V6 speaking tips and tricks

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

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tips and tricks

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Presentatie

Statement

Small Talk

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introduction

give a summary about your article

give your opinion about the article/defend your statement

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personal question(s)

Tip 1

Als je het woord niet meer weet; beschrijf het.

Describe the word: Netflix

Describe ALL the steps you have to take to make pancakes

Tip 

Ga nooit terug naar het Nederlands; ze zullen je in de meeste gevallen niet snappen.

zeg "I don't know how to describe/explain"...

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Tips to Improve Fluency

• Think aloud
• Start speaking, then think about what you are going to say
• Fill silence
• Send the turn back
• Use words from your language, then explain them
• Use vague language

Think Aloud

• I really don't know what to say...
• I was following the question until....
• I really don't know where to start
• What part of the question should I answer first...?

Start speaking....then think

• In my limited experience....
• Off the top of my head...
• The first thing that springs to mind....
• From my point of view....

personal questions

- try to answer in a longer sentence

- you don't have to tell the truth, but be careful for follow-up questions

- give examples if you can 

- try to keep talking as long as you can

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Do you believe in life after death?

What is something that you are very good at?

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task: challenge your classmate's idea ( in a nice way)

2 minutes

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task

discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having free public transport in Europe

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task:

persuade your classmate to study abroad for a year