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Three-Word Stories ESL Writing Activity
This ESL writing activity is an adaptation of the Three-Word Stories game from The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The aim of the activity is to create stories by collaborating with classmates using three words at a time.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
The 5 Whys ESL Writing Activity
This activity is an adaptation of Sakichi Toyoda’s technique for determining the root cause of a problem. The 5 Whys Method was originally used within the Toyota Motor Corporation.
Let’s explore how we can use this technique as a language learning activity.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Dictogloss ESL Writing Activity
The Dictogloss writing activity is an excellent collaborative English lesson that incorporates all core language skills. Students work in groups to reconstruct a text after listening to the teacher’s reading of the text.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Running Dictation ESL Writing Activity
Have you ever tried doing a running dictation in your English classroom? This ESL writing activity will also help students elevate their listening, speaking, and reading skills. It is a great collaborative activity for pairs and group work.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Family Tree ESL Writing Activity
This activity is appropriate for all ages and levels. By using the Family Tree ESL Activity in class, students can develop their descriptive writing skills. You can easily adjust the level of difficulty depending on your context.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Christmas Story ESL Writing Activity
Do you need a fun writing activity for the Christmas season? The Christmas Story ESL Activity is a great way to develop your students’ creative writing skills. In this activity, they can create their own unique story and get peer feedback from their classmates. It is ideal for younger learners, but adults could try it too.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
The Cube Test ESL Writing Activity
The Cube Test ESL Activity can help students improve their writing skills and have fun evaluating their classmates’ personalities.
The original Cube Personality Test was developed by Tadahiko Nagao and Isamu Saito who co-wrote the popular Kokology book series. The test analyzes people’s personalities by using guided storytelling. However, you can also use it in your language class.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Daily Diary ESL Writing Activity
This daily diary ESL activity could be used as a project-based assignment that you can have your students do throughout the term. However, you can use it as an activity in a single class. It works quite well for all ages and levels.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Movie Subtitles ESL Writing Activity
The Movie Subtitles ESL Activity helps develop students’ writing skills by watching films. It can be used with movies and films on YouTube or other movie sites. Students should create their own dialog from what they see with the volume turned down.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Age Group: Adults
Five Senses ESL Writing Activity
The Five Senses ESL Activity encourages students to write more descriptively using all five of their senses with a piece of chocolate. It is recommended for adult learners; however, kids could try it as well if their level is high enough.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Age Group: Adults
News Report ESL Writing Activity
This is an effective activity for improving students’ writing skill by summarizing information from a news broadcast. The goal of the news report ESL activity is to create a brief summary of a news story that they watch in class. Students can also improve note-taking skills.
Student Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Age Group: Adults
Postcards ESL Writing Activity
It may be a bit old-fashioned for the times, but some people still like to keep old traditions alive. This postcards ESL activity can be a useful method for getting students interested in writing a personal message to a friend from a travel destination of their choice.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Comic Strips ESL Writing Activity
Creating dialog for comics is a fun way for students to spark some creativity and improve their writing skills. This comic strips ESL activity can be done with any popular comic strip that you can find online and edit accordingly for your students’ levels.
Student Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Other ESL Activities for Developing Core Skills
Other Interactive ESL Activities and Games
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