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7 Assignment: 5-minute Speaking Activity

At my future lessons, I want to use Think-Pair-Share activity, a collaborative learning strategy.
At the end of this activity, the students will be able:
- to ask/answer questions on the topic “Small towns are better places to live than big ones”;
- to use relevant vocabulary while describing the advantages and disadvantages of small and big towns;
- to present his/her ideas with classmates in 2-3 minutes.
The aim of this activity is to give the students the opportunity to feel more comfortable sharing their
thoughts; to motivate learners by providing social interaction and the opportunity to be active; to supports
students at different levels; to improve students' speaking and listening skills.
The steps of the activity:
1. Think: The teacher poses a statement “Small towns are better places to live than big ones” and instructs
students to think about their ideas or responses for about 1 minute.
2. Pair: The teacher pairs students randomly and gives pairs approximately 2-3 minutes to discuss their ideas
or responses.
3. Share: Students stop talking and return their attention to the teacher and whole group. Then the pairs are
given the opportunity to briefly share their ideas with the rest of class.
The teacher can circulate and listen to the way students ask each other questions and answer them. The
teachers can take notes in order to correct the common mistakes he/she noticed while walking around the
room or while students. While observing thinking through students’ explanations and dialog the teacher may
also make sure all students are participating in discussions. The teacher may also ask the students to
comment on each other’s responses and argue and support their claims with evidence using relevant
vocabulary. This will also help the teacher to compare class discussion before and after the use of think-pair-
share.