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PAIRWORK - Coggle Diagram
PAIRWORK
IDEAS
practise language together
study a text
research language
take part in information-gap activities
write dialogues
predict the content of reading texts
compare notes on what they have listened to or seen
ADVANTAGES
increases speaking time
independent work (without teacher)
allows teachers to work with groups
“two heads are better than one”
promotes cooperation
more relaxing
quick and easy to organize
promote learner independence
DISADVANTAGES
noisy
some teachers worry that they will lose control of their class
talk about something else
greater chance of misbehaviour
not always popular with students
they would rather interact with the teacher than a linguistically weak learner as they are
paired partner can be problematic
work with someone they are not keen on