Speaking is built in class, not by repeating sample questions. Link each activity to one criterion (global achievement, grammar and vocabulary, pronunciation, interactive communication, plus discourse management at B1) and give feedback on one criterion at a time.
Moves
- Warmer: 2–3 Part 1-style questions (spinner or question cards).
- Stress and intonation with hand gestures, stepping, or air-drawn intonation lines.
- Pair discussions with changing time limits (1 min → 2 min → 30 s) for fluency and turn-taking.
- B1 Part 2: a 3–4-point success-criteria checklist with action verbs.
- One criterion per feedback session.
- At A2, pronunciation = being understood.
Limits
- Publisher blog: practical and partly promotional; no research cited. Verify criteria wording against the official teacher guides and handbooks.
Apply in my context (Claude)
- One criterion per feedback session is the same principle as focused written corrective feedback. It reduces cognitive load and makes progress visible. Build it into homework-check decks for 6-B/7-D.
Connections
Assess speaking with exam criteria and official videos · Fluency rests on memorised word-groups · Chants train stress-timed rhythm