English Speaking Activities
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In this activity, students practise using indirect questions to sound polite and professional. They take turns acting as customer service agents who need to ask for details about different customer problems.
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Guess the Object
In this activity, students get everyday objects and describe them using only five words. Their classmates listen and try to guess what the object is.
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Grammar activity
BATTLE OF THE BEST – Comparatives and Superlatives
In this activity, students practise comparative, superlative, and equal comparison structures by discussing which option is better, worse, or the best.
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Yes, but
In this activity, students read a statement and must agree with it at first. Then, using the phrase “Yes, but…”, they add a contrasting idea, problem or disadvantage. They can use the suggested sentence starters to help them. After writing or saying their responses, students share and compare their ideas in pairs or groups.
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Pick Your Person
In this activity, students practise the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple. They read about different people and choose the best person for specific needs, making short sentences about what they have done and what they did.
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Spy Camera - Prepositions of Place
In this fun memory challenge, students practise using prepositions of place by remembering and describing where objects are in a picture, then comparing their answers with a partner.
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Keep or Kick
In this activity, students get modern trends or habits and decide whether to keep or kick each one. They explain their choice using strong arguments, advanced adjectives, and intensifiers, then compare and discuss opinions with the group.
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Autumn Story Builder
In this activity, students get random words and a situation. They create a short story using all the words, choosing any tense they want. They practise building sentences, connecting ideas, and sharing creative stories, then compare and discuss them with the group.
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Enhancing Stories - Detail Hunt
In this activity, students describe a scene and create a short story using adjectives, sensory details, and linkers, then share and compare their stories with the group.
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My Autumn Day – Game for all tenses
In this activity, students get autumn situations with simple verbs. They make short sentences about what they usually do (Present Simple), did (Past Simple), or will do (Future with will or going to) in each situation.
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Rock Paper Scissors - Future forms
In this grammar activity, students complete sentences with the correct future form and race in teams to finish first, adding speed and competition to their grammar practice.
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The 3 Things Rule
In this activity, students handle real-life situations by suggesting key rules or strategies, then share, compare, and discuss their ideas while practising giving advice with conditional and modal structures.
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