Speaking and listening tasks
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Theme park fun | ||
Students design their own park, create advertising materials and then pitch for investment! | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 11/03/2013 | |||
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Speaking and listening self assessment | ||
An interactive Choices whizzy activity. Students answer a number of multiple choice questions to identify their strengths and areas for improvement. There is also a Word and PDF document available. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 04/02/2013 | |||
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School uniform: to wear or not to wear? | ||
A useful debating activity which uses de Bono's thinking hats, suitable for small group discussions. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 18/12/2012 | |||
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What makes you unique? | ||
A series of discussion questions based on the text 'Unique' by Alison Allen-Grey, which could be adapted for use with any text based on themes of identity or bullying. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 14/12/2012 | |||
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Save my dog! | ||
A Diamond Jubilee version of this lovely speaking and listening activity including the Queen and her Corgi. Vets have to make some difficult decisions - can you persuade them to save your dog? Includes different role-play cards for each 'dog owner'. (Search for 9537 for support materials for this resource.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 29/05/2012 | |||
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Works of art quotations | ||
A lovely speaking and listening activity in which students discuss what constitutes 'art' and record their reactions to various pieces of artwork. (Links closely to resource 14391 'What is art?'). | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 30/03/2012 | |||
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Speaking and listening word games | ||
A selection of word games which could be used as starters or ice-breakers. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 23/03/2012 | |||
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Vote for us! |
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Students invent the policies of an imaginary political party and then try to convince members of a different party of the effectiveness of their policies. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 16/03/2012 | |||
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Kony 2012 | ||
Students research the controversy surrounding the video and prepare an argument ready for debate. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 16/03/2012 | |||
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Channel 4 needs you! | ||
A speaking and listening activity in which students create their own reality TV show. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 02/03/2012 | |||
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Debate flashcards | ||
Encourage students to respond to each other in formal debate with these fun flashcards. Invite them to add a few extras of their own. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 14/10/2011 | |||
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Talking about work experience | ||
Four speaking and listening tasks based on work experience, plus peer and self assessment sheet. Useful for functional skills assessments. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 09/09/2011 | |||
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What is art? | ||
A lovely resource in which students look at images of controversial art installations such as Emin's 'My bed'. They are guided towards constructing a speech on the tricky topic of what art actually is. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 17/05/2011 | |||
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Hold a debate | ||
A lovely outline of a formal debate structure, planning grid for speeches, plus role cards. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 10/09/2010 | |||
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Big Brother: the revival | ||
Students analyse clips of Big Brother and put forward a pitch to save the series. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 02/07/2010 | |||
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Save me from certain death |
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An argue and persuade task where students must decide who is sacrificed for the greater good! | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 30/04/2010 | |||
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Your choice | ||
A selection of five separate tasks for students to choose from based on the explain/describe/narrate triplet. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 26/02/2010 | |||
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Climate change | ||
Designed for group work, this resource asks students to consider solutions for climate change whilst examining it from four different perspectives. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 19/02/2010 | |||
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Land proposal | ||
Writing and discussion activities based on a land development plan. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 13/11/2009 | |||
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The great debate | ||
Lively debate topics with a media focus. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 18/09/2009 | |||
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Going, going … gone! | ||
An enjoyable, lively and revealing speaking and listening activity. Find out what your students really value in this lifestyle auction. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 17/04/2009 | |||
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How we met | ||
A tool for planning and notes to set students up for a gentle speaking and listening activity about their best friend. Ideal for year 7. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 27/02/2009 | |||
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Save my dog support - images and structure | ||
PowerPoint which leads pupils through the 'Save My Dog!' persuasive speech lesson. Includes images of the dogs for students to choose from. This resource accompanies resource 4870 'Save my dog!'. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 05/12/2008 | |||
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Whodunit?! | ||
A great whole-class activity investigating and solving a heinous crime. Teacher's notes included. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 24/10/2008 | |||
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Crown court simulation | ||
A 'from real life' resource that builds discussion and group work skills as well as developing persuasive speaking. Think between the lines to work out where the truth lies! | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 09/05/2008 | |||
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Speaking and listening trail map and guide | ||
Suggestions for how to tackle the speaking and listening element of the GCSE course. Includes a list of key Teachit resources and how they might be used. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 14/01/2008 | |||
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My greatest hits | ||
A twist on the traditional autobiography. This is a simple and effective speaking and listening exercise. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 21/12/2007 | |||
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Battle of the islands persuasive speech | ||
A group speaking and listening task. Includes a series of group discussion tasks and brief for a speech to persuade the class to join the island gang! | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 09/11/2007 | |||
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Prom speaking and listening task | ||
Students plan an end of year prom. (Discuss, argue, persuade) | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 02/11/2007 | |||
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Improve our school |
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Students discuss and write speeches on how they would spend a special improvement fund. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 13/07/2007 | |||
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Iconic objects |
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A simple and effective speaking and listening activity that encourages some really original ideas. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 16/03/2007 | |||
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Doctors' dilemma |
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Group work guaranteed to generate lively discussion. Pupils debate which patients should receive funding for live-saving treatment. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 27/10/2006 | |||
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Save my dog! |
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Lovely speaking and listening activity. Vets have to make some difficult decisions - can you persuade them to save your dog? Includes different role-play cards for each 'dog owner'. (Search for 9537 for support materials for this resource.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 23/10/2006 | |||
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The Whitechapel Homicide: speaking and listening activity | ||
An entertaining Victorian murder mystery role-play, designed to complement the study of Sherlock Holmes stories. A useful and detailed pre-teaching exercise. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 30/06/2006 | |||
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How to write a good speech | ||
An advice and planning sheet. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 17/03/2006 | |||
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Spend some of the school's money! | ||
Group activity based on a school council debate focused on discuss, argue, persuade. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 03/03/2006 | |||
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Magazine role play | ||
Group activity focused on discuss, argue, persuade. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 03/03/2006 | |||
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Ambitions talk | ||
A useful guide sheet on preparing a talk about ambitions and an effective self evaluation exercise. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 12/05/2004 | |||
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Speaking and listening assessments: explain, describe, narrate. | ||
A task sheet for a presentation on a great place to visit. Includes marking criteria. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 09/01/2004 | |||
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Giving instructions orally and visually | ||
Nice lesson plan for creating a Blue Peter style 'TV make-it'. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 27/11/2002 | |||
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3 minute speeches | ||
A task sheet, including ideas for subjects, tips and step by step instructions. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 01/02/2001 | |||
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Scheme of work - murder mystery | ||
Pupils become part of a murder mystery, being encouraged to improvise and develop a character whilst trying to solve the crimes occurring around them! (5 pages, including 2 resource sheets). | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 01/11/2000 | |||
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