Starter activity. 1 pupil faces the board, 1 faces away. Pupil facing the board has to describe the picture without using the words on the board.
Timer added to slide.
Starter: using language knowledge to skim and scan a text. Understanding a text without using a dictionary.
Running dictation task with extension questions.
Can be used as a starter or a main.
First Powerpoint contains trapdoor activity and a literacy task.
Second Powerpoint contains long German words. I get students to guess the pronunciation and then they have to try and work out the meaning of the compound nouns.
Great for boosting confidence in speaking exams.
The examples I have given are in German but you can easily adapt it to different languages and abilities.
You'll need to print off picture stimulus and give each student a bingo card. In small groups, students pick up a picture card and create a sentence about the picture which includes a grammar element from the bingo square.
The rest of the group must assess if the sentence is grammatically correct. If it is, then students tick off that square and the next person has their turn.
The winner is the first person to tick off all squares.
Pupils are given picture prompts with optional vocabulary on the reverse of the pictures. Those who need to can refer to the vocabulary during the task. Using the group talk structures, they are encouraged to have spontaneous conversations.
Group talk can be differentiated to allow all abilities to participate.
I normally use groups of 4 or 6 and set a time limit. Afterwards, I encourage reflective feedback and ask for examples of conversations.
I also use peer assessment sheets so that pupils can assess each other.