Promoting oral interaction

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Promoting oral interaction
Presenter Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School
(AM) Ms Christine LAU christinelau_at_emb.gov.hk 2158
-4926 Facilitator School-based Curriculum
Development (Primary) Section Joyce
YIP joyceyip_at_emb.gov.hk 2158-4925 19 Nov 2005
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Problems encountered
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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.

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Oral practice Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary
School P.2 April 2004
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Controlled practice (pair work)
Set 6A
A Lets go to Tsuen Wan Park. B OK. A Are you
free on Saturday afternoon? B No, Im sorry Im
not. A Are you free on Sunday afternoon? B
Yes, I am. A Good. Lets meet at half past
one. B OK. Lets meet at Parkn Shop.
Parkn Shop
Source of Parkn Shop logo http//www.parknshop.c
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Semi-controlled practice (pair work)
Set 6B
A Lets go to . . . B OK. A Are you free on
. . . ? B No, Im sorry Im not. A Are you
free on . . . ? B Yes, I am. A Good. Lets
meet at . . . B OK. Lets meet at . . .
Tsuen Wan Park
Parkn Shop
Source of Parkn Shop logo http//www.parknshop.c
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Speaking task (pair work)
A Lets . . . B OK. A Are you free on . .
. ? B No, Im sorry Im not. A Are you free
on . . . ? B Yes, I am. A Good. Lets meet
at . . . B OK. Lets meet at . . .
(What to do or where to go?)
(Where and when to meet?)
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Oral assessment Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary
School P.2 June 2004
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Part 1 Reading aloud
The very hungry caterpillar Im 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. Im full. Do you think
Im crazy?
Part 2 Picture description
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Part 3 Pair work
A Lets go shopping. B ... A Are you free on
Saturday afternoon? B A Are you free on
Sunday morning? B A Good. Lets meet at two
oclock. B
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Oral practice Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary
School P.3 November 2004
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Speaking task Buying birthday presents
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Using a flow diagram to show the logical sequence
of the dialogue
Lets buy ...
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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

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Oral practice SKH Chu Oi Primary School (Lei Muk
Shue) P.4 October 2005
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Working out the flow of the dialogue
Re-organizing the contents
Revisiting previous knowledge
Integrating different forms and functions
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Providing authentic information for discussion
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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.
Discussing the main ideas with students
PRICE A Lets 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 Its twenty dollars
fifty. A How much is milk chocolate? B Its
nine dollars eighty. C Which one is more
expensive? D Fruit and nut milk chocolate is
more expensive 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? BLets
buy fruit and nut milk chocolate. Because its
heavier and more delicious. Its more crunchy
too.
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Preparing students for the speaking task
Language input Vocabulary sentence structures
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Free practice Presentation by the average
students
Lets buy some drinks. Which one would you like
to buy, lemon coke or skame milk? How much is a
can of lemon coke? Its nine dollars fifty. How
much is skame milk skimmed milk? Its 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. Its
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? Lets buy lemon coke because its more
delicious.
Immediate feedback to students skame milk
skimmed milk twenty dollars and thirty six -gt
two hundred and thirty six ml
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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 -gt
  semi-controlled -gt 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