Words for Describing Speaking

1. Warm-up (Engage) - Picture Guessing

📌 Activity: Show pictures or play short audio clips of people speaking in different ways (whispering, shouting, arguing, storytelling, etc.).
🔹 Ask: "What do you think is happening here?"
🔹 Elicit: Students describe the scene using basic words like "talk," "speak," "say" before introducing new vocabulary.

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2. Interactive Vocabulary Building (Explore) - Matching Game

📌 Activity: Give students a list of words for describing speaking and match them to definitions or situations.
Example Words:

• Whisper – Speak very softly
• Shout – Speak very loudly
• Mumble – Speak unclearly
• Argue – Speak in a heated way
• Explain – Speak to make something clear

🔹 Pair Activity: One student acts out the word while the other guesses.
🔹 Challenge: "Can you use it in a sentence?"

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3. Role-Playing (Practice) - Mini Conversations

📌 Activity: Assign real-life situations where students must use these words.
Examples:
🔸 At the Library: One student whispers, another asks, "Why are you whispering?"
🔸 At a Concert: One student shouts, another says, "It's too loud, I can't hear you!"
🔸 Debate Time: Students argue politely on a topic.

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4. Creative Task (Apply) - Storytelling with Emotions

📌 Activity: Provide a short dialogue with missing words, and students fill in using the correct speaking verbs.
🔹 Example:
👦 Tom: "Can you tell me a story?"
👩 Mom: "Sure! Yesterday, I saw a man who ______ (whispered/shouted) to his friend."

🔹 Bonus: Students create their own short story using at least 3 new words.

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5. Quick Recap (Wrap-up) - Speaking Challenge

📌 Activity: Give students flashcards with a speaking word. They must use it in a sentence within 10 seconds!

🔹 Example:
🃏 "Mumble" → "My little brother always mumbles when he is sleepy."

👏 Reward participation with positive feedback!