Pre-intermediate A2 | TeachingEnglish | British Council

Here you can find a range of short activities to use in your secondary classroom with students at pre-intermediate level. All of our activities are designed around themes engaging and relevant to secondary learners and can be used to complement your school curriculum, giving students an opportunity to develop their English language and skills in motivating and enjoyable ways. Written by young learner experts from around the world, our activities are easy to use and aim to give your students the skills and confidence they need to enjoy learning English.

Listen for your word

Listen for your word

This is a simple way to improve students' concentration during listening activities.

Predicting language for context

This simple activity encourages students to predict language for situations before they listen.

Listening activities for songs

Here are some tried and tested ideas when listening to a pop song.

Chat

Chat

This activity simulates 'online chatting' which has features common to both speaking and writing.

Postcards

Postcards

Using postcards in class can be a motivating writing task and add a level of stimulation for students.

Eliciting vocabulary before writing narratives

This is an idea to help students with their writing of narratives. It gives all the students some essential (and some superfluous) vocabulary.

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