Students learn the spelling and pronunciation of a language when a teacher reads the language aloud from a textbook. Read a paragraph slowly, then more rapidly. Use this activity to introduce new vocabulary and grammar to students. Most school books progress from simple to more advanced materials, so that students can gradually accustom themselves to the advanced features of the target language.
Many schools offer listening laboratories to students, and students may find additional laboratory materials online. A listening lab may afford students the ability to easily rewind a portion of advanced dialogue and review it. Many labs incorporate activities that require the speaker to describe the dialogue or to say it aloud.
Play a weather forecast in the target language and ask students to listen carefully. If necessary, play the forecast multiple times. Students then answer questions about the forecast and the expressions used by the forecaster. Ask students to listen to an additional forecast, or to write their own. In this way, students become conversant with weather-related terminology as well as the language in general. Students will find this exercise helpful as people everywhere frequently speak about the weather. Forecasters often speak very rapidly, making this a challenge even for advanced learners.
To teach advanced vocabulary for bodily movement, ask students to play a game of "Simon Says" in the target language. Students stand and listen carefully to the teacher's rapidly spoken instructions and attempt to follow them. To make this appropriate for advanced students, speak rapidly and use lesser known terminology. Students find this activity a pleasant break from more mundane language learning techniques.
In this activity advanced learners rely on recorded interviews in the target language to improve their ability to function in the target language. Make or obtain a recording of a person speaking in the target language. After listening to the recording, have students fill out a chart or answer questions that test their understanding of the interview.
Have students view all or a portion of a movie in the target language. Then require students to answer questions about the movie and give their opinion of it. Students explain the motivations for characters and recall specific dialogue. Before showing the film, distribute worksheets with bits of uncompleted dialogue and ask students to listen for the dialogue and complete it on the sheet.