Do you teach 1-on-1 Conversation Lessons?
| This lesson idea will bring incredible value to your 1-on-1 lessons with teens or adults. If you don't have picture dice, I recommend you take a trip to a local trinket shop and invest around 10€ in a pack of picture dice like these. They will serve you very well for many years to come, especially if you teach 1-on-1 teen or adult lessons. |  Photo via Instagram |
How it works
1. Ask the student to choose a picture dice. (If it's an online class, I do the rolling)
2. Roll the dice and each of us think of a question or conversation topic based on the picture.
3. The question should be INDIRECTLY related to the picture. (It's best if the other person has to ask how you related your question to the picture.)
4. Continue the conversation using follow-up questions based on the other person's answers
5. When the conversation naturally dies down, switch turns and begin a new conversation.
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2. Roll the dice and each of us think of a question or conversation topic based on the picture.
3. The question should be INDIRECTLY related to the picture. (It's best if the other person has to ask how you related your question to the picture.)
4. Continue the conversation using follow-up questions based on the other person's answers
5. When the conversation naturally dies down, switch turns and begin a new conversation.
Follow the video tutorial if you have any questions. Subscribe to the channel if you like it.
Why it works
Teens and adults love this lesson because they decide where the conversation goes.
This turns the typical English lesson dynamic on its head by guiding the student to lead a conversation. The student will get to practice leading a conversation that they get to create, and take it to wherever they want to take it. This is also REAL WORLD conversation practice because it builds more than just English language, but genuine conversation skills.
This turns the typical English lesson dynamic on its head by guiding the student to lead a conversation. The student will get to practice leading a conversation that they get to create, and take it to wherever they want to take it. This is also REAL WORLD conversation practice because it builds more than just English language, but genuine conversation skills.
Tips:
1. It's important to pre-teach or at least review the concept of follow-up questions and even practice with a basic example.
A: What's your favorite food?
B: I like pizza.
A: What do you like to put on your pizza?
B: I like ham and pineapple.
A: We have a name for that kind of pizza in the US. Do you know what it is?
B: Hawaiian
A: What's your favorite pizza place? And your least favorite?
ETC.
2. The teacher should go first (at least the first time you do this activity) as a demonstration of what you expect.
A: What's your favorite food?
B: I like pizza.
A: What do you like to put on your pizza?
B: I like ham and pineapple.
A: We have a name for that kind of pizza in the US. Do you know what it is?
B: Hawaiian
A: What's your favorite pizza place? And your least favorite?
ETC.
2. The teacher should go first (at least the first time you do this activity) as a demonstration of what you expect.
No dice?
If you haven't bought any dice yet (or aren't interested in buying dice), I'm sure you could search "random picture generator" and see what comes up. Then do the same kind of activity based on that.
Let me know how it goes!
Let me know how it goes!
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