Speaking & Listening activities (C1)

Practise speaking and listening activities

Use these resources to help prepare for ISE III (C1) Speaking & Listening exam tasks:

Topic task

• Activity 1 - Self-image*
• Activity 2 - Topic presentation structure
• Activity 3 - Presentation planner
• Activity 4 - Technology

Collaborative task

• Activity 1 - Debating game
• Activity 2 - The internet

Conversation task

• Activity 1 - Expressing attitudes
• Activity 2 - Advertising
• Activity 3 - Art

Independent listening task

• Activity 1 - Stereotypes
• Activity 2 - Prisons*
• Activity 3 - Summary

_{*May be less suitable for SELT adult candidates}

Additional speaking activities

The following additional classroom activities for speaking are informed by the Trinity Lancaster Corpus research project. Learning from prior Trinity speaking assessment results, these activities focus on practising aspects of speaking that will help students improve their communication skills in all situations.

• C1 Activity Worksheet 1
• C1 Activity Worksheet 2
• C1 Activity Worksheet 3