Presenter:
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School (AM)
Ms Christine LAU
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christinelau@emb.gov.hk
2158-4926
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Facilitator:
School-based Curriculum Development (Primary) Section
Joyce YIP
joyceyip@emb.gov.hk
2158-4925
19 Nov 2005
Problems encountered
Lack of vocabulary
Inappropriate expressions
Lack of confidence
Failing to take turns
Speaking skills for KS1 (CG pp.69-70)
Participate effectively in an oral interaction
 Open an interaction by eliciting a response
 Maintain an interaction by using single words
and formulaic expressions to acknowledge,
agree and disagree, ask questions and reply
 Close an interaction by using simple formulaic
expressions, e.g. Good-bye.
Oral practice
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School
P.2
April 2004
Controlled practice (pair work)
A: Let’s go to Tsuen Wan Park.
B: OK.
A: Are you free on Saturday afternoon?
B: No, I’m sorry I’m not.
A: Are you free on Sunday afternoon?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Good. Let’s meet at half past one.
B: OK. Let’s meet at Park’n Shop.
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B
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B
Set 6A
Sat
Sun
am pm am pm
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Park’n Shop
Source of Park’n Shop logo: http://www.parknshop.com
Set 6B
Semi-controlled practice (pair work)
A: Let’s go to . . .
B: OK.
A: Are you free on . . . ?
B: No, I’m sorry I’m not.
A: Are you free on . . . ?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Good. Let’s meet at . . .
B: OK. Let’s meet at . . .
A
B
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B
Tsuen Wan Park
Sat
Sun
am pm am pm
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Park’n Shop
Source of Park’n Shop logo: http://www.parknshop.com
Speaking task (pair work)
A: Let’s . . .
B: OK.
A: Are you free on . . . ?
B: No, I’m sorry I’m not.
A: Are you free on . . . ?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Good. Let’s meet at . . .
B: OK. Let’s meet at . . .
A
B
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B
Sat
Sun
am pm am pm
(What to do or
where to go?)
(Where and when
to meet?)
Oral assessment
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School
P.2
June 2004
Part 1: Reading aloud
The very hungry caterpillar
I’m a very hungry caterpillar. On Monday I eat
one apple. On Tuesday I eat two pears. On
Wednesday I eat three plums. On Thursday I
eat four strawberries. On Friday I eat five
oranges. I’m full. Do you think I’m crazy?
Part 2: Picture description
Part 3: Pair work
A: Let’s go shopping.
B: ...
A: Are you free on Saturday afternoon?
B: …
A: Are you free on Sunday morning?
B: …
A: Good. Let’s meet at two o’clock.
B: …
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B
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B
Sat
Sun
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Oral practice
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School
P.3
November 2004
Speaking task: Buying birthday presents
Let’s buy ...
Why do we buy …?
Using a flow diagram to show
the logical sequence of the
dialogue
Where do we …
(Any reasonable
answer)
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Can we buy …?
We buy…
Let’s go to …
Why?
Because …
How much…?
…
Good idea!
We can’t buy …
Speaking skills for KS2 (CG, pp.71-72)
Participate effectively in an oral interaction
 Open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking
questions or providing information on a topic
 Maintain an interaction by
 asking and responding to others’ opinions
 Acknowledging, agreeing or disagreeing, asking
questions, replying, adding or giving examples and
explaining, using formulaic expressions where
appropriate
 Close an interaction by giving reasons
Oral practice
SKH Chu Oi Primary School (Lei Muk Shue)
P.4
October 2005
Working out the flow of the dialogue
Re-organizing the contents
Integrating different
forms and functions
Revisiting previous
knowledge
Providing authentic information for discussion
Discussing the
main ideas
with students
PRICE
A: Let’s buy some chocolate.
B: Which one would you like to
buy, fruit and nut milk
chocolate or milk chocolate?
C: How much is fruit and nut
milk chocolate ?
D: It’s twenty dollars fifty.
A: How much is milk chocolate?
B: It’s nine dollars eighty.
C: Which one is more
expensive?
D: Fruit and nut milk chocolate
is more expensive than milk
chocolate.
WEIGHT
A: How heavy is fruit and nut milk
chocolate ?
B: Its weight is 250g.
C: How heavy is milk chocolate?
D: Its weight is 69g.
A: Which one is heavier?
B: Fruit and nut milk chocolate is
heavier than milk chocolate.
OTHER INFORMATION
A: Which one is more delicious (heavier
/ creamier / more delicious / more
crunchy)?
B: Fruit and nut milk chocolate is more
delicious.
DECISION MAKING
A: What should we buy?
B:Let’s buy fruit and nut milk chocolate.
Because it’s heavier and more delicious.
It’s more crunchy too.
Preparing students for the speaking task
Language input: Vocabulary + sentence structures
Controlled practice (group work)
Worksheets (individual assignment)
Semi-controlled practice (group work)
Live demo (by teacher and students) + feedback
Free practice (group work) + cue cards + realia
Free practice: Presentation by the average students
Immediate feedback to students:
skame milk… skimmed milk
twenty dollars and thirty six ->
two hundred and thirty six ml
Let’s buy some drinks.
Which one would you like to buy, lemon coke
or skame milk?
How much is a can of lemon coke?
It’s nine dollars fifty.
How much is skame milk… skimmed milk?
It’s six dollars seventy.
Which one is more expensive?
Lemon coke is more expensive than skimmed
milk.
Which one… how heavy is lemon coke?
Its weight is three hundred and thirty… three
hundred and fifty five ml.
How heavy is a can of… a carton of skimmed
milk?
Its weight is twenty dollars and thirty six.
Excuse me. It’s two hundred and thirty six ml.
Which one is heavier?
Lemon coke is heavier than skame milk…
skimmed milk.
Which one is more delicious?
Lemon coke is more delicious.
What sh… what should we buy?
Let’s buy lemon coke because it’s more
delicious.
Our “practical wisdom” for promoting oral interaction
 Working out the flow of the dialogue (re-organizing the
contents, using flow diagrams to show the logical sequence &
identifying the main ideas)
 Providing sufficient language input: Vocabulary and sentence
patterns (revisiting previous knowledge & integrating different
forms and functions)
 Providing sufficient oral practice: Controlled -> semi-controlled
-> free
 Designing authentic speaking tasks for free practice
 Providing immediate feedback through live demonstration
 Providing support materials: Realia, word cards, picture cards
and cue cards