Create-a-conversation worksheets help students practice new vocabulary, build speaking skills and develop confidence using a second language.
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5 Elementary Create a Conversation Exercises for Speaking Classes
1 Write a conversation exercise: greetings and introductions
I teach really large classes. One of the biggest problems in large classes is assessing students’ speaking and language abilities. I have found that this is a great way to assess students speaking skills as I teach through an elementary English language course. At the end of a class I hand out the worksheets. The students create their own conversation or dialogue and come and perform the dialogue for me. I give each student a score. This exercise can be done every 2 or 3 classes and gradually you build up a really accurate picture of a students’ abilities.
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2 Write a conversation exercise: routines and daily activities
Write-a- conversation exercises work really well for many topics including routines and daily activities. I always get the students to perform just for me …not in front of the class..as they are more relaxed and I get a close up and personal look at their performance. Also, I can ask them to repeat the conversation easily if it is not fluent enough.
3 Write a conversation exercise: going out
“Going Out” is another good conversation topic. When students write these dialogues in pairs or small groups they automatically fall into a role play mode without any direction from the teacher.
4 Write a conversation exercise: houses and neighborhoods
Of courses, it’s also fairly easy for students to talk about their houses and neighborhoods if they have suitable vocabulary. One of the things that surprised me when listening to students perform these conversation exercises was how quickly I could get through a class of fifty students. The students were using similar vocabulary in various ways which revealed their language and conversational abilities. And so it was easy to compare and assess the students.
5 Write a conversation exercise: food and eating
One of the best conversation writing topics is food. Students instantly start creating fun role plays. Also, vocabulary around food and eating brings in a lot of interesting pronunciation challenges.
6 Write a conversation exercise: simple past tense
The past tense is quite challenging for elementary students. This conversation exercise gives students the opportunity to practice creating a conversation and get used to pronunciation of past tense endings.
