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getting students to join in
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during the lesson you want to set up pair work call on volunteers
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and encourage everyone to take turns what would you say let's watch just listen
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and observe good morning class can everyone at the back hear me yes mr. min great today
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we're going to talk about your hobbies please find yourself a partner
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and practice speaking for five minutes okay time's up
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i'd like you to share with the class who's gonna start me me let me do it thanks lynn
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but let's give someone else a chance this time
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you answered the last question let's see who hasn't had a turn how about you may um
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Is it okay if I talk about badminton? Of course.
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Talk about whichever you prefer.
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Okay.
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I'll talk about badminton.
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Let's read along.
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Read aloud with the teacher.
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Good morning, class.
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Can everyone at the back hear me?
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Yes, Mr. Min.
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Great!
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Today, we're going to talk about your hobbies.
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Please find yourself a partner and practice speaking for five minutes.
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Okay, time's up.
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I'd like you to share with the class.
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Who's going to start?
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Me!
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Me!
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Let me do it!
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Thanks, Lin.
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But let's give someone else a chance this time.
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You answered the last question.
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Let's see.
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Who hasn't had a turn?
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How about you, Mei? um is it okay if I talk about badminton of course talk about whichever you prefer
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okay I'll talk about badminton let's role play you are the teacher speak out loud
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Yes, Mr. Min.
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Me!
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Me!
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Let me do it!
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um is it okay if i talk about badminton okay i'll talk about badminton
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challenge time no subtitles speak up with confidence
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Yes, Mr. Min.
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Me!
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Me!
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Let me do it!
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Um, is it okay if I talk about badminton?
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Okay, I'll talk about badminton.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Classroom language: Getting students to join in”. This video has 46 sentences and 309 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hobby noun/ˈhɑ.bi/An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
whichever/wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
encourage verb/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
volunteer noun/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
observe verb/əbˈzɜːv/To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
aloud adverb/əˈlaʊd/With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
badminton noun/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over…
subtitle noun/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/A heading below or after a title.
prefer verb[pɹɪˈfɝ]To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
confidence noun/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/Self-assurance.
loud adjective/ˈlaʊ̯d/Of great intensity.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
read along verbTo read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc)
set up verb/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/To make ready for use.
speak out verbTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Is it okay if I talk about badminton?
  • Can everyone at the back hear me?
  • Today, we're going to talk about your hobbies.
  • I'd like you to share with the class.
  • Who hasn't had a turn?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhasn't had
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formpractice speaking
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingwe're going to talk · gonna start · Who's going to start
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll talk

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, hasn't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hobby, whichever, lesson.

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