Description and clarification
Describe & Draw
Partner speaking and listening drawing activity
Practise precise descriptions while a partner listens and draws. Describe & Draw supports classroom work on vocabulary, spatial language and clarification.
Open activity →Teacher account required · Primary and middle school
How to use it in your lesson
One learner describes a picture while another reconstructs it through drawing. Comparing the result makes it easier to discuss which instructions were clear and where a question would have helped.
- Choose a picture and assign speaker and listener roles.
- Describe one part at a time and allow clarification questions.
- Compare the drawing with the reference, then swap roles.
For primary learners
Practise colours, shapes and position words with a simple picture.
For middle-school learners
Use a detailed scene and require the listener to check ambiguous instructions.
What do I need?
A classroom screen and an authorised Oracy teacher account. Choose your prompts before the lesson and try the activity on the device you will use. Adjust the language, pacing and participation to your learners.