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. Interacting and engaging with students and getting students to interact with each. The first students chooses someone secretly and describes himher to hisher partner, who must guess. Next they switch partners and repeatcontinue the conversation. Listening and speaking activities for adult esl learners aligned. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in your classroom. Elt teaching resources b2 upperintermediate speaking resources. Free online reading, listening, vocabulary and grammar lessons, games and quizzes, plus printable worksheets and other classroom resources for english language teachers. English vocabulary intermediate to upper intermediate. Conversation worksheets the main aim of these talking point conversation worksheets is to promote english fluency by presenting students with stimulating discussion questions. 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.
Advanced english lessons english activities for upper. There are 2 versions of each lesson, ppt which you can download and then. Communicative fluency activities for language teaching. The worksheet is prepared for b2 students and consists of various vocabulary activities that will help them create their own recipes in english. For the price of a coffee youll be able to download the bundle with just a couple of. Youll need one set for each group of three students. Upper intermediate students understand far more than they can say. Students can ask for repetition and clarification, if necessary. Students give a high five to students they have something in common with. The multiplechoice and gapfill exercises in this section cover areas such as tenses, collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs. Teachit elt elt resources b2 upper intermediate speaking. Lets face it, students arent always jumping for joy at the opportunity to speak a language they arent 100 percent comfortable with.
Are you an upper intermediate cefr level b2 learner of english. Speaking activities often rely on pairing students up with the same speaking partner. Here are five new upper intermediate speaking activities that we hope you will use with your students. Leaving your family home to go to university is not always easy. Upper intermediate b2 here you can find a range of short activities to use in your secondary classroom with students at upper intermediate level. 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. It can be a challenge to find interesting topics and we can sometimes concentrate too much on issues and topics in the news. They can explain around unknown words or phrases, but do so slowly, perhaps with frequent pauses. Class awards speaking activity eslefl a basic speaking activity in which students give awards to each other using superlatives. 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. 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. This might result in boring, predictable, and demotivating speaking practice.
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. Talking about food intermediate b1b2 this worksheet presents a list of questions designed to get your students talking at length about food and cooking. Looking for the straightforward first edition worksheets. 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. Esl phrasal verbs with get worksheet reading, writing and speaking activity low intermediate b1 20 minutes. Esl teens lessons for upperintermediate level b2 c1 below are our lessons for upperintermediate level students. A collection of english esl upperintermediate b2 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about for.
I watched my students engaged and interested in the course of the discussion which they themselves moderated and developed. Practise your english grammar and vocabulary with these quick exercises for upperintermediate and advanced learners of english. 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. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in. Saudi street artist upper intermediate 23 hrs from julyaugust issue 520 speaking. Learners beyond intermediate level require more opportunities to speak at length. Each of the below speaking topics has a mix of yesno questions and whquestions. 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. A variety of speaking and icebreaker activities for esl teachers. 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. The lvel and time needed for each activiy is included in paenthses. The students begin by completing sentences with prepositions to make phrasal verbs with get. 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. At upper intermediate level, students are better able to cope with more open role plays which you will find in this section.
Learning vocabulary will help you improve your language level and communicate in english confidently and effectively. Its a big day for jack as hes just got his exam results. 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. 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 speaking activities in this text come from a variety of sources. A discussion activity in which students read and retell short articles and then exchange opinions about the ethics of cloning. Their explanations sometimes also suffer from a lack of clarity, stemming from fluency problems or from a weakness with vocabulary. Here you can find all b2 upper intermediate lesson plans based on various. What is an upper intermediate esl student and how do you get them ready to take advanced lessons. Fun activities that get your students speaking itoi tefl. At upper intermediate, for example, there are resources to practice conditionals, futures and reported speech amongst others. The organ trade upper intermediate 2 hrs from may issue 472 speaking, writing about graphs and infographics, reading and postermaking. A fun speaking and grammar activity for esl students. Here is a list of upperintermediate esl lesson plans on a variety of topics for english conversation class.
All talking point conversation worksheets are designed for use with students who have reached pre intermediate level, though they are also very successful with. Speaking activities for eslefl english current is a. 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. This article will explain more and offer you other tips for your upper intermediate esl lessons. In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students learn and practice phrasal verbs with get. 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. Well the ones above are exactly the same, but just in case, here is a link to the straightforward first edition upper intermediate worksheets.
The students switch roles and continue until the time is up. Nov 25, 2015 i watched my students learn and use new vocabulary in context which naturally came up during the lesson. 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. This is based on how well they do the three parts of the test, and their use of.
There are a series of five small roleplays and this activity works best with intermediate students. One of the most successful kinds of speaking exercises with more advanced students are debate and discussion activities. After two more minutes, switch partners once more to discuss. Top 10 esl speaking activities new american pathways. 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 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. The worksheet is prepared for b2 students and consists of various vocabulary. Students role play a family meeting and use the causative to discuss what their parents will letmakehavegethelp them to do. All talking point conversation worksheets are designed for use with students who have reached preintermediate level, though they are also very successful with. Upper intermediate worksheets macmillan straightforward. Upperintermediate students understand far more than they can say. Mar, 2018 speaking activities often rely on pairing students up with the same speaking partner.
Naturally, always be vigilant about your students cultural sensitivities before you undertake a controversial topic. This speaking activity for higher level beginners up to upper intermediate involves students working in pairs to make up excuses. Read the advice from a firstyear student and her dad to get two points of view on the experience. This could be compared to cooking on impulse rather than. 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.
The following activities add a lighter touch whilst tapping into students interests and sense of fun. Check out the conversation and discussion prompts further down this page for even freer speaking activities. Upper intermediate students might also benefit from pinpointing basic grammar errors that need correction. One way is to include discussion activities in your esl speaking lesson plans. The global mark out of 4 is for you to give your students an overall mark. As with surveys, these can be adapted in many ways to suit a topic and a class. Upperintermediate esl lesson plans, activities and games. If youd prefer to see a list of lesson plan topics, please view the topic list. 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. Upper intermediate b2 speaking learnenglish teens british.
This photo entered a steady rotation of my speaking prompts for conversation and regular classes for advanced students. 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. 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. This section offers reading practice to help you understand texts with a wide vocabulary where you may need to consider the writers opinion. Intermediate to upper intermediate in this section you will find activities to help you learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words. Upper intermediate b2 here you can find a range of short activities to use in your secondary classroom with students at upperintermediate level. 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. Upper intermediate b2 lesson plans communication is not that easy. Free communicative esl resources for upper intermediate students. The activities motivate the students to persuade and argue in a lighthearted manner. Jacks applying to university to train as a pe physical education teacher.
Select some of the questions to practice speaking in warmup activities, discussions, or debates. Upperintermediate english students heads up english. If youre a subscriber, you can adapt them to make them perfect for your students and your teaching objectives. All have been tried and tested in the class to get students talking quickly.
For beginners, its best to play after youve taught them the. Are you going crazy with the amount of homework and exams youve got. If they have, tell them to share experiences with the class. Practise your speaking with these interactive videos. Each lesson has a preparation task, a reading text and two tasks to. Upperintermediate speaking test health and safety 10. Born to snooze upperintermediate b2c1 the theme of this lesson is peoples sleepwake cycles. Click on the link icons to download lesson textbooks and powerpoint slide shows. A speaking mingle activity with emphasis on oral fluency. Conversation worksheets esl worksheets englishclub. Upper intermediate learners can, of course, access any of these easier. 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. I watched my students learn and use new vocabulary in context which naturally came up during the lesson.
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 is a simple warmup activity that you can use to generate some interest in a topic for intermediate or advanced students. These esl listening activities for intermediate students are game changers in the classroom. Some examples of pairwork and survey activities for intermediate include, amongst others, work on passive, phrasal verbs, polite requests and an icebreaker. Fluency activities for higher levels teachingenglish.