English Speaking Activities
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Speaking activity
My Red Line
In this activity, students look at different everyday situations, decide what would make them leave immediately, and explain their personal red lines using the sentence starters provided.
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I Use It For…
In this activity, students look at everyday objects, think about when, where and how they use them, then give 2–3 simple examples using the sentence starters provided.
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How Would You Improve It
In this activity, students look at everyday places and objects, think of one small change that could improve them, then explain their ideas and discuss improvements they have seen in real life.
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Unwritten Rule
In this speaking activity, students read everyday situations, decide whether each one is OK and whether there's an unwritten social rule behind it, then explain their opinions and share personal experiences.
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Picture Talk - Describe it
In this speaking activity, students choose a picture, describe what they can see using useful A1–A2 language, and answer simple follow-up questions that connect the picture to their own experiences and preferences.
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Grammar activity
Next To It - Prepositions of Place
In this grammar activity, students look at household objects, imagine where they are usually found in the home and describe their location and what is around them using prepositions of place.
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My Plus One - Groups Only
In this speaking activity, students consider a range of imagined situations, choose one classmate to join them in each one, explain and compare their choices and respond to follow-up questions using functional language for expressing opinions and justifying decisions.
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Five Warm-Ups 2.0
This set of five warm-up activities is designed to encourage creative thinking, personal expression, and natural conversation at the beginning of a lesson.
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My Version of a Crisis
In this speaking activity, students discuss everyday "crises," decide how serious each one really is, and explain how they'd handle it — encouraging critical thinking and spontaneous speaking.
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My Autopilot Mode
Students pick an "autopilot moment" card, use creative thinking to describe what they do automatically in that situation without stopping to plan it, then compare their responses with a partner.
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My Comfort Version
In this speaking activity, students describe their own comfort version of an everyday topic (a friend, a morning, a hobby, etc.). They share what feels comfortable and personal to them, explain their choices, and compare ideas with classmates, encouraging authentic self-expression, vocabulary practice, and natural conversation.
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The Object Advocate 3.0
In this speaking activity, students choose an ordinary object and argue why it’s the greatest invention of all time, building their persuasive skills through imaginative reasoning, peer interaction, and creative thinking.
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