Straightforward
The Wild Dictation
by Jim Scrivener
Dictate a numbered list of descriptions of words like this: "No. 1 the name of a male pop star; No.2 an adjective describing a person; No.3 a verb of movement; No.4 a kind of animal" etc. The learners should write down answers to these prompts e.g. "Justin Timberlake, angry, swim, kitten" etc. When the lists are finished dictate a short story you have prepared - but with appropriate gaps (into which the learners will write their own previously chosen words) e.g. "A car drove up to the zoo and stopped suddenly and - No.1 - got out. He looked really - No. 2 - as he started to - No. 3 - towards the No. 4's cage." etc. You'll get some very funny stories. Don't forget to prepare both the story and the list of word descriptions before the lesson.
If you enjoyed this activity, click here to read last month's great tip, Instant film scripts.
by Jim Scrivener
Dictate a numbered list of descriptions of words like this: "No. 1 the name of a male pop star; No.2 an adjective describing a person; No.3 a verb of movement; No.4 a kind of animal" etc. The learners should write down answers to these prompts e.g. "Justin Timberlake, angry, swim, kitten" etc. When the lists are finished dictate a short story you have prepared - but with appropriate gaps (into which the learners will write their own previously chosen words) e.g. "A car drove up to the zoo and stopped suddenly and - No.1 - got out. He looked really - No. 2 - as he started to - No. 3 - towards the No. 4's cage." etc. You'll get some very funny stories. Don't forget to prepare both the story and the list of word descriptions before the lesson.
If you enjoyed this activity, click here to read last month's great tip, Instant film scripts.
