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9.6 Speech with Mistakesa. Students prepare a short speech (a few sentencesfor beginners, a minute or more for higher levelstudents). They should include some incorrectstatements. This works best with a topic studentsare currently studying.b. The class listens. After the speech is over, the class list the mistakes.For large classes, do this in groups of 5-8.Purpose: students prepare anddeliver a speech, and practise activelisteningPracticalities: students need to hearthe speakerYou can get toPyin Oo Lwin by bus, train orboat. The bus costs 250 thousandkyat. It takes three hours toget there from Yangon.It doesn’t costthat much!You can’t getthere by boat.It takesabout 15 hoursfrom Yangon.9.7 Presentationsa. Individually or in pairs or groups, students preparea presentation. They decide what they are going topresent: what they will talk about, and how theywill say it.b. They decide what supporting resources they willuse in their presentation:- posters, pictures or photographs - charts and diagrams- computer slides - objects that are relevant to their talkc. If necessary, students prepare notes to assist them in delivering their presentations. Theyshould not write out their entire presentations word for word.d. Students deliver their presentations to the class.This works best if you give students a strict time limit for their presentation - neither too shortnor too long. Also, if you do it in groups, make sure every student speaks.You might like to get the class to make notes of the key points of each student’s presentation.9.8 Describe and Match the Picturea. Prepare some pictures related to the topic you areteaching. Give a picture to each student.b. Students prepare oral - not written - descriptions oftheir pictures.c. Collect the pictures, mix them up and give one toeach student.Purpose: students prepare and delivera formal presentationPracticalities: the class needs tobe able to watch and listen to eachpresentation. This may take quite along timePurpose: students describe picturesand match them with descriptionsPracticalities: students need to beable to hear each other across theroomPreparation: get a picture for eachstudentd. In turn, students describe their pictures. The student with the picture identifies it.Page 29