Do you take time to focus on teaching speaking and listening skills? A lot of lessons and activities often focus on literature, reading, spelling, and writing. Sometimes the speaking and listening skills get lumped into lessons, or we realize we’ve really been lax on the speaking skills the first time we have students give a presentation. However, students need to have dedicated opportunities to practice speaking and listening. Read on for activities you can incorporate into your classroom.
Check out Me Too!, a fun, simple ESL speaking and listening activity that requires nothing in the way or preparation or materials.
Check out our top ESL Listening and Speaking Activities. Lots of great ideas to get your students listening and speaking in class today!
Public Speaking class sounds simple- right? They get up, they give the speech, you grade them. That's the best way to do it right? Y...
Level: This is most suited to A2 level but can be used at B1 or B2 level for conversation practice. Time: 25 minutes + (depending on level) This lesson improves students' vocabulary and fluency for talking about music. It includes a vocabulary/picture matching exercise and conversation practice. We have a teacher's copy (including teacher's notes, a pronunciation guide and an answer key) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons. For best results when printing our PDFs, open and print them through Adobe Acrobat. https://get.adobe.com/reader/
This engaging resource contains listening and speaking activities to help your ESL students practice and strengthen their listening and speaking skills. These activities can be used for your beginner, intermediate and advanced ESL students. The activities are colorful, fun, easy to use, and engaging to hold their interest while practicing these important skills. This product includes: 3 different sequencing stories for students to tell what is happening in sequential order (speaking domain) (color and black/white) 3 different similar/difference pictures for students to find similarities and differences between two pictures (speaking domain) (color/black/white) 2 different activities where students will listen to directions and follow them on their own papers (listening domain) 2 different stories where students will listen to a story and questions read by a partner and have to answer orally (listening domain) lined paper to for students to plan and write what they want to say before speaking Please check out the preview to make sure this product is exactly what you are looking for and will meet your needs. Be sure to rate this product and provide feedback to earn TPT credits good toward the purchase of future products!!! Click here to follow me and be notified when new products are added. New products are 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me! Sunshine and Laughter by Deno You might also like: Making Inferences Watermelon and Seed Ideas Making Sentences
Dictogloss is an ESL listening and speaking activity that makes an excellent warm-up for children, teenagers or adults. Try it out today.
Speaking and listening skills need to be explicitly taught and students need time to practice these skills with intentionality.
Speaking skills are very important. Teaching speaking and listening skills that are both valuable and relevant are crucial for your students' future success.
Speaking and listening skills for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade are so important! In this post, I wanted to share 3 fun ways to get students speaking publicly and listening respectfully in the classroom! Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or listen to all this information in […]
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Many teachers do not think of listening and speaking as an anchor to literacy success. In today’s digital world, the art and skill of conversation can be lost as we spend more time with technology
Speaking and listening skills are easy to overlook, so these 15 TED Talks will take the hassle out of choosing the perfect video example.
Speaking skills are very important. Teaching speaking and listening skills that are both valuable and relevant are crucial for your students' future success.
Try these activities to improve your students' speaking and listening skills!
These ELA podcast pairings will help you design engaging text sets for you middle school and high school English classroom!
Practical ideas for the classroom for teaching listening and speaking skills.
If you teach at a school that administers the PARCC, SBAC, or CAASPP, these standardized tests will assess your students’ listening skills. And typically,
We English teachers spend a lot of time teaching our kids to read and write, but I’m not sure that most of us (myself included) spend as much time explicitly teaching speaking and listening skills. Most times, we just assign a speech, presentation or debate and just kind of expect that our students will know […]
Check out Talk Show, a fun ESL speaking and listening activity that's ideal for all ages of students from low-intermediate to advanced.
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This blog will help you incorporate speaking and listening activities in your classroom daily! Read more to find engaging S&L activities!
The speaking and listening activities & conversation cards teach students how to carry on a conversation. The conversation cards are filled with engaging, relevant topics which can help build classroom community and help students practice oral communication skills. Provide direct instruction to students on how to engage in a civil conversation, specifically, how to agree, disagree, contribute a point of view, listen to other points of view, and attempt to understand and acknowledge other people’s ideas. Click the preview to learn more! ✏️ The best part? This unit is engaging & easy to use! ✏️ Great to use for public speaking, book club discussions, & whole class reading discussion activities. Included in these speaking and listening activities you'll find Discussion stems for participating in all phases of a discussion List of topics for discussion 72 Conversation cards Ideas for teaching how to participate in a discussion Fun oral communication skills practice Some of this Speaking and Listening Resource can also be found in my Literature Circles Unit which can be found here! Check out a few other resources: No Prep Early Finishers Activities for Each Season Writing a Literary Analysis ***************** ✏️✏️ Don't forget to leave feedback if you've made a purchase! You earn credits!!! I always aim for 5 stars. ✏️✏️ How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Don't miss the opportunity to earn points toward free TPT resources. Just leave feedback on your purchases! I truly value your feedback. Follow Me and be notified when I post new products, which are always 50% off for the first 24 hours! Copyright © It's a Teacher Thing. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Dive into all things podcast for the classroom: which podcasts she likes to use, how she helps students stay focused during listening periods, using QR codes to give students access to episodes, and a great creative activity you can use with the NPR show, How I Built This (so good!).
Classrooms systems are my bread and butter. I have a process or a procedure for everything. Until recently, I did not feel like I had a strong process or procedure for teaching speaking or listening skills. If a unit ran long, I would cut a speaking or listening activity. However, I've recently taken the time to streamline my speaking and listening lessons by collecting these quick, engaging TED Talks. I've also paired each of these TED Talks with a specific speaking or listening skill.
Boost Students' Listening & Speaking Skills with this Engaging Drawing Activity: Watch your students thrive as they develop essential listening and speaking skills with these enjoyable worksheets specifically designed for improving language skills. This is perfect for ESL students, ELLs or young learners and is designed to help improve speaking fluency and accuracy. The activity: in pairs or small groups, students will carefully listen to their partners' detailed descriptions and follow their instructions precisely to replicate their partners' drawings accurately. It's a nice, fun game that will bring a smile to your students' faces as they build their speaking confidence and ability in a low-pressure, relaxed environment. By participating in this activity, students will practice speaking with clarity, concision, and accuracy while enhancing their vocabulary. The teacher's modeling of the activity provides clear expectations, and using colored pencils or crayons will bring the activity to life. To ensure variety and/or to prevent students from peeking at each other's work, use multiple pictures simultaneously, or strategically arrange seating. Teacher should do be available to help students with new vocabulary or more complex descriptions and aid in vocabulary-building and speaking accuracy. For a simpler version suitable for younger/beginner ESL learners, check out my Draw My Monster activity. This hilarious speaking and listening game is guaranteed to have your students howling with laughter while improving their vocabulary, speaking skills and confidence. Upgrade your teaching toolkit with this must-have activity that both delights students and builds crucial communication skills! If you are interested in this, then maybe you would find these materials of use: Building Writing Together - Quick Methods To Improve Writing Before & After - Grammar Lesson Conversation Starters For Teens & Adults Or these reading lessons for English or ESL/ELL classes: 1. Festivals - Guy Fawkes Night, Burning Man & Pamplona Running of the Bulls 2. Famous People & Celebrities - David Bowie, Lucy Liu & Steve Irwin 3. Food Culture Around The World - Healthy Eating, Extreme Eating & Coffee Culture 4. Music and Culture - Grafitti, Opera & Punk 5. Cities and their People - Jerusalem, Christchurch & Athens 6. Art and Literature - Graphic Novels, The Guggenheim & Franz Kafka 7. Global Sports - Cricket, Rugby &Base Jumping 8. Scientists & Inventors - Elon Musk, Boyan Slat & Mae Jemison Note to buyers: I am a small seller who is trying to take this from a small side hustle into something a little bigger. I'd REALLY appreciate it you could spend a minute or two to just leave me a quick review and follow me by clicking HERE. Happy Teaching! Dylan (The Laughing Linguist)
This blog will help you incorporate speaking and listening activities in your classroom daily! Read more to find engaging S&L activities!
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This FREE lesson focuses on vocabulary and language for meeting new people. It includes various reading, writing and speaking exercises.
During our mini lessons I give my students time to speak and listen with a partner. This provides students time to process their thoughts, share their ideas, build a better understanding, and deepen their comprehension. After my students talk with their partner, we share our ideas and thoughts to th...
