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In this section you will find a wide range of classroom activities sent in by contributors around the world. Click the links below to select activities under each topic area.
Sitcom activity: listening and guessing  
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This activity is suitable for pre-intermediate students and above.

Average: 3.3 (78 votes)
Stop, go back dictation  

This is a dictation activity which pushes students to make sense of the language they hear by writing it down as accurately as possible.

Average: 3.4 (157 votes)
Understanding dialogues  

These are two simple listening activities which test students' understanding of two dialogues.

Average: 2.9 (59 votes)
Dictation 1 - Correction techniques  

These notes on dictation come from a talk presented by Edna Equihua

Average: 4 (7 votes)
Songs, symbols and lyrics  

I am an English teacher in Brazil and I really enjoyed finding this site because it has helped me by giving me tools to use while teaching, such as activities, games and useful tips. I would like to write about an activity

Average: 2.7 (9 votes)
Interactive listening and speaking  

Despite the fact that most communication is face-to-face, most listening material does not train students to cope with this.

Average: 3.6 (11 votes)
Listening for specific information  

These activities are good for training the students to hear everything and to identify individual words.

Average: 3.4 (34 votes)
Listen for your word  

This is a simple way to improve students' concentration during listening activities.

Average: 3.6 (18 votes)
Using songs in the classroom  

This is from a song workshop I gave some time ago. Take care with the copyright!
Songs can be exploited in many ways:

Average: 3.4 (12 votes)
Predicting language for context  

This simple activity encourages students to predict language for situations before they listen. It is closely related to question styles often found in EFL exams, but could be easily adapted for other listening work.

Average: 2.4 (7 votes)
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