Worksheet:

Fluency Activities
GOALS
Through the module on Fluency Activities you learn how to set up performance activities that
confirm the students’ learning goals, lesson by lesson. You become familiar with a range of
activities we use during the performance phases of a lesson.
WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONS (TWO OPTIONS)
This worksheet will help you internalize the key ideas and techniques. It is your ‘take-away’ from
the session. FOR BLENDED: Fill in this worksheet as you study the online module. Take the
worksheet to the Live Activation Session with your program facilitator. You will use and complete
the worksheet during the session. FOR FULL F2F: Use this worksheet during the sessions.

Why do we include lots of fluency activities in our lessons? How often (as a
minimum) should a fluency activity be set up in a lesson?

What variety of fluency activities possible? Note down all the types of activity that
you can think of.

How can we set up fluency activities to ensure that students are engaged and
speaking, not silent!

What are the GOLDEN RULES for providing feedback to students on their performance during
fluency activities? Choose the right answer each time.
Provide feedback and correction AFTER / DURING the fluency activity.
Start the feedback session by TALKING ABOUT MISTAKES / GIVING PRAISE.
ASK / DON’T ASK the students how they felt about their performance.
Go through EVERY / SELECTED mistakes.
As often as possible PROVIDE INSTRUCTOR-LED CORRECTION / ELICIT SELF-CORRECTION.

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Fluency activities are GOAL-ACHIEVEMENT activities in lessons. Read the example
lesson topics below and the student case studies. Note a good example of a
SPEAKING GOAL and a FLUENCY ACTIVITY that would suit each student.
Lesson Topic, Level & Suggested General Suggested Speaking Goal and Speaking
Student Case Study Lesson Goal Activity for this student

Topic: Travel (Level 5)
Ms. Watanabe is heading up
a project group to launch a
new product in the US. She
needs to communicate on a
business and social level with
business partners.
Discussing a trip Role Play: describe a journey to the business
“Describe a journey to partner you are sitting next to at the
restaurant.
business partners over
small talk in a Complications: describe the worst journey
you have ever had!
restaurant.”

Topic: Eating Out (L 3) Comparing

restaurants
Ms. Marini will assume the
role of Sales Manager for
her company’s new branch in
Toronto in one month’s time.
She will be responsible for
managing a staff of 5 sales
representatives and will
often meet with important
clients on an informal basis.
Topic: Daily Routine (L 1) Saying what you do
Mr. Valens will transfer to every day

Princeton (U.S.), and assume

role of Division Manager
where he will be required to
partake in meetings and
interact with local
management.

Choose one of the speaking activities you suggested above and note down what
should happen in each phase of the activity.
PREPARATION (Pre-
Task):

ENACTMENT (Task):

REVIEW (Post-Task):

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