Students role play a family meeting and use the causative to discuss what their parents will letmakehavegethelp them to do. Feb, 2017 once students reach upper intermediate proficiency, you really need to throw plenty of interesting topics their way to keep motivation high and provide ample opportunity to voice opinions and develop the subtleties to disagree politely weve released 5 new upper intermediate speaking activities for you to teach. The lvel and time needed for each activiy is included in paenthses. Mar, 2018 speaking activities often rely on pairing students up with the same speaking partner. Each set of discussion questions has not only been selected and tested for quick understanding for upperintermediate students, but consideration has also been given to the students abilities in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and the ability to support ideas. For the price of a coffee youll be able to download the bundle with just a couple of. This section offers reading practice to help you understand texts with a wide vocabulary where you may need to consider the writers opinion. Born to snooze upperintermediate b2c1 the theme of this lesson is peoples sleepwake cycles. Practise your speaking with these interactive videos.
Upper intermediate b2 speaking learnenglish teens british. Upper intermediate b2 lesson plans communication is not that easy. Their explanations sometimes also suffer from a lack of clarity, stemming from fluency problems or from a weakness with vocabulary. Upper intermediate students might also benefit from pinpointing basic grammar errors that need correction. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in your classroom. Upper intermediate b2 here you can find a range of short activities to use in your secondary classroom with students at upper intermediate level. This could be compared to cooking on impulse rather than. Click on the link icons to download lesson textbooks and powerpoint slide shows. All have been tried and tested in the class to get students talking quickly. Teachit elt elt resources b2 upper intermediate speaking. Learning vocabulary will help you improve your language level and communicate in english confidently and effectively. Students can be hesitant to speak for a wide variety of reasons fear of mistakes, peer pressure, or lack of selfconfidence are some of the main factors.
A lot of the tasks sprang from my own imagination, stimulating me to go into the classroom, feeling motivated by the freshness that accompanies a new inspiration and being eager to share it with my students. Jacks applying to university to train as a pe physical education teacher. Here you can find all b2 upper intermediate lesson plans based on various. A fun speaking and grammar activity for esl students. Youll need one set for each group of three students. High intermediate advanced listening, speaking, reading and writing program design and components overview the eal 701d curriculum is based on the foundation for the atlantic canada english language arts curriculum 1999 and adapted from the newfoundland esl 3205 course and its curriculum. For beginners, its best to play after youve taught them the.
The global mark out of 4 is for you to give your students an overall mark. Upper intermediate learners can, of course, access any of these easier. It is assumed that esl teachers can read the description of an activity and know ways to adapt it, if necessary, to the level of learners in her classroom. The following activities add a lighter touch whilst tapping into students interests and sense of fun. Speaking activities often rely on pairing students up with the same speaking partner. Students give a high five to students they have something in common with. Top 10 esl speaking activities new american pathways. Upperintermediate speaking test health and safety 10. At intermediate level, students should feel pretty comfortable speaking in pairs or moving around the class and this allows the teacher to take a more withdrawn role. Students can ask for repetition and clarification, if necessary. I watched my students engaged and interested in the course of the discussion which they themselves moderated and developed. Listening and speaking activities for adult esl learners aligned.
This lesson is aimed at students with a language level of b2 upperintermediate and focuses on revising, learning and using vocabulary related to health and illnesses through a variety of engaging activities which will help them improve listening and speaking. Our resources provide you with creative teaching ideas and activities for your language class. At upper intermediate, for example, there are resources to practice conditionals, futures and reported speech amongst others. Note that there are over 55 lessons at this level, so be sure to click the older posts link at the bottom of the page to see more.
First class activities 6 speaking activities for the first day of class the following are six quick activities that can be used for first classes. Upper intermediate b2 here you can find a range of short activities to use in your secondary classroom with students at upperintermediate level. Well the ones above are exactly the same, but just in case, here is a link to the straightforward first edition upper intermediate worksheets. Esl second conditional activity reading, writing, listening and speaking upperintermediate b2 45 minutes in this second conditional worksheet activity, students create a political party and tell the class what they would do if they were elected. Practise your english grammar and vocabulary with these quick exercises for upperintermediate and advanced learners of english. Class awards speaking activity eslefl a basic speaking activity in which students give awards to each other using superlatives. This is based on how well they do the three parts of the test, and their use of. Check out the conversation and discussion prompts further down this page for even freer speaking activities. One way is to include discussion activities in your esl speaking lesson plans. In order to mix things up and expose students to a variety of speaking partners, i propose a speaking activity which i called speed discussions as its format resembles speed dating. Upperintermediate students understand far more than they can say. English vocabulary intermediate to upper intermediate. Interacting and engaging with students and getting students to interact with each.
Intermediate to upper intermediate in this section you will find activities to help you learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words. As with surveys, these can be adapted in many ways to suit a topic and a class. Each of the below speaking topics has a mix of yesno questions and whquestions. High intermediateadvanced listening, speaking, reading and writing introduction purpose of the curriculum guide guiding principles the english as an additional language eal 701d course is an introductory beginner level language course in listening and speaking, which is intended to. Speaking activities for eslefl english current is a. Students complete a questionnaire to discover if they are genetically predisposed to waking up early or late and then read an article to find out how they fit in society and what type of. This photo entered a steady rotation of my speaking prompts for conversation and regular classes for advanced students. One of the most successful kinds of speaking exercises with more advanced students are debate and discussion activities.
Free communicative esl resources for upper intermediate students. Upper intermediate speaking activities off2class blog. And then one day, a private student told me he didnt enjoy my classes because he felt i was just giving him a series of worksheets to complete. Esl second conditional activity reading, writing, listening and speaking upper intermediate b2 45 minutes in this second conditional worksheet activity, students create a political party and tell the class what they would do if they were elected. This speaking activity for higher level beginners up to upper intermediate involves students working in pairs to make up excuses. Esl phrasal verbs with get worksheet reading, writing and speaking activity low intermediate b1 20 minutes. This article will explain more and offer you other tips for your upper intermediate esl lessons. A discussion activity in which students read and retell short articles and then exchange opinions about the ethics of cloning. Select some of the questions to practice speaking in warmup activities, discussions, or debates. Upper intermediate students understand far more than they can say.
These esl listening activities for intermediate students are game changers in the classroom. This lesson plan works well on its own, but i have used it to complement unit 2 of the course book new english file upperintermediate. The worksheet is prepared for b2 students and consists of various vocabulary. Here are five new upper intermediate speaking activities that we hope you will use with your students.
Here is a list of upperintermediate esl lesson plans on a variety of topics for english conversation class. There are 2 versions of each lesson, ppt which you can download and then. This particular worksheet is designed to encourage learners develop their speaking skills in the way they will have to face the speaking test in the first certificate exam. Communicative fluency activities for language teaching. This is a simple warmup activity that you can use to generate some interest in a topic for intermediate or advanced students. Saudi street artist upper intermediate 23 hrs from julyaugust issue 520 speaking. Naturally, always be vigilant about your students cultural sensitivities before you undertake a controversial topic. Esl teens lessons for upperintermediate level b2 c1 below are our lessons for upperintermediate level students. Fun activities that get your students speaking itoi tefl. Free online reading, listening, vocabulary and grammar lessons, games and quizzes, plus printable worksheets and other classroom resources for english language teachers.
Conversation worksheets esl worksheets englishclub. Talking about food intermediate b1b2 this worksheet presents a list of questions designed to get your students talking at length about food and cooking. Upper intermediate worksheets macmillan straightforward. This might result in boring, predictable, and demotivating speaking practice. Some examples of pairwork and survey activities for intermediate include, amongst others, work on passive, phrasal verbs, polite requests and an icebreaker. The speaking activities in this text come from a variety of sources. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in. Nov 25, 2015 i watched my students learn and use new vocabulary in context which naturally came up during the lesson.
The activities motivate the students to persuade and argue in a lighthearted manner. Its a big day for jack as hes just got his exam results. They can explain around unknown words or phrases, but do so slowly, perhaps with frequent pauses. Lets face it, students arent always jumping for joy at the opportunity to speak a language they arent 100 percent comfortable with. If they have, tell them to share experiences with the class. A variety of speaking and icebreaker activities for esl teachers. The lesson plan includes a selfstudy preparation task, in which students can learn key words by heart before the lesson using expemo, our online spaced repetition learning platform. Each set of discussion questions has not only been selected and tested for quick understanding for upper intermediate students, but consideration has also been given to the students abilities in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and the ability to support ideas.
Each lesson has a preparation task, a reading text and two tasks to. Are you going crazy with the amount of homework and exams youve got. It can be a challenge to find interesting topics and we can sometimes concentrate too much on issues and topics in the news. Advanced english lessons english activities for upper.
All talking point conversation worksheets are designed for use with students who have reached preintermediate level, though they are also very successful with. Upperintermediate english students heads up english. If youd prefer to see a list of lesson plan topics, please view the topic list. The students begin by completing sentences with prepositions to make phrasal verbs with get. After two more minutes, switch partners once more to discuss. The multiplechoice and gapfill exercises in this section cover areas such as tenses, collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs. Read the advice from a firstyear student and her dad to get two points of view on the experience.
A speaking mingle activity with emphasis on oral fluency. Gemma is sick of being ignored while sam is on his phone. Elt teaching resources b2 upperintermediate speaking resources. Are you an upper intermediate cefr level b2 learner of english. If youre a subscriber, you can adapt them to make them perfect for your students and your teaching objectives have a look at some of our handpicked resources for b2 speaking. In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students learn and practice phrasal verbs with get. Leaving your family home to go to university is not always easy. I watched my students learn and use new vocabulary in context which naturally came up during the lesson. Once students reach upper intermediate proficiency, you really need to throw plenty of interesting topics their way to keep motivation high and provide ample opportunity to voice opinions and develop the subtleties to disagree politely weve released 5 new upper intermediate speaking activities for you to teach. A collection of english esl upperintermediate b2 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about for. The students switch roles and continue until the time is up. What is an upper intermediate esl student and how do you get them ready to take advanced lessons. This is especially important if students are not being taught in an english speaking country and where they will not be exposed to real world english outside the class.
Have a look at some of our handpicked resources for b2 speaking. If youre a subscriber, you can adapt them to make them perfect for your students and your teaching objectives. Learners beyond intermediate level require more opportunities to speak at length. All of our activities are designed around themes engaging and relevant to secondary learners and can be used to complement your school curriculum, giving students an opportunity to develop their. English exercises for advanced english learners and ielts students, to practise for the international english language testing system ielts test, and other english exams such as toefl, toeic, etc. Conversation worksheets the main aim of these talking point conversation worksheets is to promote english fluency by presenting students with stimulating discussion questions. There are a series of five small roleplays and this activity works best with intermediate students. Looking for the straightforward first edition worksheets. The worksheet is prepared for b2 students and consists of various vocabulary activities that will help them create their own recipes in english. Upperintermediate esl lesson plans, activities and games. Next they switch partners and repeatcontinue the conversation. At upper intermediate level, students are better able to cope with more open role plays which you will find in this section. The first students chooses someone secretly and describes himher to hisher partner, who must guess. The organ trade upper intermediate 2 hrs from may issue 472 speaking, writing about graphs and infographics, reading and postermaking.
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