Example activities to help students practice their formal presentation skills in spoken and written form.
| Name | Description | Standards | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create a Creature | Students write and then record simple phrases describing a unique creature. Recordings are compiled and students are challenged to draw on paper what they hear in the descriptions. | Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing |
| Describe the Picture | Have students describe a picture in the target language. | Presentational | Speaking |
| Group Presentational Storytelling | Start a story prompt -- “once upon a time there was a…” -- and go around the room asking students to tell the next part of the story. Record each student’s contribution and then playback the entire story once it’s finished. | Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking |
| Imagine a Situation | Give a "situation" to the class. Students have to imagine what they would say in the situation, then have them speak it. | Presentational | Listening, Speaking, Culture |
| Live Speaking Assessment | Ask the class questions and record students’ responses. Student screens are locked and the instructor has control of the record button. | Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking |
| Peer Feedback & Assessment | Conduct a quick synchronized speaking assessment. Afterwards, have students listen and grade each other’s recordings. | Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking |
| Picture Charades | Send a picture to one student and and have him/her describe it to the rest of the class to guess what the picture might be. | Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking |
| Picture Memory Game | Send students a picture. After a set period of time, hide the picture and ask students to describe everything they saw. Responses can be oral recordings or written down on a handout. | Presentational | Speaking |
| Practice an AP Exam | Practice the Simulated Conversation and Free Response portions of an AP Language Exam using past years’ exams available for downloaded on CollegeBoard’s website. | Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking |
| Watch & Discuss Video With a Partner | Students view a YouTube video, discuss, and record predetermined questions with a partner. | Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking, Culture |
| Write, Record, & Share a Story | "Students write a fantastical story and then record it in DiLL. Afterwards, pair students up and have them listen to each other’s recordings, transcribing them down into the target language. " | Interpretive, Presentational | Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing |