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Storytelling lessons

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Experiments in Creativity with Dave Birss - Author, Educator, Public Speaker, Experimenter

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How to use story dice

As you can see above, you get five story dice (or nine dice, if you prefer), each with a random image on it. Your job is quite simply to turn these prompts into a story.

I recommend you try to work with the order they appear on the screen but if you're finding it tough, you can do some swapsies.

You also don't need to take the image literally. You can use the dice metaphorically or as representations of other concepts. For example, a slice of pizza could represent food in general, cutting a slice out of something, Italy, gooiness, a chef and a heap of other more obscure things. The job of the dice is not necessarily to provide you with literal objects to work with but concepts to nudge your thinking in fresh directions.

You may just want to dive in as soon as you see them, working from left to right as you try to incorporate each image into your yarn. Or you may want to be more strategic and work out the ending first, using the dice to work out how you're going to get to your big climax. Try different strategies to see what works best for you.

But let me give you an example. Imagine I was dealt these dice (I don't need to imagine because I just have been):

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Story Dice - a story ideas generator by Dave Birss

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Instant story ideas for writers, parents and storytellers. With this tool, you've always got a free set of story dice in your pocket or desktop.

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Either you'll get to know 'em better or you'll develop trust issues. Either way, you'll have a ton of fun!

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Flippity.net: Flashcards and Other Resources for Educators and Learners

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Create an interactive virtual breakout activity.

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If you're looking for creative ideas for your ESL speaking lessons, we've got a huge range of speaking resources to support English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. On these pages, you'll find a wide variety of teacher-made lesson materials to help your ESL learners with their conversational skills and oral vocabulary.

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Get the conversation started by downloading one of our many packs of prompt cards. You'll find them neatly illustrated to reinforce the topic or activity. Why not start with something like our Spark A Conversation Prompt Cards ?

We've also got some great ideas for role-play activities that encourage children to practise English within familiar contexts without stepping outside the classroom. Environments like a supermarket or a café are a great place to start.

Songs are another fun way to practice English. You'll find a lovely selection of songs and lyrics in PowerPoint format on our Songs for ESL Learners pages .

How can I sound natural while speaking English?

One of the hardest parts of learning English as a second language (ESL) is sounding natural. Getting the accuracy and fluency right is one thing, but sometimes your students can still be hard to understand if it doesn't sound natural. Still having the accent of their mother tongue when learning English is hard to avoid, but sounding natural can still be achieved, even with an accent.

There are lots of expressions that come together in English that are just part of natural speech in English.

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ESL Conversational English Lesson Plans and PDF Resources

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This page contains a variety of fantastic conversational English lesson plans and PDF resources. You can find games, PowerPoints, conversation cards, and more!