English Speaking Activities
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Speaking activity
Turn It Into a Reel
In this activity, students imagine everyday situations as if they were social media reels. They give each reel a catchy title, tell the story in 5–6 sentences in the past, and add 2–3 hashtags.
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What Can You Do Here?
In this activity, students say 2–3 things people can do in different places, using You can… / I can… / We can… / People can….
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Grammar activity
Beyond the Brochure - Narative Tenses
In this activity, students practise narrative tenses while they read the brochure and create a short travel story.
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Strange but True - Relative Clauses
In this activity, students create short stories using relative clauses. They extend sentence beginnings from cards into 4–5 sentence stories with who, which, that, where, and when.
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Past Simple Genial.ly Board Game - Regular Verbs
In this activity, students play a board game to practise Past Simple regular verbs. They complete gap-fill tasks, correct mistakes, and choose the correct past forms. While moving across the board, they apply spelling rules, make quick decisions, and stay engaged through competitive play.
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Grammar activity
Inversion Genially Game
In this activity, students play a board game where they answer tasks or questions to ‘buy’ property, while practising inversion structures, creativity, speaking, and a bit of friendly competition.
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Guess My If - First Conditional
In this activity students will practise first conditional sentences. They read a result on a card and invent possible “if” conditions that lead to it, using different starters to build creative and logical sentences.
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Speaking activity
Autumn Memory Swap Board game
In this activity, students share their autumn memories and listen to their partner’s story. They will practise past tenses, active listening, and storytelling skills in a natural and interactive way.
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Autumn Debate Cafe
In this activity, students debate autumn-related statements and defend their opinions. They will practise giving arguments, using strong expressions, and reacting to different viewpoints in a dynamic and engaging way.
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Convince me that...Autumn
In this activity, students take turns defending autumn statements (like “Autumn selfies look better than summer selfies”). They practise giving opinions, using contrastive phrases, and building short persuasive arguments in a playful way.
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Find 7 Differences Autumn Edition
This fun and interactive speaking task invites students to spot seven differences between two autumn-themed pictures while practising key language such as “there is/there are” and common prepositions of place. The seasonal scenes — full of colourful leaves, cosy jumpers, and pumpkins — give learners a lively autumn atmosphere to talk about as they compare the details.
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Summer Memories
In this interactive speaking activity, students share their summer experiences using playful and contrastive phrases (like “Yes, but…” or “It’s true, but…”), helping them practise spontaneous communication, build confidence in self-expression, and connect with classmates through fun and relatable memories.
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