Set of Mini Sand Timers – Set of 3 timers – 90mm x 25mm – 1 minute, 3 minute and 5 minute.

This Set of Sand and Digital Timers includes: Children can use their growing knowledge and understanding so they can develop engaging games and find ways to record rules and scores.įor further science resources take a look at our Science Investigations collections. These sand timers offer a rich variety of opportunities to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning as well as approaching problem solving in imaginative ways. By carefully planning your collection of resources, you can create an curriculum rich in opportunities. A carefully planned maths area provides them with the resources they need to for learning. In KS1 children need opportunities to develop their mathematical reasoning across all areas of the curriculum. These timers will encourage mathematical and scientific thinking. Our set of sand and digital timers includes the following 1-minute mini sand timer, 3-minute mini sand timer, 5-minute mini sand timer, three digital sand timers and one large 2-minute timers.

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For this technique, I recommend 2 or 3 times a week. Use the 4/3/2 fluency technique to improve not only your IELTS speaking part 2 fluency, but also your vocabulary and grammar usage.Īnd like all practice, do it consistently.

Two minutes: Talk about the same topic for only 2 minutes.

Three minutes: Talk about the same topic for 3 minutes and then take another short rest (30 seconds).

Rest: After your timer finishes, take a short rest (30 seconds).

Start the timer and talk without stopping until the timer beeps. Four minutes: Set a timer for four minutes.Prepare your notes and any vocabulary words you might need for it.

Preparation: Choose an speaking topic (I recommend a speaking part 2 topic).Here are the 7 steps for the 4/3/2 spoken fluency technique: Master’s Tip 2: IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a perfect match for 4/3/2. Master’s Tip 1: 4/3/2 is best in groups of at least four so you can speak to three different people. You speak about the same topic for four minutes, then three minutes, and then finally two minutes. The 4/3/2 fluency activity is actually quite simple. Student: I understand now! IELTS Master Secret Technique: 4/3/2 Also, please have a digital timer and a pen or pencil handy for the rest of this. And of course, everyone likes talking with fluent speakers! Unit 6: Fluency Routine Module 1: Building Fluency with Partner Reading. Master Lee: Fluency is important because it is one of the four main areas that is marked on the speaking exam ( click here for the detailed scoring criteria). Student: Why is fluency important, Master Lee? It was developed by language learning expert, Professor Paul Nation of Victoria University of Wellington and I’ve used it successfully in my classes as well. In this article I’m going to introduce a secret technique you can use to improve your spoken fluency, as well as your lexical and grammatical accuracy.

Fluency timer