COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES

Some communicative activities for teaching speaking, along with examples:

1. Role-play
 Aims: To practice, entertain, and get students to produce authentic English.
 Example: a role-play scenario about shopping
Sarah: Hey Mike, going shopping this weekend?
Mike: Yeah, need some clothes for the party.
Sarah: Me too! Hope we find some good stuff.
Mike: Last time, there were a lot of deals.
Sarah: Did you buy a lot?
Mike: Some jeans and shirts. Need a jacket still.
Sarah: Heard there's a lot at the downtown store.
Mike: Let's check it out tomorrow.
Sarah: Cool, let's go!
2. Discussion / Debate Activity
 Aims : to enhance students' communication skills by encouraging them to express
opinions, think critically, and communicate ideas effectively in English.
 Example: Debate topic "Should children help their parents with household
chores?
Step 1. Divide the class into two groups: those in favor and those against.
Step 2. Each group selects a character to represent their stance and presents their
group's position.
Step 3. The chosen characters present reasons and examples to support their
viewpoint.
Step 4. Facilitate a debate where characters interact, defend their perspectives, and
engage in discussions.
Step 5. Encourage students to consider various factors and viewpoints while
discussing the topic.
3. Opinion Sharing Activity
 Aims: To encourage students to express their personal preferences, feelings, and
attitudes on a given topic.
 Example: "Two Truths and a Lie" activity where students take turns sharing two
true statements and one false statement about themselves, and their partner/group
must guess which statement is the lie.

4. A reasoning gap activity

 Aims: To enhance students' inference and deduction skills by deriving new
information from given data and recognizing patterns or relationships.
 Example: Ask Ss to reduce a recipe based on a list of ingredients provided,
aiming to enhance students' inference and deduction skills by deriving new
information
from given data.

5. A Prepared Talk
 Aims: To enhance students' presentation skills, encourage independent research
and critical thinking, and foster confidence in public speaking.
 Example: "Exploring the Benefits of Volunteering in the Community":
Step 1. Ask students to have prepared ideas about the topic before the lesson.
Step 2 calls a few friends to present their prepared ideas
Step 3. Give feedback and comments if any.
6 Storytelling
 For example: Give students a picture and ask them to create a story around it,
including the characters, setting, and plot developments.
7. Interview:.
 For example: Pair students up and give each pair a topic, such as a hobby or
favorite travel experience. They take turns interviewing each other, asking
questions and practicing active listening skills.