Group 3 (Learning Engagement 1: Teaching Oral Interaction) by Drake Fong

Speed Dating Discussions

dkfong1603 — 2025-05-29 00:31:43 UTC

Arrange chairs in two rows facing each other. Students rotate every 3 minutes to discuss different IB-style topics with new partners. Provide prompt cards with questions related to global issues, culture, or social relationships. Students practice both asking questions and providing detailed responses. This helps develop quick thinking and adaptability in conversation.

Photo Story Chain

dkfong1603 — 2025-05-29 00:32:36 UTC

Display a series of connected images. Each student adds one sentence to create a collaborative story, practicing narrative tenses and descriptive language. The challenge is to maintain coherence while incorporating sophisticated vocabulary and complex sentence structures. Record the story and analyze language use together.

Truth or Lie

claudiagavancho1 — 2025-06-01 12:51:35 UTC

Have images of different famous people and write 5 sentences about them. Tell students that one of the sentences is false. Students work in pairs and discuss for a specific time which sentence is false and support their idea. If they disagree on the sentence, they also need to explain the reason for the disagreement.

Mystery Guest Interviews

2025-06-02 00:38:14 UTC

Variation of: Role-played Interactions
Prepared and Rule-light
One student plays a “mystery guest” related to the theme being focused on in the unit (e.g., a travel agent, a mental health expert, an artist). Other students must prepare and conduct an impromptu interview to uncover who the guest is and what their point of view is.

Fishbowl Conversations

2025-06-02 00:38:58 UTC

Variation of Discussion Systems
Spontaneous and Rule-light
An inner circle discusses a prompt (e.g., "How does stress influence identity?") while the outer circle listens and takes notes. After 5–7 minutes, students switch roles. A final reflection ties the discussion to language use and theme

Global Perspectives

claudiagavancho1 — 2025-06-02 03:53:19 UTC

The teacher chooses a topic (abortion, GMOs, climate change policies, AI in education, ethical consumerism, etc.).

The teacher divides the class into two groups. Each group participates in different moments. When one group participates, the rest of the class takes notes of the discussion. Each student in the group adopts a specific role, some in favor, some against. Students have time to investigate and prepare their arguments based on their assigned role.

The teacher conducts structured discussions where students defend their point of view and respond to the counterarguments.