Sunday, August 20, 2017

A few speaking activities

1 Carousel

Students write a headline about their week or a 3 word opinion of a topic.

Image result for carouseldraw 2 cirlces (one inside the other).

Give students number 1 or 2

1s stand in the middle circle

2s stand int he outer circle.

They face each other and talk about their headline and ask questions

after 1 minute 2s move clockwise to a new partner.


2 Guided dialogue

Students are given unformed sentences using the language they have learnt.

what/you/do
I/Karate

They have to form full sentences. This can be done as a group or whole class activity.

Ask students to write their own dialogue in pairs or groups.



3 Barometer

Image result for agree or disagree
Write numbers 1 to 5 left to right across the room.

1 Means completely disagree

5 means completely agree\

The other numbers are for mixed opinions.

Show controversial statements, give students 30 seconds to think and move to what they think.

Ask students why?

This is great for starting debates, meta-cognition and using linkers.



4 Describe and draw\
Image result for describe and draw
Students work in pairs back to back.

1 student has a picture and the other has paper.

Student A tells student what to draw and student B draws it.

They then swap. This engages listening too and is great for new vocabulary.

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