Here are some points for improving speaking skills:
1. Take time to breathe properly. If they breathe too quickly they will not speak clearly and fluently.
2. Give students enough time to speak. Their contribution is important.
3. Encourage students to record themselves speaking. They can choose a text. Listen to the recording carefully to work out where they need to improve.
4. Suggest to students that they choose someone they admire whose mother tongue is English (perhaps a film star). If they can model their speaking on this person, their accent, intonation, etc. will improve.
5. Remind students that through listening and reading extensively they will acquire a wide vocabulary.
6. Project work is valuable as it integrates all the language skills and is highly motivating as each student can work at their own level. It gives students the opportunity to follow their own interests and give presentations to the class.
Finally, to develop their speaking skills and their confidence, it is vital that students must be given as much opportunity to speak as possible. Therefore, practising in pairs and groups in the classroom is crucial. It is the students who need the practice and who need to gain in confidence under the guidance of their teacher.
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