Keep Talking!
Speaking for High Schoolers
Created by Jane Cohen & Jennifer Hoyzman
Updates and additional edits: Ellyn Marciano (August 2023)
Welcome to 'Speaking for High Schoolers' - Keep Talking!
We would all agree that there is a need to raise the level of oral proficiency in English among Israeli students, not only in preparation for the oral component of the matriculation exam, but also as preparation for active participation in today's global community. Consequently, one of the most important national goals for promoting English proficiency is the improvement of students' English speaking skills.
In order to enable our students to speak confidently and fluently, we must provide ample opportunities for pair and group work speaking activities in our classrooms, as well as encouragement for independent learning. These activities need to be relevant and authentic, success-oriented, and provide useful lexical items for students to learn, use and recycle, both inside and outside the classroom. This website aims to provide materials to support this objective. There are lesson plans and additional materials to enrich your lessons, and to support the Keep Talking approved workbooks. Simply browse the pages listed in the site bar above.
Remember you are the English speaking role model for your students. So the more you speak in English the more they will speak in English too.
Good luck and Keep Talking!