Speaking (A2 Pre-intermediate) English Readers English for Life Classroom implementation

3.
Instead of role cards you can use pictures or just prompt 
words to trigger a change in the scene.
4.
Remember to pitch the improvisational requirements at 
the right level for your students. Such exercises can be 
frustrating for students if they are either too easy or too 
diffi cult to complete. 
SAYING IT CLEARLY
What is it?
Saying it clearly 
deals with issues such as pronunciation, 
letter sounds, linking, assimilation, silent letters and 
contractions.

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Speaking (A2 Pre-intermediate)
English Readers
English for Life
Suggested implementation:
1. 
Find ways to bring the exercises off the page by making 
your own classroom materials from the content in the 
book. See the sample lesson plans for units 1, 2 and 3 for 
some ideas.
2.
Get students to challenge each other by recreating 
questions in the same format as the book. Monitor 
closely.
3.
Use reading aloud strategies to focus students on the 
particular pronunciation issues highlighted in the section.
SAYING IT APPROPRIATELY
What is it?
Saying it appropriately 
deals with issues of tone and 
intonation. The focus in 
Speaking A2
is on issues that are 
important to the lower-level student like politeness, and 
formality and informality. 
Suggested implementation:
1. 
Use roles cards to switch situations between different 
registers or tenors (formal/informal, certain/uncertain, 
assertive/guarded).
2.
Find fast-moving games and activities like throwing a 
bean bag to indicate it’s someone’s turn to speak. 
3.
As above, you can use reading aloud strategies to 
focus students on the particular pronunciation issues 
highlighted in the section.