Tag Archives: listening
Exam Wrapper for Listening exams
Have you tried exam wrappers? I recently learnt the term ‘exam wrapper’ through some EduTwitter posts. In case you haven’t come across it yet, it’s a short form (or ‘metacognition worksheet’) that students fill in before a test, designed to help them evaluate their learning and think about what they can do to prepare for […]
Take a dialogue and…
Teacher 1: Does a dialogue provided by text books for listening comprehension stop being useful when the listening activity is over? Teacher 2: Of course not! You can take a dialogue and.. As part of an input session I gave at Exeter Academy on Listening and Speaking lessons for lower levels, I put together this list […]
Ghostwriter
This speaking and writing activity can be used for any topic and almost any level. The activity requires students to put themselves in their partner’s shoes and therefore they really have to listen to each other. At the end, they get to read about themselves, and who doesn’t love that! The bonus result is that […]
One Voice
This is a quick, no-prep warmer which can really help students to settle in to class and concentrate. I have a class of adult FCE students who find listening exercises quite difficult. Added to that, their class is at the end of the day so they’re often quite tired. I decided to find a warmer […]
All I want for Christmas is… Now with elementary YL version too!
Everyone loves presents. But what’s the one thing you REALLY want? And can you make a good case for it to Santa Claus? This lesson involves some Christmas vocab, open-cloze, listening to a song, pronunciation and speaking and culminates with giving a convincing speech to Santa Claus about the one thing you really want for […]
Vocab Swap
This is a short activity you can use to practise or revise vocabulary. All the students are involved in speaking and actively listening and it can be used as a warmer, a game or a filler. When my adult FCE students had arrived last night and we were about to begin the lesson, I asked […]
How To Spot A Liar
I’ve used this activity with both FCE and CAE classes to add another element to speaking practice. It includes a bit of listening and a spot of lying. My students enjoyed the challenge of being a convincing liar and also guessing other students’ lies. Start with the trusty old two truths and a lie. When […]
CPE: 60 Second Idea To Change The World
Due to the late delivery of a CD to accompany my CPE text book, I found myself browsing the internet looking for a suitable listening text. I came across this BBC segment called 60 Second Idea To Change The World, part of the Forum on the World Service and decided it was ideal for my class. […]
A Hive of Activities 