25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL Classroom
No-prep engaging conversation lessons that will get your students talking!
Do you feel like getting your students to speak English is a constant struggle?
Have you used up all the resources you could think of and are now at a loss what to do next?
Are you wondering where to find real-life materials that would spark an engaging conversation in your ESL classroom?
Look no further!
25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL Classroom
will absolutely transform your conversation class!
Here is what you will find in this ebook:
- An introductory video that explains who this ebook is for and how to use it
- 25 picture prompts and 25 accompanying lesson plans with suggested teaching sequence and ideas
- word banks and related idioms/metaphors/high-frequency phrases
- sentence starters to help your beginner level students
- questions to start a classroom, group or one-on-one discussion
- a variety of writing/discussion activities
- lessons that are geared towards beginners and intermediate level English learners
- lessons that are perfect for middle, high school and adult learners
The conversation prompts are divided into 7 topics that roughly follow my Beginner ESL Teaching Checklist which has been hugely popular with students and teachers alike.
1. Food
2. People
3. Shapes and colors
4. Animals
5. Clothes
6. Hobbies
7. Free time
Just think: a whole month's (or more!) worth of speaking activities for just $15!
Are you ready for some conversation?
"What a gift of a book this is! 25 Authentic Speaking Activities for your ESL Classroom is the best conversation book I have seen on the market. Not only is it clear and well organized, it is absolutely beautiful. I found myself fighting the urge to study each photograph in detail while at the same time wanting to scroll ahead to see what beautiful image was in store for me next. Each photograph was accompanied by clear objectives and easy to understand and follow lesson plans. It doesn't stop with conversation though, each photo prompt also has a special writing prompt to go with it to reinforce learning. If you are looking for something that will truly engage your students I highly recommend this book".
- Kia DeCou, thinkinenglish.org
"I highly recommend this ebook. It's a great resource for meaningful speaking and writing activities. I love that each picture prompt has an idiom associated with it. I have also found the lesson plan section to be really helpful. Thanks Ieva for his resource that can be used with beginner to intermediate level students!"
- Dina Murphy, ESOL teacher, New Hampshire
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About Your Teacher
Ieva Grauslys is an ESL teacher, teaching consultant and owner of simplyieva.com, where she provides help to busy ESL and mainstream teachers with ready-made resources, actionable tips, and meaningful coaching. Ieva’s teaching experience is over 12 years and she has worked with English learners at various stages of their English learning journey. Ieva believes that the best teacher is one who constantly learns and therefore feeds her curiosity with learning from books, people and travels. She is super passionate about teaching English and helping others do so, too!
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"Ieva’s book presents valuable opportunities to discuss opinions and past experiences through exposure to narrative snapshots of life. A great resource!"
- Jodie Chabot, ESL teacher and writer, New Hampshire