ILEC Speaking Activities List

Target Audience: Students    Teachers

Name of Activity

Relevance to ILEC Speaking

Focus of Activity
Overview activity Whole paper To confirm understanding of the format and testing focus of the Test of Speaking.
DOs and DON’Ts Whole paper To help students remember practical advice for the Test of Speaking shortly before taking the examination.
Focus on Assessment Activity Teacher tag

Whole paper

To help teachers to understand the assessment criteria and how they are applied
Pronunciation Skills Whole paper To raise students’ awareness of stress and intonation patterns.
Interactive Communication Skills Speaking To raise students’ awareness of the importance of good communication skills.
Discourse Management Skills Whole paper To increase students’ understanding of linking expressions.
Giving feedback to students Whole paper To help teachers to improve their students’ performance in specific areas.
Part 1 Question anticipation and role-play Part 1 To help teachers and students to anticipate and practise Part 1-type questions.
Language review: contract law Whole paper To elicit and review contract law vocabulary.
Formal Job Interview Part 1 To give students practice in presenting their knowledge and experience in a formal interview context.

Legal word association

Whole paper To activate students’ passive vocabulary, and to introduce students to new legal vocabulary and concepts.
Three minute vocabulary storm Part 3 To practise the main vocabulary of a given legal area, and to practise long turns.
Call my Legal Bluff Whole paper To expand legal vocabulary.
Business Associations and Good Legal Advice Parts 2, 3 and 4 To practise the vocabulary areas and collocations related to business associations