Writing and Speaking Tasks

In a writing or speaking lesson, there are different tasks compared to a reading or listening lesson. Here is the structure and some examples for a productive skills lesson:

Controlled practice: This is to improve writing or speaking accuracy

This can include:

• Gap-fill exercises
• 50/50 choice questions
• Changing something in a sentence

Then remind students of the context of the lesson

Free practice: This is to improve fluency and it requires a specific context 

This can include

• Group writing
• Presentations
• Debates
• Role-plays

When setting a free practice task, include:

• The language structure
• Context
• Task (what they need to do)
• Procedure (how they are going to do it)