1.  Introduce topic in context

2.  Spend a few minutes building interest and motivation.

3.  Give very clear and precise instructions. Check understanding. Give a demonstration. Be specific about what you want students to do.

4.  Organize students into pairs, three's or small groups to maximize speaking time.

5.  Provide students with specific language to use / practice during the activity.

6.  Monitor student utterances. Keep track of mistakes being made and go over them afterwards. In Costa Rica, students prefer immediate and on-the-spot correction.

7.  Encourage less talkative students to participate. Don't let the stronger students dominate the class.

8.  Get feedback from students when they finish.

9.  Personalize the topic / discussion?

10.  Review/ elicit new words that came up and go over any grammatical or pronunciation errors.

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