https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0 Interactive Oral - suggested activities en-us 2021-10-31 19:46:26 UTC 2021-11-01 16:44:46 UTC hello@padlet.com ianbarnes1 https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857136871 I do lots of discussion work, often in pairs or groups of 3-4 first so that students can share their ideas in relative safety, and then I ask for feedback to the class. These discussions are often opinions on topics, answering a question or making a selection from a list (with justification).]]> 2021-10-31 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857136871 ianbarnes1 https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857138914 Recently, in order to highlight the contrast between different opinions/perspectives, I selected the role play IO activity. The roles were selected by me to represent the extremes of the situation, but this served to generate very interesting conversations and to illustrate the challenge of the topic.]]> 2021-10-31 19:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857138914 ianbarnes1 https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857144006 I am also a fan of putting students on the spot with a 1-3 minute presentation, prepared in less than 5 minutes. Here I focus on structure and development of message, and with repetition the students get the hang of these points quite effectively.]]> 2021-10-31 20:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ianbarnes1/ye92phfvkmvjirl0/wish/1857144006