In a hospital ward
When you are describing a place it is useful to use relative clauses to add details to your description.
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At work
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Describing a picture: a formal conversation
In this description of a photo of a formal conversation, you will hear language to speculate about how people are feeling and what they might be saying to each other. Use these activities to build your range of feelings adjectives, practise modals for speculating and practise word order in indirect questions.
At the dentist’s
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Describing a winter scene
In these activities you will learn a range of adjectives for describing a picture that has been taken outside, such as a winter scene.
My best friend
Have you got many friends? Why do you like them? What do you do together? Here is someone talking about her best friend.
Giving a short presentation: shopping
These activities aim to help you prepare for ESOL speaking examinations and give short, informal presentations. You will be able to hear real ESOL learners trying out the activities, and compare your speaking with theirs'. In this activity, Kelly talks about shopping.
Controversial statements
This free-speaking activity is a great way to start a lesson. ‘ARM exercises’ is simply short for Accept, Reject or Modify statements.
Making it up: phrasal verb stories
A persistent problem area for students is phrasal verbs. This story activity presents the verbs in a context helping the students to work out the meaning. It is also memorable so it's easier for students to remember them too.
Questioning and clarifying
In a negotiation, it’s very important to know when to speak, when to ask and when to listen. Here students rank and discuss the stages of negotiation, do a reading activity and look at negotiations vocabulary, examine question types, then finish with a role play to practise clarifying, summarising and responding.