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Communication Class

By Simon Townsend

  • HOME
  • MainPage
  • Simon’s Teaching philosophy

Goals & Assessment

  • Language Goals
  • Rubric – score card

Activities (examples)

  • Self Awareness – Video Activity
  • PechaKucha (Template)
  • Student Example Presentation (class)
  • Speaking Assignments (home)

TOOLS

  • Moodle: quizzes & upload course
  • Moodle: free writing course
    • Free Writing QRcode
  • Online Document Converter
  • InAssistant

Techniques

  • Techniques List
    • 1. Asking someone for their opinion about a topic
    • 2. +Alpha
    • 3a. Turn Taking
    • 3b. Follow up questions
    • 4. Fillers
    • 5. Back Channeling
    • 6. Clarification
    • 7. Agreeing and Disagreeing
    • 8. Confirming details (ST)
    • 9. Observing People (ST)
    • 10a. Taking Notes (ST)
      • 10b. Reading Video Text and Taking Notes (ST)
    • 11. Presenting Techniques A (ST)
    • 12. Self-evaluating quiz results (ST)
    • 13. Brain Storming (ST)
    • 14. Interactive Presentation – small groups (ST)
    • 15a. CEFR Analyzer (AI)
      • 15b. CEFR (AI) – Advanced
    • 16. Presenting – Speech card (ST)
    • 17. Technique Writing Guide (ST)
    • 18. Telling an experience (story) (ST)
    • 19. FOI (Facts of Information)(ST)

Videos

  • Video Template – language objective
    • Writing Task Template & Activities
    • Reading Video Text & Activities
  • Video 1. Elon Musk launches a car into space
  • Video 2. What song are you listening to?
  • Video 3. Health & Well Being
  • Video 4. Where the hell is Matt
  • Video 5. Endangered Animals
  • Video 6a. Customs and Traditions
  • Video 6b. Culture
  • Video 7. Living in the future
  • Video 8. Carbon Footprint

Monday period 2 (Adv)

  • Week 1 Orientation
  • Lesson 2 – April 27
  • Lesson 3/5 – May 8/18
    • Lesson 4 – May 11
  • Lesson 6/7 – May 25/June 1
  • Lesson 8 – June 15

Tuesday period 2 (Int)

  • Term 1
    • Week 1 Orientation
    • Lesson 2-3 / April 21-28
    • Lesson 4 – May 12
    • Lesson 5 – May 19 (EA)
    • Lesson 5/6/7 : May 19/26 June 2 – Writing (EA) Task
  • Lesson 7 – June 9
  • Lesson 8 – June 16

Wednesday period 1 (Int)

  • Week 1 Orientation
  • Lesson 2 – April 22nd
  • Lesson 3 – April 30
  • Lesson 4/5/6 – May 13-20-27
    • Writing Activity Task 3 –>
  • Lesson 7 – June 3
  • Lesson 8/9 – June 10/17

Wednesday period 2 (Ele)(pair class)

  • Week 1 Orientation
  • Lesson 2 – April 22
  • Lesson 3 – April 30
  • Lesson 4 – May 13 Endangered Animals Reading
    • Listening – May 13: Video 5
  • Lesson 5/6 – May 20/27 E.A. Writing a Speech & Presenting
  • Lesson 7/8/9 – June 3/10/17: Theme Culture

Wednesday period 3 (Int)

  • Week 1 Orientation
  • Lesson 2 – April 22nd.
  • Lesson 3 – April 30th.
  • Lesson 4 – May 13th: Well Being sections (group work)
  • Lesson 5 – May 20th Presentations
  • Lesson 6/7 – May 27/June3
  • Lesson 8 – June 10th
  • Lesson 9 – June 17th

Thursday period 3 (Adv)

  • Week 1 Orientation
  • Lesson 2 – April 23
  • Lesson 3/4 – May 7/14
  • Lesson 5/6 – May 21/28 Speaking Techniques
  • Lesson 7 – June 4
  • June 11 – Lesson 8

Observing People (ST)

Aim: Often when we talk to people we watch them and observe; we observe their manners / gestures / facial expressions / …

This is an important part of interaction with others.

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Posted on April 22, 2026April 22, 2026Author adminCategories Communication Classes, Themes, Videos

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