Three activities to produce the target language freer speaking practice. I want my children to be passionate, skilled, curious and confident world changers. Make sure you know exactly what you are going to be asked to do before you start a speaking exam. This activity pack does not contain the story and is not affiliated with the book. Detailed lesson plan in teaching listening and speaking. In this fun past simple activity, students create a story about a holiday romance by inventing answers to questions and writing them down. Practical speaking activity lost luggage at the airport. Simple speaking activities oxford basics 1st edition by jill and charles hadfield author 3. In activity 1 learners practise the different functions of part 3 of the ielts test. Introduce the activity by asking students their opinions on a popular topic, such as whether tea is a. Activity 4 june final united states department of state. They choose the number they want, then the question appeared. The selfportrait can be easily and effectively executed as a sketch, drawing or painting in a wide variety of art media, such as chalk, pencil, ink, charcoal, crayon, pastel, water color or tempera.
The best way of teaching the present tenses is to compare and contrast them. I started a file of speaking activities because there were too many tasks and ideas to keep in my head, and i wanted to be able to access them when i needed them in the future. You can often prepare for certain sections before the big day. A speaking and writing exercise to practice language used for comparisons. A set context to generate vocabulary that works well with the target language.
These activities are designed to provide practice for learners preparing for the ielts, toefl and fce tests. It includes business role plays, icebreakers and problem solving. Speaking lesson plans are listed by difficulty from upperbeginner through upperadvanced. Board game for practising the use of future tenses present simple, going to, present. This packet of listening and speaking activities contains just a few of the hundreds of activities available for classroom instruction. Talking about humor this is an esl discusssion exercise useful for talking about humor. Describe all that you can see in the picture and explain what you think is happening. They provide meaningful context to the utterance, making the language come alive. Four great speaking activities to boost your ielts score. Simply speech teaching resources teachers pay teachers. Here are some typical activities you might do in a speaking exam. Conversation worksheets esl worksheets englishclub. Conversation worksheets the main aim of these talking point conversation worksheets is to promote english fluency by presenting students with stimulating discussion questions. People in this town are very friendly and i made 1 mary near the sea when she was a little girl.
Sep 27, 2011 activities to get students speaking 27 september 2011 by oxford university press elt 18 comments diana corcos, a teacher and teacher trainer, gives us a few tips on how to get students speaking in class. I purchased this book in england a few weeks ago before moving to china to teach english for a couple of months. Therefore, i always recommend a getting to know your teacher activity in the first. Classroom speaking activities creative communication. Boards may use these activities as part of a faith day, or by school administrators in working with staff. This is a simple warmup activity that you can use to generate some interest in a topic for intermediate or advanced students.
This page contains activities and worksheets for practising speaking english as a foreign language. Theyll note all the benefits and advantages of the said product and deliver a sales pitch using the target language. Past simple affirmative negative games activities esl. Top 10 esl speaking activities new american pathways. Remember that the goal of our classes should be for students to practice speaking english, not us. We are equals in all respects, except our ability to use the english language. Although each is focused on a specific subskill needed for each test, they can be adapted to provide more general practice. Developing classroom speaking activities from theory to practice. Four great speaking activities to boost your ielts score a lot of my ielts students tell me that the component they are most worried about is the speaking. Jun 17, 2012 all the activities are simple and adaptable. Use speaking and listening activities and approaches there are numerous ways in which speaking and listening activities can support teaching and learning, including for example.
Listening and speaking activities for adult esl learners. Students interview each other and discuss languages. The grammar focus is on past simple affirmative sentences as well as past simple regular and irregular verbs. Therefore, the design of the course listening and speaking in the additional language will allow teachers to 2 get a comprehensive coverage of the main challenging issues regarding the. Topics include the oscars, stereotypes and saying thank you. Speaking activities for the classroom the noble path. The mastery of speaking skills in english is a priority for many second or. University of cambridge to print and sell all manner of. First class activities 6 speaking activities for the first day of class the following are six quick activities that can be used for first classes. Its effective because it just about ensures a high level of student participation. Havent yet used any of the activities but hope to do so once teaching gets underway. Every listening speaking activity should require a response.
Secondary b1b2 photocopiable material hillside press elt. All talking point conversation worksheets are designed for use with students who have reached preintermediate level, though they are also very successful with intermediate and more advanced students. Present simple wh questions esl activities games worksheets. All have been tried and tested in the class to get students talking quickly. They are particularly wellsuited to teachers who teach privately and have few resources apart from a board, paper, and pens. Present simple affirmative negative esl activities games. Reading, writing, listening and speaking elementary a1a2 45 minutes. Philippine normal university the national center for teacher education faculty of arts and languages a detailed lesson plan in teaching listening and speaking predicting outcomes grade 8 in partial fulfillment of the requirements in seng 18 teaching listening and speaking submitted by. Approximately 90 minutes of speaking practice activities. This activity involves a student trying to persuade the class into buying something. Teachers dont always need to participate in activities, so if there is an even number of students in your class, just observe but you dont need to join in. Click here for the comparing people speaking activity pdf file.
Jan 04, 20 students speaking a foreign language often feel shy to convey theirmessages so such activities will help them to raise their level of confidence in order to speakfluently. Typical speaking tasks learnenglish teens british council. English esl speaking present simple worksheets most. Every listeningspeaking activity should require a response. The following are seven activities that you may use in class in order to encourage students to open up and speak up. A lot of the tasks sprang from my own imagination, stimulating me to go into the classroom, feeling motivated by the freshness that accompanies a new inspiration and being eager to share it with my students. The most fruitful conversations arise spontaneously and there is an art to listening well and asking the right questions to in order to uncover the nuggets of universal interest which provoke stimulating classroom discussion. From theory to practice jack c richards the mastery of speaking skills in english is a priority for many second or foreign language learners. Cambridge handbooks for languageteachers this is a series of practical guides for teachers of english and other languages. Eventually, the file grew thicker and thicker, until it was big enough to become a book. Through homework assignments or other independent assignments, students willdemonstrate whether or not they absorbed the lessons learning goals. Present perfect with for and since speaking lesson plan 50. Learners consequently often evaluate their success in language learning as well as the effectiveness of their english course on the basis of how well. A variety of speaking and icebreaker activities for esl teachers.
The lvel and time needed for each activiy is included in paenthses. Practical speaking activity lost luggage at the airport this is a practical speaking lesson, designed to be part of a task based learning style lesson for a strong intermediate class. A lot of my ielts students tell me that the component they are most worried about is the speaking. Activities use a range of strategies to engage participants individually, and in small group and large group learning and sharing. Lesson plan for speaking skills linkedin slideshare. See more ideas about german, teaching and learn german. This could be compared to cooking on impulse rather than.
Developing classroom speaking activities professor jack c. Martha lapp esl conversation english topics for speaking english vocabulary teaching english past exam papers past exams english lesson plans english lessons english class english center. There are 24 past simple speaking prompts that designed like a quiz. Compare your reverse outline with the speaking outline. With this board game, learners will practise using frequency adverbs and expressions present simple in an enjoyable way. Communicative fluency activities for language teaching.
Students interview a partner and then write a aparagraph similarities and differences. Present simple wh questions esl activities, games and. If your classmate has followed many of the suggestions provided in this and other chapters, you should be able to identify and replicate the structure of the speech. This speaking activity for higher level beginners up to upper intermediate involves students working in pairs to make up excuses. In socializing activities, students write one of more questions on a piece of paper and then walk around the classroom speaking to as many people as possible. Separate the cards into two piles time expression cards and verb cards. The second type is based on easy games and speaking tasks that should not be. Home teachers resources secondary b1 b2 photocopiable material. Think pair share hot seating watching and making videos, podcasts, recordings, performances. Past simple wh questions interactive and printable pdf esl activities, worksheets and games for teachers to use in class or online with a1, a2, b1 levels.
Giving advice pdf esl activities, games, interactive and printable worksheets and lessons to help teach a1, a2, b1 levels how to ask for and give advice. Diana corcos, a teacher and teacher trainer, gives us a few tips on how to get students speaking in class recently, i was in the staff room looking at the timetables for the next term. Viewers improve public speaking skills with an installment from a business skills playlist. Students speaking a foreign language often feel shy to convey theirmessages so such activities will help them to raise their level of confidence in order to speakfluently. I was worried because id been given one of the larger classesabout 30 students. The video discusses public speaking skills as well as the s. I want to engage them, to encourage them to ask questions and seek answers, to explore and wonder. This is an excellent allpurpose communicative activity for big esl classes. Speaking activities on these pages you will find ideas for classroom activities which involve speaking 1 staged roleplay jeff fowler, teacher, trainer, british council naples this is a series of engaging roleplays based on the concept of the gap year a round the world trip. Because the skill of speaking invariably involves interaction with people and using language to reach objectives. The students shuffle the dominoes and deal out six each, leaving the rest in a pile face down. Draw caricatures of the main characters and then have students guess who the drawing represents. Students practice and produce the target language through speaking activities. Activities to get students speaking oxford university press.
Speaking exams can vary a lot and there are many different tasks you might be asked to do. Past simple wh questions esl activities worksheets games. Howe ver, fishbowl focuses the tension back toward. I cant buy those shoes because 1 i the new museum yet. At the jss level, students are at a transitional stage of life as they mature from childhood to adulthood. One page to be assigned for homework writing statements and a paragraph. As they give their speech, try to construct an outline based on what you hear. The speaking activities in this text come from a variety of sources. I want to do so much more than just teach my children. Three activities for speaking tests teachingenglish. A selection of lesson plans that focus on controlled speaking. Oct 31, 2016 practical speaking activity lost luggage at the airport this is a practical speaking lesson, designed to be part of a task based learning style lesson for a strong intermediate class.
In this fun present simple game, students make affirmative statements with have, take and go verbnoun collocations. The students are divided into groups of three and each group is given a set of dominoes. They then selfassess what they can do orally in english. Speaking with their peers in class helps students express themselves without being selfconscious. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 8 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. These ideas will show you how to do the even more difficult task of combining them in practice activities, all of them done in simple and entertaining ways. A functional language speaking lesson by lindsay clandfield, where students practise giving directions for a. This is a conversation game roleplay for elementary to lower intermediate students. These activities are aimed at helping the students develop selfconfidence while speaking, and also enabling them to use appropriate words and structures spontaneously.
It is an amazing simple past tense speaking activity for beginner to intermediate esl learners. Esl online present simple wh questions breakout room activity writing, listening and speaking preintermediate a2 30 minutes here is a free interactive pdf version of the above activity for people who are teaching english online. But theres no need to worry if youre fully prepared. This book is part of the oxford basics series featuring simple writing activities, simple reading activities, simple listening activities. By simply speech this is a wonderful collection of speech and language story extension activities to go with the story, there was an old lady who swallowed a clover. One page of teachers instructions on how to execute the lesson in class and answers.
Make one copy of the worksheet for every pair of students. Click on the image or the link to download the pdf file. Comparingpeoplespeakingand writing language activity. Students can practise doing this by engaging in speaking activities in the classroom.
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