Language students improve by speaking, and a class period rarely gives everyone enough turns. In these activities every student records an answer, can retake it, and hears classmates, whether you teach ESL or another language.
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All activitiesGrab one object within arm's reach. Describe it in the target language: what it is, what it is for, and why it is near you right now. Sixty seconds.
6–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Talk about a pet or another animal in your life. What is it, how long have you had it, and what does it do that makes you laugh? One minute, no notes.
6–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Introduce yourself in Spanish in sixty to ninety seconds: your name and age, where you are from, and two things you like and two you do not like to do. Use this week's verbs.
6–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Read the passage aloud at a natural pace. Then post a second video saying which sentence was hardest to say, and why.
6–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Read these six words aloud with the correct stress, then use each one in a sentence. Finish by explaining how the stress changes the meaning of one of them.
9–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
You are a certified health coach. Record a two-minute video advising an international client on a balanced week: sleep, food, movement, and one habit to drop.
9–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Talk about your favorite place to shop: where it is, how you get there, what you usually buy, who you go with, and what you like and dislike about it. Speak for two minutes.
9–Higher Ed · World languages · Practice speaking
Do they keep going, or stop to search for words?
Are this week's verbs and vocabulary showing up correctly?
Could a classmate follow along without reading the prompt?