Keep calm and speak English

Hi there,

I would like to start the blog with an activity to practice speaking. Most of the students feel embarrassed when they have to speak English and that is because they need practice. To develop this skill students need to practice, they can practice in pairs or in group.

One activity to practice speaking is the role-play. 
Students can act as if they are in a real life situation. 

For example: Situation: They are in a hospital.
One of the students is the doctor and the other student is the patient.
They need to improvise a conversation which takes 3 minutes. They cannot stop talking, that's the idea. So, the patient can talk about how does he/she feel, and the doctor must tell him/her what should he/ she do etc.

Next time, the situation will be different. Two students act as two different people, for example one of them will be the tourist and the other one the citizen. The tourist is lost and they need to ask for information, the citizen will help him with the directions.

With this activity students can practice English and at the same time they can practice everyday language and situations. I believe that they will enjoy this activity because it is very funny and dynamic.