Classroom Activities
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 activites under each topic area.
What's the pronunciation?  

This is a pronunciation game I made up called 'What's the pronunciation?'

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Average: 3.7 (9 votes)
Rhyming blockbusters  

This is a game to practise the vowel and diphthong sounds of the English sound system and the various ways in which these sounds are spelt.

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Average: 3.2 (5 votes)
Pronunciation of past simple verbs  

This is an activity to help students consider the differences in pronunciation of regular past verbs. It allows students to find the solutions themselves, making the language more memorable.

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Average: 3.7 (6 votes)
C for consonant, V for vowel  
This is an activity to be carried out before introducing phonemic symbols. It is designed to teach students:
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Average: 3 (2 votes)
Young learners and the phonemic chart - activities  
These activities are linked to the Think article - Young learners and the phonemic chart
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Average: 2.5 (2 votes)
Shadow reading  

This activity uses a text from the course book, and involves listening and pronunciation practice. This task is challenging and motivating and can be used at any level.

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Average: 1.5 (2 votes)
Rhyming pair game  

This activity is a pronunciation and memory game. It works best if you split the class into small groups. You will need to produce a set of cards for each group with one word on each card.

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Average: 2.3 (3 votes)
Same sound, different sound  

This is an activity for more advanced students. It is diagnostic because it reveals the mental picture of English sounds that students have.

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Average: 3 (2 votes)
Homophone game  

This game is a natural follow on from the Homophone dictation and can be used to help the students practise and remember homophones.

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Average: 3 (3 votes)
Sound pictures  

Sound Pictures exploit young learners' love of drawing, associating pictures with sounds and spelling. This also helps students who have a visual learning style.

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Average: 3 (2 votes)
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