Maya Move News
Beginner Speaking Practice 2
Level: A1
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Wild Weather
Time: 20-25 minutes
exercise 1: pronoun cycle
Say one cycle for each vocabulary.
It …
We …
You …
They …
struck
shook
collapsed
searched
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 2: substitute
Say the sentences.
Repeat each sentence three times.
The earthquake struck.
The ground shook.
The buildings collapsed.
The rescue team searched.
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 3: pronoun cycle
Say one cycle for each vocabulary pair.
It …
We …
You …
They …
struck powerfully
shook tremendously
collapsed suddenly
searched desperately
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 4: expansion drill
Say each sentences. (add as we go)
Repeat each sentence three times.
The earthquake struck.
The earthquake struck the city.
The earthquake struck the city last night.
A powerful earthquake struck the city last night.
Now build your own. Use the prompts.
ground / shake / this morning
buildings / collapse / yesterday
rescue team / search / last night
exercise 5: transform
Change from present simple to past simple.
Repeat each sentence three times.
The earthquake strikes. → The earthquake struck.
The ground shakes. → The ground shook.
The buildings collapse. → The buildings collapsed.
The rescue team searches. → The rescue team searched.
