Scaffolding a Speaking Activity

Procedure:

1-      Students listen to a small conversation taking place in a fast food restaurant between a waitress and a costumer.

2-      Then, they tell (all class) some words or sentences they’ve understood. Teacher writes them on the board.

3-      Individual Work: Fill the Blanks activity (Play the recording many times if needed: 2, 3, 4 times)

 

Conversation: Waitress:            Hi. May I take your _________? Costumer 1:       Yes. I’d like a hamburger, ___________     ____________, and a coke. Waitress:            Anything else? Costumer 1:       No, ____________. That’s it. Waitress:            OK. For here or ___________? Costumer 1:       For here please. Waitress:            Hi. ____  __  ______ your order? Costumer 2:       Yes. I’d like 2 ________________. Waitress:            Anything else? Costumer 2:       Yes. Two large ________, please. Waitress:            Ok. _____________ or to go? Costumer 2:       To go, please.

4-   Individually: Students check their answers with the video

5 -   Pair work: Practice the conversation

6 -   Act the conversation in pairs following the scrip under the soundless part of the video. 

 

The acting pair were decided using the Wheel of names at wheelofnames.com: