Arrange the Pictures

Age: Any

Level: Beginner to Mid-Intermediate

Time: 15-30 minutes

Language Skills: Listening

Participation: Small groups, pairs, individual

Materials:

Procedures:

Preparation: 1. Draw about 5 pictures based on an appropriate story for the class level and age.

2. Make copies for each group or individual in the class.

In Class:

1. Handout the pictures and have students respond orally to them for a short period of time.

2. Have students predict the story plot, setting, and/or characters. Do this as a whole class or in the group/pair.

3. Read the story to the class.

4. Have students put the pictures in the correct order.

5. (Optional) For short reading practice, you can prepare captions for the pictures and give them to the students to match with the correct picture.

6. (Optional) Have individual students or groups retell the story (speaking).

Assessment: Informal observation; Correct order check; Comprehension test

 

(This activity comes from the book: Using Folktales by Eric K. Taylor which is part of the useful Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)