speaking

Cheat & Swindle Holidays

Chris Trickett — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:29:52 +0100

If you've got a confident class with a passion for debate this activity could be the ideal way to let learners get off a bit of steam

Good manners

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:00:01 +0000

This activity is all about manners and etiquette. This can be an interesting topic to discuss with your students, especially if there are cultural differences regarding norms of behaviour between the country you're working in and the UK.

Spending committee

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

This is a group activity where students imagine they are going to be part of the committee that will decide how money is spent in their school.

The press conference

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

This is a longer activity that needs some preparation. It's great for practising question forms in a fun way and gives structured speaking practice to lower levels.

Discussing languages

admin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

This is a discussion activity that you can use to find out about your students’ opinions of language learning and how important they think it is.

Fashion statements

admin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0000

This is a staged discussion activity which focuses on students' personal opinions of style and fashion.

The soap opera

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:00:00 +0100

In this activity students create a profile for a group of people and imagine their relationships to each other. They then construct a soap opera based around the characters and write a scene from the soap opera.

Change place, change face

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:00:00 +0100

This activity gives students maximum speaking time and helps develop fluency. The slightly ‘unusual’ classroom set-up seems to encourage students to speak, producing a healthy buzz and fostering a positive learning environment.

Talking about the past

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:00:00 +0100

This speaking activity is for a 1-1 class with a learner at an intermediate level and who works, as many of the questions ask for reflection about working life.

Consequences role play

admin — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:00:00 +0100

Why not play a game of consequences with a difference, where students must take on the role of another person?