Speaking booklet Part1

partner without showing it to them. 
The other person needs to draw it, 
and should ask questions or clarifica
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tions as necessary.
Give the students a topic. This could be something you have covered at a recent lesson, 
or a topic taken from a LanguageCert speaking exam, part 4, at their level (e.g. An 
amazing journey). You start telling a story on that topic, but stop after a few sentences, 
and leave the story hanging with a cohesive device. The next student needs to attempt 
to continue the story for a few more sentences, leaving it incomplete again using a 
different linker this time. The next student will have to continue from there, following 
the same pattern. This will make students think of cohesive devices, and sometimes 
even try to think of using the ones they would use the least, to make it more challenging 
for the next person! This activity can also work in pairs. You may choose to support your 
students by showing them a list of linkers that they could use.

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Teachers and most students like lists, especially ones with cohesive devices and linkers. 
Take such a list and turn it into a bingo cards to use during speaking activities. Students 
complete the speaking activity in pairs, with one person speaking on a topic and the 
other ticking the box, if the linker was used appropriately. A di
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erent version of this 
could be with students having di
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erent bingo cards with di
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erent linkers to tick while 
one person is presenting a topic. You can make your own bingo cards or use a free bingo 
card generator for fancier results, which you could also personalise to match the topic 
the students will be talking about.
Debates: Give each student a piece of paper with “agree” written on one side and 
“disagree” on the other side. Show them or read aloud a controversial statement, and 
have each student hold up their paper showing the “agree” or “disagree” side depending 
on their opinion. Choose one student from each side to explain their position and