Create a Podcast Project for End of Year ESL Speaking & Listening: Middle & High Students
Looking for a meaningful way to wrap up the year? This Create a Podcast Project is a fun and reflective end of year activity for middle and high school ESL students. It helps them build confidence in their speaking and listening skills as they share their stories, challenges, and advice through a real-world podcast format.
✨ Students will:
Work with a partner to brainstorm and plan their episode
Write a simple script using sentence frames and vocabulary banks
Record a short podcast about their ESL journey
Share advice and encouragement for new ESL students
Everything is structured and scaffolded — no guesswork for you or your students!
Perfect for an end of year project, speaking grades, or newcomer orientation activities.
✨ Skills Covered
ESL Speaking and Listening Skills
Oral Communication and Presentation
Personal Reflection and Self-Expression
Organizing Ideas and Using Transitions
Collaborating and Supporting a Partner
Building Confidence in English Speaking
✨ What’s Included
Teacher Guide (with project overview and timeline)
Student-Friendly Project Overview Handout
Brainstorming Worksheet
Script Templates (Intermediate and Beginner versions)
Vocabulary and Transition Word Bank
Practice Checklist
Peer Feedback Form
Grading Rubric
✨ Important Details
Print-and-go format (PDFs)
No editable or digital files included
Perfect for in-person classroom use
Built-in supports for mixed language levels
Great for partner work, small groups, or speaking assessments
When you purchase this, you'll get a pdf with a link to a Google Folder where you can find the entire project.
Would rather buy on TPT?
Looking for a meaningful way to wrap up the year? This Create a Podcast Project is a fun and reflective end of year activity for middle and high school ESL students. It helps them build confidence in their speaking and listening skills as they share their stories, challenges, and advice through a real-world podcast format.
✨ Students will:
Work with a partner to brainstorm and plan their episode
Write a simple script using sentence frames and vocabulary banks
Record a short podcast about their ESL journey
Share advice and encouragement for new ESL students
Everything is structured and scaffolded — no guesswork for you or your students!
Perfect for an end of year project, speaking grades, or newcomer orientation activities.
✨ Skills Covered
ESL Speaking and Listening Skills
Oral Communication and Presentation
Personal Reflection and Self-Expression
Organizing Ideas and Using Transitions
Collaborating and Supporting a Partner
Building Confidence in English Speaking
✨ What’s Included
Teacher Guide (with project overview and timeline)
Student-Friendly Project Overview Handout
Brainstorming Worksheet
Script Templates (Intermediate and Beginner versions)
Vocabulary and Transition Word Bank
Practice Checklist
Peer Feedback Form
Grading Rubric
✨ Important Details
Print-and-go format (PDFs)
No editable or digital files included
Perfect for in-person classroom use
Built-in supports for mixed language levels
Great for partner work, small groups, or speaking assessments
When you purchase this, you'll get a pdf with a link to a Google Folder where you can find the entire project.
Would rather buy on TPT?
Looking for a meaningful way to wrap up the year? This Create a Podcast Project is a fun and reflective end of year activity for middle and high school ESL students. It helps them build confidence in their speaking and listening skills as they share their stories, challenges, and advice through a real-world podcast format.
✨ Students will:
Work with a partner to brainstorm and plan their episode
Write a simple script using sentence frames and vocabulary banks
Record a short podcast about their ESL journey
Share advice and encouragement for new ESL students
Everything is structured and scaffolded — no guesswork for you or your students!
Perfect for an end of year project, speaking grades, or newcomer orientation activities.
✨ Skills Covered
ESL Speaking and Listening Skills
Oral Communication and Presentation
Personal Reflection and Self-Expression
Organizing Ideas and Using Transitions
Collaborating and Supporting a Partner
Building Confidence in English Speaking
✨ What’s Included
Teacher Guide (with project overview and timeline)
Student-Friendly Project Overview Handout
Brainstorming Worksheet
Script Templates (Intermediate and Beginner versions)
Vocabulary and Transition Word Bank
Practice Checklist
Peer Feedback Form
Grading Rubric
✨ Important Details
Print-and-go format (PDFs)
No editable or digital files included
Perfect for in-person classroom use
Built-in supports for mixed language levels
Great for partner work, small groups, or speaking assessments
When you purchase this, you'll get a pdf with a link to a Google Folder where you can find the entire project.
Would rather buy on TPT?