Learn several techniques to help your students begin spontaneous speaking.

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Modern Language Spontaneous Speaking -1
Harry Grover Tuttle, Ed.D.

2. Not
Grammar drills
Vocabulary drills
Memorized conversations
Preparation time to speak
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3. Spontaneous
Spur of the moment
Impromptu
Free - flowing
No preparation
Like a real conversation
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4. Add more information to the present sentence/
question.
Students add another phrase of information such as
Time
Location
With whom
Where
With what
What
Why
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5. Use a different verb in each sentence/ question
Adds variety and depth.
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6. Agree/ disagree
Have words to
Agree with a positive statement
Agree with a negative statement
Disagree with a positive or negative statement
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7. Add spontaneous speaking to
present activities
Example: Find Someone Who
A. After a “Yes” answer, the answering
student gives more information.
“Do you watch TV?”
“Yes, I watch TV. I watch Bones.”
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B. If a “No” answer, then the student comes
up with a true variation.
For example, the student may say,
“No, I do not cook. My father cooks.”

8. Sample:
Http://bit.ly/tpthtuttle

9. Has chapters for 15 language
functions such as socializing,
asking questions, and
persuading.
Has, for each language
function, 10 different strategies
to help the students improve.
Has a procedure for assessing
all students, regardless of the
size of the class, in three
minutes.
Help your students improve in
the foreign language speaking!
Eye on Education
http://bit.ly/Tutbks

10. Harry Grover Tuttle, Ed. D.
Instructor, author, consultant
harry.g.tuttle@gmail.com
blog http://bit.ly/hgtblog
Twitter http://bit.ly/hgttweet
books http://bit.ly/Tutbks
speaking http://bit.ly/tpthtuttle
vid http://bit.ly/mlspeaking