Here you can find a selection of speaking activities I have tried out in class. Click on the title of the activity to access a lesson plan, or notes.

• Jigsaw dictations

• Speaking Tests – What to do … and what to avoid

• Tips for Speaking Tests (III)

• Tips for Speaking Tests (II)

• Tips for Speaking Tests (I)

• Dictation variations

• Speed dating – Timed Pair Share

• Picture dictations

• Armstrong and Miller, RAF Pilots (dubbing exercise)

• Margaret Thatcher ESOL / Critical Thinking Activity

• Getting them speaking

• Numbers Biography

• Mission Impossible

• Conversation topics and questions

• Getting them speaking (Talk)

• Speaking in Collaborative Tasks (Splendid Speaking)