English Speaking Activities
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Grammar activity
Postcard Stories from the Past
In this activity, students read the beginning of short travel diary entries and imagine what happened next. They continue the stories using past tenses and their own ideas. Students then share and compare their endings with classmates.
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Speaking activity
What Does It Say About Society?
In this activity, students discuss everyday behaviours and consider what they reveal about modern society. They read short statements about common habits and trends, share their opinions, and explain why people might behave this way today.
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Speaking activity
Create a Definition
In this activity, students create their own definitions of familiar ideas and everyday concepts. They use simple prompts and key characteristics to explain what each thing means to them.
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Speaking activity
My Small Problem
In this activity, students speak about everyday situations shown in pictures and tell short stories about the last time something similar happened to them. They can practise using Past Simple and, in some situations, Present Perfect to talk about experiences they haven’t had yet.
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Parallel Realities
In this activity, students explore the hidden parallels between two seemingly unrelated situations. After receiving a comparison card, they identify and explain the deeper structural similarities between the two scenarios, analysing how they connect at a psychological or conceptual level.
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Speaking activity
Spring Alias
In this activity, students practise speaking through a Spring-themed Alias game. They describe seasonal words connected to spring life, outdoor activities, city events, travel, study, and everyday routines without saying the word itself.
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Speaking activity
Identity Under Pressure
In this activity, students imagine they are living in an alternative society with a specific rule or condition. They spin the wheel, read their scenario, and describe how their life would change using the second conditional, explaining possible consequences.
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Three Warm-ups 2.0
This is a set of three warm-up activities designed to promote personal reflection, creative thinking, and natural communication at the beginning of a lesson.
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Speaking activity
Spring Try Do or Skip
In this activity, students practise speaking by choosing between three different spring activities. They explain their choice, give reasons, and share personal experiences.
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Speaking activity
Speaking Spring Genial.ly
In this activity, students practise speaking by answering simple questions and talking about spring.
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Speaking activity
Born to - Forced to...
In this activity, students talk about things they feel they are “born to do” and things they feel “forced to do.”
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Grammar activity
Irregular Plurals - Genial.ly game
In this activity, students practise irregular plural forms through short interactive tasks. They complete sentences, choose the correct option, correct mistakes, and identify whether words are singular or plural.
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