English conversation activities

Beginner ESL Exam: Conversation Questions

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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.

ESL Worksheet: Logic Puzzles and Discussion

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Learning English does not have to be a boring exercise in grammar drills and vocabulary memorization. Here in Korea, getting the students to use English as a means of communication in the classroom is vital to language development.

That’s why I like to mix logic puzzles and word games into classroom worksheets and discussion activities. It makes the class fun. The students use active English. Everybody learns and gets a little smarter.

English Classroom Puzzle Worksheet

Here is a activity worksheet for today’s class. Enjoy. This ESL worksheet has:

ESL Video – Day of Light

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Here is another video discussion lesson for ESL classes. This lesson follows the same format I described for another video lesson. The video is a a prompt to help students improve listening, thinking, speaking and fluency skills.

Here is the link for this video lesson. It is hosted by Vimeo. The video is called Day of Light by Love Light and Melody.

One of the keys to this conversation activity is that Group A students (the people who watch the video for the first time) must answer the questions

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