Friday, July 25, 2008

Speaking Fluency Part I

Lesson Objectives:

1) Understand the concept of speaking fluency
2) Recognize the difference between formal and informal speech

Resources: Presentation 2.0 examples (on overhead or handouts)

Time: 50 minutes

Lesson Components:

Warm Up (5 minutes)

Say, "Today we are going to talk about fluency." Write the word fluency on the board. Ask students,

"What do you think it means to be fluent in a language?"
"What languages are you fluent in?"
"How do you know when you are fluent in a language?"

Call on students for responses. Allow them to share but do not give your answers.

Presentation- 1.0 What is Fluency? (10 minutes)

Present the following information. Make sure to read it over thoroughly before and make some notes so that you do not just read this text. Write key words on the board. Key words and phrases are underlined. Fluency is the property of a person or of system that delivers information quickly and with expertise...

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