Conversation Skills for the Young EFL Learner

1. Conversation Skills for the Young EFL Learner Sarah Coutts sarahcoutts@sen.go.kr www.smoeworkshopsources.wordpress.com

2. Formulaic Language

3. DOLCH SIGHT WORDS • Pre-Primer • Primer • First Grade • Second Grade • Third Grade

5. Chunks

6. Pronunciation /b/ /v/ /f/ /p/ /l/ /r/ /j/ /z/

8. Odd One Out

9. Phone Number

11. Tongue Twisters

12. Tongue Twister Race Spell New York: Knife and a fork, bottle and a cork, that is the way you spell New York I saw Susie: I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.

13. I have a date: I have a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late. Four furious friends: Four furious friends fought for the phone. Seven slick snails: Seven slick slimy snails, slowly sliding southward

14. Pile On for Fluency John runs. John runs away. John runs away from the wolf. John runs away, with his arms flying wildly, from the rabid wolf with sharp claws who is chasing him to eat him for dinner.

15. Dialogues

16. Spot the Difference

17. Intonation Fun Say “Hello” • to a friend  • to a friend you haven't seen for 3 years  • to a neighbor that you don't like  • to a 6 month old baby  • to someone on the phone when you're not sure if they are still on the other end 

18. Say “How are you?” • to someone you haven't seen for 20 years  • to someone who has recently lost a member of the family  • to someone who looks very sick  Say “Goodbye” • to a member of your family as they are getting on an airplane • to someone who has been annoying you • to a child starting his very first day at school

19. I Spy • I spy with my little eye, something beginning with….

20. ABC Catch Write the alphabet on the board. Throw a ball to someone and say a word begining with the letter A. This person must catch the ball, say a word begining with the letter B and then throw it to another person. This third person says a word begining with the leter C and so on.

21. Fairy Tale Board Game This activity is an excellent way to get students to use their imaginations while developing speaking skills Directions: 1. Take turns rolling the dice and moving the counters around the board. 2. Create a story of your own using the fairy tale characters provided on the squares.