Gold Miner: PPT-Assisted Speaking Activity

Set-ups

Teacher selects topics, designs questions, and puts them into the Gold Miner PPT.

The example PPT below contains a set of speaking questions. You can adapt them to suit your lesson content.

Procedure

Stage 1:

1. Teacher puts students into pairs.
2. Teacher chooses a nugget on the PPT and shows students the question.
3. Teacher gives students 30 seconds to prepare.
4. Students take turns to answer the question and give feedback to their partner.
5. Teacher monitors and gives feedback.

Stage 2:

1. Teacher divides the class into 4 teams.
2. Teacher asks one student from each team to choose a diamond on the PPT and shows them their questions.
   Teacher gives students 30 seconds to prepare.
3. Teacher invites one student from each team to answer the question and directs other students to focus on different aspects of the answer (e.g. structure, linking words, examples, etc.).
4. Teacher elicits feedback from students and provides their own suggestions.

Stage 3:

1. Teacher chooses a box on the PPT and shows students the question.
2. Teacher gives students 30 seconds to prepare.
3. Teacher randomly invites one student to answer the question and asks other students to focus on different aspects of the answer.
4. Teacher elicits feedback from students and gives their own suggestions.

Download

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