vso} Essential Sharing skills Changing lives Speaking Skills A Handbook for English Language Teachers Joanna Baker » Heather WestrupContinuum vso ‘The Tower Building 370 Lexington Avenue 317 Pumey Bridge Road 11 York Road NewYork London London SE1 7NX NY 10017-6503 SW152PN ©Voluntary Service Overseas 2003 Any part of this book, including illustrations, may be copied, reproduced or adapted to meet local needs without permission from VSO or the publisher provided the parts reproduced are distributed free or at cost - not for profit - and the source acknowledged. For any reproduction with commercial ends, permission must first be obtained fromVSO and the publisher. The publisher and VSO would appreciate being senta copy of any materials in which text or illustrations have been used. First published by Continuum in 2003 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: }-8264-5844-0 (hardback) 0-8264-5845-9 (paperback) Illustrations by Dandi Palmer © VSO/Dandi Palmer ‘Typeset by Kenneth Burnley, Wirral, Cheshire Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, CornwallContents Acknowledgements Introduction: The Book and Its Readership vi 2. About Speaking 5 3. Some Possible Barriers to Communication and How to OvercomeThem 12 4, A Framework for English Lessons 18 5. Classroom Organization 24 6 Correcting during Speaking Activities 34 7. WhatTeaching Materials Can We Use? 38 8. Preparing for Speaking: Warmers 45, 9. Presenting New Language 56 10. Practising Speaking 67 11. The Production Phase: Speaking Fluently 90 12. Using aText as a Basis for Speaking Activities 107 13. Pronunciation 124 14. Testing Speaking Skills 144 15. Summary and Ways Forward 155 Index of Activities 157 VSO Books 165 Index 167