Introduction.

Background information SPEAKING

When I think about speaking. The communication is the aspect that I develop in classes. Students express a need of change. They would like to have the tools in order to speak with friends about their interests and preferences using English. They dont want to work just on the notebooks, because it sometimes gets a little boring for them. One of the most difficult aspects for teaching speaking is that we as teacher need to speak less in the classroom and monitor the activities encouraging students to speak among them. In this kind of activity the role of the teacher is taking to responsibility for analyzing ideas, organizing information, explaining rules, and correcting mistakes. Speaking activities have been a serious problem facing the English teaching for some teachers because the point is to get students speak and listen, and in this part, there is a price about high noise level, the furniture at the moment of make groups, and partners with no information to speak. On the other hand, students need to work independently, focusing on communication with each other and the teacher. Speaking skill is important because it provides learners with opportunities to use the second language to achieve a communicative efficiency about students necessities.

Purpose of Proposed Activity. The objective of this class is that students talk about animals using basic questions and short answers. Students need to use phrases to describe in simple way animals. To achieve this objective I need to review vocabulary using a word map and personalize the topic with some questions. After this the interaction among students is my main objective through pair work activity. Benefits of Proposed Activity First, in this activity I can use some new techniques like the suggestopedia at the moment of develop the main activity that is the pair work speaking. I think that it is a good way to focus students in the speaking and create the atmosphere that I want for achieving the interaction among students.

Secondly, I can use real context to personalize the topic and motivate the participation. In this way students will benefit because they will begin to use the language among them. Description of the activity

Resources: flashcards, colours and CD player.

Teacher: Write farm animals in the centre of the board, write names and show flashcards. Students: Say farm animals and spell them to write on the board.

Dog Cow Pig Chicken Donkey FARM ANIMALS

Horse Duck Bird Sheep

Teacher: Ask if they have got a pet in their house. E.g. have you got a pet? Student: Give personal information about them.

Teacher: use the animal flashcards for a guessing game. Look at one flashcard. Give the class one clue about it. E.g. You can find it in the zoo. Student: pupils take turns to guess. Is it a tiger? Teacher answer No, it isnt. The pupil who guesses becomes the caller.

Teacher: review the difference between big and small through some pictures on the board.

Review colours showing crayons in front of students. To do the activity the teacher needs to do an example with a student in front of the class. Student cant see the picture. First give the student a clue: it is a farm animal. Student: is it a dog? Teacher: no, it isnt. Student: is it big? Teacher: yes, it is. Student: is it brown? Teacher: yes, it is. Student: is it a horse?

Teacher: yes, it is!! Divide pupils in pairs to ask and answer about animals. Use flashcards to show animal pictures. Note: During the activity the teacher plays soft music with the purpose of create an atmosphere where students feel comfortable and confident to talk. Student: Ask and answer about animals (physical descriptions) using flashcards. What colour is it? its .. Is it big/small? Yes, it is ---- No, it isnt Is it a dog? Yes, it is ---- No, it isnt

Assessment With this chart I want to evaluate my pair work activity where the teacher is only a facilitator and monitor. 1 to 3: basic 4: good 5: excellent

1 Pronounce clearly Does not make any grammatical error Make sentences that are easy to understand Classroom rules: Follow directions. Listen carefully. Do not disturb others who are working.