by eslwriter on December 2, 2011
It’s almost time for the final exam. It’s an ESL speaking test which will show my students’ ability to remember answers. The test is also about fluency.
I give my students the questions before the test so they can practice. It’s also a trick I use to improve fluency. My students understand that the answers they give during the test must be correct and quick. No delays.
ESL Speaking Exam Questions
Here are the exam questions for the fall semester beginner level ESL conversation class: esl-beginner-final-exam-questions.
by eslwriter on November 21, 2011
This ESL speaking activity uses a video to build conversation skills.
This pair work activity works like this.
- Before break, half the students go out. Partners stay in class and watch the video.
- Half the class watches the video. Their job is understanding. They will have to answer questions and make a summary. [click to continue…]
by eslwriter on November 14, 2011
Here is an ESL conversation activity that builds speaking, listening and thinking skills. If you learn all of the words, you will expand your vocabularyby 60-70 words.
ESL Speaking Activity
Print and cut a strip of words. Read the three words in a box. Your partner listens and thinks of two things. First, what is common for the three words. They are part of a category. Second, say one more word that is an example of that group. [click to continue…]
by eslwriter on November 8, 2011
Here is a quick ESL speaking activity. It helps students learn and remember how to use prepositions when making questions and answers.
How to Use this Pair Activity
Get students in pairs. One student reads a question and fills in the blank with the proper preposition. The other students makes a long answer.
When I do pair work activities like this, I also push my students to use Sentence Blocks. This idea is simple. One question becomes 3 questions. Every question is a prompt to build a mini dialogue.
That’s one way to extend the fluency building effect of simple activities like this one.
Question Prompts
- What do you worry ……. ?
- What talents are you envious ……. ?
- Are you superstitious ……. anything?
- What things in life are you most proud ……. ?
- Are you fluent …….any languages?
- What do you often dream ……. ?
- What people can you most often rely ……. ?
- What would you like to be famous ……. ?
- What do you sometimes complain ……. ?
- Is there anything you are afraid ……. ?
by eslwriter on November 7, 2011
This ESL speaking activity is a quick review of verbs and prepositions.
Look at the activity sheet. There are many people. Choose one or two people. Describe those people: their locations, actions and appearances. [click to continue…]
by eslwriter on November 2, 2011
Good ESL speaking activities ask English students to speak, listen and think. This simple game does all of that.
This pair work speaking game works like this. Students work in pairs. One partner reads a list of words. The other partner listens. Then thinks. Then says how these words are connected.
Here is an example.
pizza bread cake muffin
Well, there are many possible answers. They are kinds of food made from wheat. They fattening foods. They are tasty foods. Any answer is okay … it just has to be logical.
Word Game Worksheet
This is a copy and cut worksheet. Each student gets 5-10 questions. Download the worksheet here: name-the-group-eslwriting.org.
