Let's Talk: Improving English Speaking Skills

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Let's Talk 

Improving English Speaking Skills

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to confidently engage in English conversations with others on a variety of topics.

Warm-up

'Who is it?'

What questions could you ask? 

Speed dating

Talk about different topics

Every round you talk to someone else

Try to speak English

Help each other when there is a problem

Travel

What is the best place you ever travelled to? 

And why?

Finished real quick? Talk about the worst place.

Food

What is a typical dish in the place you live?

Do you like it? 

How do you prepare it?

Would you try the other person's dish? 

 Music

What is the biggest music hit at the moment for you?

And what is your favourite artist?

And why? 

Education

What is the most important subject at school? 

Why?

Is there anything

you wished they

would teach you

at school? 

Technology

How has technology changed your daily lives?

What do you think about new technology?

Work

What job you would like to have in the future?

Why? 

Would You Rather?

Pick a card from the stack

Read it out loud

Choose

Explain you choice

Debate

'Social media has a negative impact on young people.'

Why or why not?

What did you learn?

Role-play

In pairs, role-play a conversation between a customer and a salesperson in a clothing store.

Group Discussion

In groups of three, discuss the following question: 'What changes would you like to see in your community?'

Reflection

Reflect on your speaking skills during the lesson. What did you do well? What could you improve on?

Vocabulary Review

Review the vocabulary from the lesson with a partner.