In this activity, a student volunteers to be in the “fishbowl”: that is, she sits in the center of the room with her classmates all around. She gives her ideas on a topic for several minutes. Her peers should avoid asking questions until she is finished. They may take notes and write a response. Another student may then volunteer to be in the fishbowl.
This is good practice for both speaking fluency and listening accuracy: since students aren’t engaged in exchange in the process, the listeners must focus solely on the speaker, who in turn must focus completely on speaking clearly.