Fifty Ways to Teach Speaking

Fifty ideas--plus one bonus--to help your students become proficient English speakers. Topics include ice breakers; warm-ups, fillers, and games; integrated skills activities; focused practice activities; and tips to make activities more effective.Teaching English as a second or foreign language is full of challenges: How do you hold students' interest? How do you ensure that they get enough practice to really learn? The "Fifty Ways to Teach" series gives you a variety of drills, games, techniques, methods, and ideas to help your students master English. Most of the ideas can be used for both beginning and advanced classes. Many require little to no preparation or special materials. The ideas can be used with any textbook, or without a textbook at all. These short, practical guides aim to make your teaching life easier, and your students' lives more rewarding and successful.