the teacher has corrected any grammar mistakes.
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What Do You Do with Your Body Parts? In the following, draw an arrow to the matching word. . Eyes
wriggle Forehead shut Nose stretch Ankle wrinkle Toes pucker Shoulders point Legs bend Heels turn Eyebrow dig in Back cross elbow listen Lips shrug Finger twist Neck sniff Mouth squint
Ear raise
What Sounds Do Your Body Parts Make?
Knuckles wheeze Throat gasps
Lips sneezes Teeth
creak Tongue grind Mouth farts
Chest croaked Bones grumbles Nose clicks Arse smack Stomach crack lungs wheeze Think of all your body parts from head to toe and write a sentence for each part, containing at least a subject and a verb. Do this on a separate sheet, as this may not be information that you want to share with everyone. 227
What Do You Think About Before You Go To Sleep? Sometimes when we can’t get to sleep, we lie awake, with our minds wandering all over the place. We should be able to control our thoughts through concentration and meditation, but we cannot. Does that happen to you? In the spaces provided, first sit and write down some things that you think about before you go to sleep, and then, when you’ve run out of your own ideas, stand up and interview the other standing class members and fill in the empty boxes.
I worry about my grades and my GPA And if I’ll have to drop out of school
Whether I can trust my boyfriend to be true to me forever
Whether my best girlfriend is trying to steal my boyfriend for herself
When everyone is finished, the teacher can get some of the students to stand and read. 228
What Do You Dream About After You Go To Sleep? Everybody has dreams at night after they go to sleep. We don’t remember all of our dreams, but we remember some of them, especially recurring-dreams that we keep having over-and-over again. What are some of the things that you dream about? In the box provided in the left-hand column, write down at least one such dream. Then, stand up and walk around and get another classmate, working in pairs, to tell you his/her dream, which you should write down in note-form in the second column, because the TT is going to ask you to tell about the other person’s dream.
My friend’s dream
Just write out your dreams in informal language, the way they come to you. 229
Write a List of The Things That You are Most Proud of.
Write a list of the things that you fear the most.
Write a list of the ten things that you admire the most.
TT gets the SDS each to read out one of their sentences, correcting as they go. 230
Write a List of Sins You Ought Not To Commit Please express these ideas in full sentences. You shouldn’t kill any living thing or being. You ought not to take things that do not belong to you. You ought not to say anything that is not true.
The Christian Bible contains sentences like, “ Thou shall not kill.” “Thou shall not steal.” “Thou shall not commit adultery.”
Write a list of things that can make you lose your innocence. Use full sentences.
Write some bits of advice that grandmothers like to give to young girls.
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Old Traditions That We no Longer Follow
Thailand has some wonderful old traditions that make its culture well- respected. There are some traditions that people are starting to neglect and no longer so strictly follow. Can you give some examples?
Few women now bow three times at their husband’ feet before going to sleep.
Traditions Young People Still Choose to Follow There are still many old traditions that young Thais still choose to follow. Young people still respectfully “wai” persons who are older than themselves.
Very, Very Old Customs
Can you think of some very old customs that people no longer follow?
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Planning a Party You and your friends are going to have a big party for about thirty people. Divide up into groups of six, and each group should write down a list of anything or activity that cones to mind. Where? Who? Why? When? What to eat and drink?, etc., like : dress, games, music, drinks, decorations, invitations, seating, guest list, etc. It’s your party, so you work out the details :
Is there anything or anybody you have forgotten? Use your imagination to make this an unforgettable party. Money is no object because your parents are paying for everything. Get the groups to vote who has planned the best party.
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Plan Your Wedding-Day in Close-Detail Work in groups. Choose one friend and pretend she who is the one to be married. Use this piece of paper as a scratch sheet and just write down all the ideas that come to mind as people think of them. You can organize them later. At the end, the groups can compare notes and vote to decide which wedding plan is the best one. Write down every idea so you can read it out later:
Don’t forget the guest list and the venue. In America, couples often make a wish list of presents they would welcome as wedding gifts. Is this a good idea? |
