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Beginner Speaking Practice 1
Level: A1
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Wild Weather
Time: 20-25 minutes
vocabulary
Know and say the trios before you start.
earthquake – strike – powerful
ground – shake – tremendously
buildings – collapse – damaged
rescue team – search – trapped
exercise 1: pronoun cycle
Say the cycle for each vocabulary
It is …
We are …
You are …
They are …
striking
shaking
collapsing
searching
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 2: substitute
Say each sentence.
Repeat each sentence three times.
The earthquake is striking.
The ground is shaking.
The buildings are collapsing.
The rescue team is searching.
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 3: pronoun cycle
Say one cycle for each vocabulary.
It is …
We are …
You are …
They are …
striking powerfully
shaking tremendously
collapsing suddenly
searching desperately
exercise 4: expand
Say each sentence. (add as we go)
Repeat each sentence three times.
The ground is shaking.
The ground is shaking tremendously.
The ground is shaking tremendously under the city.
A powerful earthquake is shaking the ground tremendously under the city.
Repeat until comfortable.
exercise 5: transform
Change from present simple to present continuous.
Repeat each pair three times.
The earthquake strikes. → The earthquake is striking.
The ground shakes. → The ground is shaking.
The buildings collapse. → The buildings are collapsing.
The rescue team searches. → The rescue team is searching.
