## Time to speak!

## Speaking task 4: Bingo! Practise vocabulary together Divide a sheet of paper into 16 boxes. In each box, write a word for something hanging on the wall in your classroom or a specific place in the classroom. Round 1 Taking turns, use one of the words written on your sheet in a sentence. If anyone has the same word, cross it out on the sheet. Who has the first Bingo? Round 2 Taking turns, describe one of the words written on your sheet without using the word. If anhyone has the same word, cross it out on the sheet. Who has the first Bingo?

## Speaking task 5: Preparing for speaking Remember the words you practiced earlier. Inside-outside circle: Talk about your classroom Take your wordlist with you Round 1 Tell your classmate about a thing in your classroom that you are proud of and why. I am proud of … in my classroom, because…. How about you? Round 2 Tell your classmate one thing that hangs on your wall and why. Ask whether the other person has the same and why (not). And vice versa. I have…, because I think/believe/am convinced/in my opinion… How about you? Round 3 Ask your classmate how they think about a certain area in the classroom or about a certain object hanging on the wall in a classroom. Ask if they think that would be a good idea to have in class. What do you think about…/What’s your opinion on…/Do you agree…? I (don’t) agree/The way I see it… Tip: use phrases like this: It helps pupils… It makes them… Pupils need… From an educational perspective… Contribute to the students' learning process. Words and sentences to expresss opinion: In my opinion, next to that, moreover, in addition to, I (don't) agree...

## Speaking task 6: Group discussion Group discussion You are going to have a discussion with three classmates. Step 1: Divide your group in half and decide by flipping a coin who is for or against ‘Heavily decorated classrooms’. Step 2: Write down four arguments for (not) hanging (certain) things on the walls in a classroom. Step 3: Tell why you think a classroom with lots of things on the wall is (not) a good idea and why. Ask what the other team thinks of that and give counter-arguments. Use the language you have practised before. Can you find some common ground? For independent work using ChatGPT Write down in a few bullet points why you think that heavily decorated classrooms are not a good idea. Give at least three arguments. After that you open ChatGPT and argue in your own words and support with arguments. ChatGPT prompt 1: I want to argue why I think that heavily decorated classrooms are not a good idea. Please listen and estimate my CEFR level of speaking. After speaking prompt 1: Please estimate my CEFR level of speaking. After speaking prompt 2: What suggestions can you make to improve my vocabulary, based on my speaking? After speaking, prompt 3: What suggestions can you make to improve my grammar, based on my speaking? After each prompt, make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives. Then, write down in a few bullet points why you think that (certain) decorations in a classroom can be a good idea. Give at least three arguments. ChatGPT prompt 2: I will now repeat the speaking task. Please check if I have applied your suggestions correctly. Make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives.