Speaking Activities for ESL Teens | Sentence Stems

Looking for speaking activities for esl teens? Do you struggle with getting your ESL students talking in class? It can be hard if they are newcomers and are shy about speaking English in class. I have used structured sentence frames with sentence stem examples and it has taken the pressure off of my students to have to think of an entire sentence to say on their own. With a structured sentence frame, they only need to think of a word or a phrase to complete their thought. In this video, I also take you through the steps to putting this into an actual speaking activity with a partner through the use of inside outside circles. I hope these examples of sentence frames for ELLs is helpful for your students. I have found it to be one of the many activities for teaching vocabulary to esl teenagers and applying them by using sentence stems. Get your students talking with these sentence stems. Your studnets will also enjoy them when you incorporate them in English games for esl teens.
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[@TheLanguageLady]

What is the most challenging part of getting your students to have productive conversations in class?

[@AndyTheESLGuy]

What you said about the girl that never speaks, but actually talked during this activity! Love when that happens! Great job!

[@TheLanguageLady]

Thank you so much! I am proud of her for being brave.

[@marthahubbard9463]

Thank you for sharing this! I’m working with Afghan children and will be using this technique. Looking forward to learning more from you ♥️

[@TheLanguageLady]

Speaking of Afghan children, I just received a new student from Afghanistan.

[@nilavictoria8716]

Hi, am from panamá 🇵🇦 Thanks for all the tips, teaching English as a second Language in my country where everyone speaks spanish is hard but am taking all types of tips and help with class activities.

[@francineulate4856]

THANK YOU FOR THIS IDEA I WILL DEFINITELY DO IT DURING MY CLASSES

[@TheLanguageLady]

You're welcome. Let me know how it went!

[@frhemphill]

Very informative. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

[@TheLanguageLady]

Thank you for watching my video.

[@jewelofgod771]

I had this issue in my class last year. It's good to have ideas to help support kids who won't speak at all.

[@TheLanguageLady]

Most of my ESL students still don't feel comfortable speaking in other classrooms, but they will try with in my class because they feel safe. I believe if teachers incorporated more games and sentence stems, it will definitely encourage more speaking. However, we must still honor the silent period for our nearly arrived students.

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Nice job

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Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much for your very useful tips!!!

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Thank you Paola. What grades do you teach and where are you watching from?

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It was really good for students

[@TheLanguageLady]

Thank you so much! Where do you teach?

[@TeacherLeda]

Great tip!!! Thank you so much 😁😁

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Hi Leda! Thank you so much. Where are you watching from?

[@TeacherLeda]

@@TheLanguageLady I'm watching from Vietnam. I just discovered your channel

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Wow! That's wonderful. My husband and I were headed to Vietnam this summer but because of restrictions couldn't. What do you teach?

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@@TheLanguageLady I teach IELTS at a language center. I actually got kinda stuck here due to covid so I ended up getting a job

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💯 bery helpful 😁

[@TheLanguageLady]

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

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thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@RandiPagardin]

You're welcome ! But still something i feel like not really confident talking in public , do you have any suggestions

[@jacquellinemakara3882]

Thank you

[@TheLanguageLady]

Hi Jacqueline! Thank you for watching! Where are you watching from?

[@annalouisaathome2284]

Great video

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Interesting video!

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Thank you!

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You're welcome! Where are you watching from? Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. ☺️

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[@TheLanguageLady]

Wonderful! One of my students is from there. My husband and I are considering a missions trip there next summer.

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Hello, how can cite your vedio because i wanna add this strategy to my research.

[@TheLanguageLady]

Hi Bouna, Thank you for watching my video and welcome to my channel. Which country are you watching from? What grades do you teach? As for citing the video, perhaps this can give you some ideas: bit.ly/2PTc2f4

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Im from Algeria im a master student

[@TheLanguageLady]

Excellent! I wish you all the best in your studies! ☺️🎉

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Thank you so much its an honor talking to you. Good luck

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You're welcome! That is so kind of you to say.

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very interesting

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[@TheLanguageLady]

Lol!!🤣