1st Feedback Sheet - stage 5

1. Did your partner seem interested in your story?
Did he / she ask you any questions or use any phrases or sounds to show that he / she was interested? - such as 'Really?', 'Yeah?' or 'How interesting.'

2. Did you show your partner that you were interested in his / her story?
How did you do it?

3. Did you have any problems telling your story?
In which parts?
What did you do to help yourself when it was difficult? - repeat yourself, say 'erm' or 'well'.
Could you have done something else?

1. Listen again to the recording you have been working on and listen now in particular for the techniques people use to help themselves while they're speaking. Tick the phrases you hear.

What I did was..
Well, erm, in fact................
And then, erm, …..
So, then, he, …..
Well, anyway, ……….
One of the most memorable moments in my life was when ………..
Yeah, as I was saying,......
So, in fact, we ………..
But, I do remember one thing that struck
me was ……….
The most surprising thing was ………..
What was interesting, was,…….

2. How often do you use expressions like these when you are speaking with a partner in class? Are there any other expressions that you use?

3. Expressions like these help to give you time to think and make you sound much more like a native speaker.

4. Don't forget to try to use these expressions in your conversation from now on. If you already use some of them learn a few more so that you have a wider variety to choose from!

1. Listen again to the recording you have been working on and listen now in particular for the techniques people use to keep the conversation going. Tick the phrases you hear.

Yeah?
First time?
And did that work?
How was that?
So what did you do then?
God!
Do you think you'll do it again?
I'm sure...
How did you feel when...?

2. How often do you use expressions like these when you are speaking with a partner in class? Are there any other expressions that you use? What other things can you do in order to make your partner think that you are interested in what they are telling you?

3. Expressions like these involve the other speaker(s) in the discussion and make it sound much more like the type of conversation which native speakers would produce.

4. Don't forget to try to use these expressions in your conversation from now on. If you already use some of them learn a few more so that you have a wider variety to choose from!

Listening Prediction & Task Sheet
- stage 6

How do you think these words and pictures are connected to make a story?
Work with your partner and predict the story.

Czechoslovakia - a rose -1988 - a five-year old son - a half-brother - 1968 - 2 little girls - Russian tanks - London mum

Now listen and check your predictions.

Task Sheet for Observers
- stage 13

Listen to your partners and make a note of what they say.
Pay attention to:

Ways of showing that they are interested:

Ways of helping themselves if they find it difficult to tell their story:

Last Feedback Sheet
- stage 14

Think of what you've done in this lesson.

1. Did you tell your story better the 1st or 2nd time?
Why?

2. Did you use any phrases or ask any questions to show your partner that you were interested?
Did it help him / her to speak more?

3. Do you think using phrases and questions like these is useful in English?
Is it different to Spanish?

Tell your partner what you think.