免費英文講義｜英文老師備課 A2-B1 口說活動包

Lesson Overview 課程重點

This free teacher resource helps English teachers run low-preparation speaking activities for A2-B1 learners.

The lesson includes three readings, vocabulary, classroom instruction dialogs, reusable activity cards, speaking practice, quiz questions and an answer key.

The material is original classroom content informed by pair work, information gap and classroom interaction sources.

Reading 1 | Give Students Time to Think

In many English classes, the teacher asks a question and only one or two students answer. Other students may know the answer, but they need more time. Some students are afraid of making mistakes in front of the whole class.

Think-Pair-Share is a simple way to help. First, students think alone for thirty seconds. Next, they talk with a partner. Finally, some students share their ideas with the class. This short routine gives quiet students a safer first step.

The teacher can make the routine stronger with sentence frames. For example: 'I think ___ because ___.' or 'My partner said ___, and I agree because ___.' The goal is not perfect grammar every time. The goal is more useful English interaction.

After the activity, the teacher should debrief quickly. Ask: What sentence helped you? What was difficult? What new word did you hear? This turns a short speaking task into real learning.

Reading 2 | Make Students Need Each Other

An information gap activity works because students do not all have the same information. Student A may have a bus schedule. Student B may have a map. They must ask questions and listen carefully to complete the task.

This kind of activity is useful because speaking has a clear reason. Students are not only answering the teacher. They are solving a small problem with a classmate. The missing information makes communication necessary.

For A2 students, the teacher can keep the task simple. One student has a school timetable, and the other has after-school club choices. They ask questions like: 'What time does the club start?' and 'Where is it?' For B1 students, the task can include opinions and reasons.

A good information gap needs three things: clear roles, useful language on the board, and a final product. The final product can be a completed table, a route on a map, or a short recommendation.

Reading 3 | Turn Practice into a Routine

Speaking practice is easier when students know the routine. If every activity has different rules, students spend too much time understanding instructions. A repeated routine saves time and lowers stress.

One useful routine is Find Someone Who. Students walk around and ask classmates questions. They write names and one detail. For example: 'Find someone who watched a movie this week.' The student must ask a follow-up question, such as 'What movie did you watch?'

Another useful routine is One-Minute Talk. Students prepare for thirty seconds and speak for one minute. Their partner listens for one useful word and one interesting idea. Then they switch roles. This keeps both students active.

Teachers do not need a new game every class. They need a few strong routines that can fit many topics. Food, travel, school life, hobbies, health, environment and technology can all use the same activity structure.

How Teachers Can Use This Handout 老師怎麼用

Use one activity card as a warm-up before reading.

Use the dialogs to model clear classroom instructions before students begin.

Use the debrief questions to make speaking practice visible and useful.

Use the same routine with different topics to reduce instruction time.

Speaking Frames 口說句型

I think this activity works well for ___ students because ___.

Before the activity, students need vocabulary such as ___ and ___.

During the task, Student A should ___ and Student B should ___.

After the task, the teacher can ask students to share ___.

One way to make this easier is ___.

One way to make this more difficult is ___.

Source Notes 教材參考來源

British Council TeachingEnglish: Pair work increases learners' opportunities to use English in class.

American English Teacher's Corner: Information gap activities create meaningful speaking tasks through missing information.

British Council Voices: Think-Pair-Share gives students thinking time and pair comparison before whole-class sharing.

Council of Europe CEFR Companion Volume: Classroom tasks can build spoken interaction, production and mediation.