Compass Publishing

Just Speak Up 1

Writer: Olga Geissler

ISBN: 978-1-59966-416-3

Target: Upper-intermediate

CEFR Level: B1+

Page/Size: 88p / 210*278mm

Features
•200 speaking prompts in each book
•Thematically organized speaking prompts presented along with activities for listening, brainstorming, note-taking, pair-work, and group work.
•Sample responses for all speaking prompts recorded and written to support pronunciation practice and vocabulary development
•Additional thematically organized speaking prompts available online

Composition

Part 1		Listening warm-up – students focus on three speaking prompts by listening to sample responses to each prompt
Part 2		Brainstorming – students categorize vocabulary related to the unit theme and then brainstorm additional vocab related to the categories
Part 3		Sample dialogs – students read and listen to dialogs modeling sample responses to three speaking prompts
Part 4		Interviews – students write notes to help them speak their own answers to the prompts fro part 3; then, students interview each other and take notes on their partners’ answers
Part 5		students report the information they learned from one of the students interviewed in part 4
Part 6		Listening – students match prompts to sample responses that they hear
Part 7		Extended speaking – students give their own answers for one of the three prompts from part 6; plan answer for 30 seconds and then speak for 1-2 minutes.
Extra Practice		Four additional prompts for speaking (can be used as group discussion or pair-work)

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