{"id":6762,"date":"2020-09-06T13:24:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2020-09-06T13:24:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:24:53","slug":"6-fabulous-games-to-get-your-students-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=6762","title":{"rendered":"6 Fabulous Games to Get Your Students Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SUSAN VERNER&#8217;s article on <strong>BusyTeacher<\/strong> features some useful tips on engaging your students in speaking activities using games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many ESL teachers find that their students are timid speakers or reluctant to participate in class discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s only natural. After all, they are trying to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/busyteacher.org\/4034-how-to-break-the-ice-5-creative-ways-to-get-your.html\">talk in a language<\/a>\u00a0they are still working on learning. Still, silence can be deadly in the ESL classroom for your students and you. When you want to get your students\u00a0<strong>to speak up<\/strong>, try one of these fun and simple games to\u00a0get them talking in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is How We Roll<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can use this simple game as a get to know you at the start of school or later as a get to know you better activity.<\/strong>\u00a0All you need is one standard die and six questions \u2013 either ice breakers or ones that elicit opinions, experience or other personal thoughts. Be creative and choose the ones you\u2019d like to hear your students answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/busyteacher.org\/16508-speaking-6-fabulous-games-teach-students.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 Fabulous Games to Get\u00a0Your\u00a0Students Speaking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/busyteacher.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BusyTeacher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUSAN VERNER&#8217;s article on BusyTeacher features some useful tips on engaging your students in speaking activities using games. Many ESL teachers find that their students are timid speakers or reluctant to participate in class discussions. It\u2019s only natural. After all, they are trying to\u00a0talk in a language\u00a0they are still working on learning. 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