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Hi again
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MarionG
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Hi again
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Hello dear people at ESLp,
I �ve been away for the summer (visiting my native Holland) so if I missed any birthdays or other important events, please don �t take my lack of response personally.. Good to see ESLp is active and vibrant as always, good to read all your posts again,
Marion |
22 Aug 2011
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douglas
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Welcome back Marion! I hope you enjoyed your vacation.
Douglas |
22 Aug 2011
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maryse pey�
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Hi dear,
welcome back !
 Maryse. |
22 Aug 2011
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GIOVANNI
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Welcome back Marion. Hope you had a great time! |
22 Aug 2011
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mariannina
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Hi Marion, it �s so nice to see you back "home"!
 Mariannina |
22 Aug 2011
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MarionG
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Thank you, good to see you all. I always feel akward coming back �home � after having spent a lot of time in Holland (hence the new flag :)
Thoughts of work are slowly returning and I decided I want to focus this year on conversational skills. Any ideas how to get students to speak English? I am having trouble especially with the young beginners, the ones with a very (read: VERY) limited vocabulary.
How do I get them to use what they do know, how do I take away the giggly shyness etc..
All ideas welcome... |
22 Aug 2011
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Zora
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Welcome back Marion!
In answer to your conversational problem. I have a kids picture dictionary. (you know the kind with a picture of a bedroom, for example, and then the objects in that room have the words beside them) And with this dictionary, I get them to tell me what the girl looks like, what is she wearing, what can you see in the room, where are the things, how many whatever, etc...
I use this with adults and kids allike. They can use vocabulary they already know as well as new vocabulary without feeling too silly because it�s often in front of them.
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22 Aug 2011
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mariannina
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Storytelling is my favourite, with big pictures and repeated words and sentences. I agree with you though...it �s a hard work to get them to speak English, but I sometimes succeed
Ciao |
22 Aug 2011
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elderberrywine
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nice to see you again, Marion, I was wondering about the flag!
Have a good start into your school year.
Two weeks to go for me ....
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22 Aug 2011
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MarionG
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Thanks for the suggestions on getting beginners to speak. I also have them describe pictures like you explained, Zora. They seem to be OK as long as we stay with the pre-agreed structure ("In the room there is/are...") but is seems very hard to get them to use sentences of their own or add a little beyond the �drill � structure.
Mariannina, could you explain how exactly you use story telling to make students speak? Do you make them repeat after you or do you ask questions about the story?
Elderberrywine, Weren �t you in, what was it again, Turkmenistan? |
23 Aug 2011
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