Other listening and/or speaking activity

A ‘phonic strip’ listening activity followed by a crossword. Further related actvities below.

For improving visual figure-ground skills, expressive language development, matching and counting symbols.

Yesterday’s World text (about an attraction in Sussex) and related phonics activities based on the two sounds of the digraph /th/. Includes word sorting, cloze, crossword.

Originally written for a mixed level Literacy and ESOL group.

Provides individual and paired work using adjectives in written and spoken descriptions (appearance and personality).

Give me some advice is a great way to encourage students to provide non threatening advice, whilst improving their writing and listening-speaking skills.

A great paired game for improving listening to instructions, speaking and reading skills – plus you get to eat the sweets at the end!

A great paired game for improving listening, speaking and reading skills. You need a pack of playing cards.

Moral Dilemmas is a great game aimed at 16-18 year olds (easily adapted for other age groups) that provides focus points for group discussion along with reading, writing and listening practice.

Favourite things bingo game provides valuable practice in asking and answering questions for Milestone 7 upwards and makes a great icebreaker.

A great series of reading, writing and listening resources that includes: difference between fiction and non fiction, sorting out facts and opinions (with 3 related activities), researching the web to extract facts (with fill in sheets) and turn these into statements to be used in guessing game.