foreign language speaking activity based on proficiency level #wlclassroom
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Foreign Language Speaking Activity
Easily adapted to proficiency
levels
Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency
and communicate with confidence.
Looking for ways for students to
express themselves confidently
in their foreign language?
This activity will get them
speaking confidently in no time.
It’s easily adapted to students’ proficiency level.
Students work in pairs or in groups of 3.
Set up a sheet with 12 categories.
Numbered 1-12.
Give 2 dice to the group.
Give each pair or group a bag with small slips of
colored paper.
Provide a sheet that has a point value assigned to
each color.
Students begin by rolling 1 or both dice and attend to the
category of the number.
If done correctly (group consensus), the student
chooses a colored slip out of the bag and keeps a running
total of points.
Player puts the slip back in the bag. After a predetermined
amount of play time, the “winner” is the student with the
highest points.
Speaking prompts are easily
adapted to the proficiency level
of the students.
Use the ACTFL text types by proficiency level to create prompts.
If the students are at the novice
level, they will give one word
answers or short phrases, most
likely giving an example of
something in that category.
If they are at the intermediate
level they can speak using a
series of sentences or be
required to ask a question of
another player about the topic.
Students at the advanced level can speak at length in paragraph form. The categories at this level will need to be more complex in nature, perhaps pertaining to world events or characters and plot in a story.
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Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency and
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