STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
(1) | What springs to mind when you hear the term ‘speaking activities’? |
(2) | Do you think speaking activities are important? Why? |
(3) | What kind of speaking activities do you like best? |
(4) | Do you like the speaking activities your teacher gives you? |
(5) | Do you have an example of how a speaking activity improved your speaking? |
(6) | Do you know of any websites that have good speaking activities? |
(7) | Do you prefer to do speaking activities sitting in your seat or walking around the classroom? Why? |
(8) | Do you always understand the reasons why the teacher asks you to do a particular speaking activity? |
(9) | What kind of partner do you like when you do speaking activities? |
(10) | How important are speaking activities compared with reading, listening and writing activities? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
(1) | Do you like doing speaking activities in class? |
(2) | Do you ever think speaking activities are a waste of time? |
(3) | Do you prefer speaking activities with one or two other partners or speaking activities with the whole class? |
(4) | Is the topic important when you do a speaking activity? |
(5) | What things are important for a speaking activity to be successful? |
(6) | What advice would you give to a shy student who lacks confidence to do speaking activities? |
(7) | How important are mistakes when you do speaking activities? |
(8) | How long do you think speaking activities should be? |
(9) | Do you think you need a speaking activity in every class? |
(10) | What questions would you like to ask your teacher about speaking activities? |