TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Talking Cards Game
This conversation activity uses 1-2 decks of playing cards to prompt discussion: each card represents a specific question. The site provides instructions and a suggested list of questions to match each card.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Conversation Starters
This social listening exercise reinforces the importance of taking turns when conversing and of initiating social conversations. Students listen to audio clips of typical greetings and farewells and then choose an appropriate response.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Family Relationships
This site has a question-and-answer exercise that reinforces social listening and basic social skills. Students listen to a question in a conversation and then choose the best response from the three choices given. Designed especially...
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Introductions
This site has a question-and-answer exercise that reinforces social listening and basic social skills. Students listen to a social question and then select the appropriate response from the three given. Designed especially for English...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Shopping (Compras) Listening Dialogs
At this site designed for Spanish speakers of English, students listen to a conversation between a shopper and a store clerk. Then they answer questions that test their listening and comprehension skills. Instructions are in Spanish.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Listen to a Chat About Class Schedules
A listening comprehension exercise designed for native Spanish speakers learning English. Students listen to a short conversation about class schedules and then answer questions based on what has been heard. Instructions are in Spanish....
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: People (La Gente)
Students listen to a conversation that uses simple words to describe two different people. They then complete an exercise to test their comprehension. Designed for Spanish-speaking English language learners, this exercise reinforces...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela): Listening Dialog
This site for Spanish-speaking English language learners. Students listen to a short dialog between two students who discuss their new class schedules. Presented in both written and auditory formats, students answer comprehension...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales): Listening Dialogs
At this site designed for Spanish-speaking English language learners, students listen to two short dialogs about pets. They can also read the second dialog in English as they listen. Then they answer interactive questions that test their...