Picture Dictation
listeningvocabularyaccuracypracticewhole-classlow prep10-15 min
Teacher describes a scene; students draw what they hear.
Procedure
- Teacher describes a picture or scene step by step.
- Students draw as they listen — no questions during the first round.
- Teacher repeats the description; students refine their drawings.
- Compare drawings with the original picture.
- Students can take turns describing for each other in pairs.
Tips
- Excellent for practising prepositions, shapes, colours, and spatial language.
- Repeat key phrases — "In the top left corner..." — to build listening for detail.