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5 Winter and Holiday Warm-Ups
This is a set of five interactive winter- and holiday-themed speaking warm-ups where students make choices, share personal experiences and opinions, and ease into confident communication at the start of a lesson.
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My Year in Moments
In this activity, students focus on meaningful moments from their year and talk about them from a reflective perspective. They explain what happened, why the moment was important to them, and what it helped them realise or change.
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Winter Trade-Off
In this activity, students focus on a common winter habit and talk about it from two sides. They explain what the habit gives them and how it helps, but also what becomes more difficult because of it.
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My Winter Plan in 3 Words - Going to
In this activity, students read a character’s three actions and say their plan using going to. They practise forming clear future sentences and recognising everyday winter activities. Then they change roles and repeat with new cards.
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The Perfect Gift For...
In this activity, students propose the best possible Christmas gift for a character and justify their choice using the useful phrases provided. They work individually or in small groups to explain why their gift fits the character’s needs, then compare ideas and vote on the most convincing option.
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Ask Me Anything - Question Words
In this activity, students practise Wh-questions with be by working with personal questions.
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Winter Blind Rankings
In this activity, students rank winter-related objects without knowing the situation first. They then discover the context and must reorder their list, explaining their choices. This practises reasoning, justification, and flexible thinking with practical winter vocabulary.
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Winter Warm-Up - Finish the Sentence
In this activity, students read a funny winter-themed sentence starter and complete it with their own relatable everyday action or experience.
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Tiny Awkward Moments
In this activity, students explore short, everyday awkward situations and practise describing feelings and simple solutions. They build confidence in speaking, learn useful reaction phrases, and develop fluency while talking about emotions, social moments, and personal experiences.
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In this activity, students practise used to, be used to, and get used to structures through a fun Millionaire-style quiz. They answer positive, negative, and question-form sentences across different tenses to build confidence with these easily confused forms.
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What is Missing
In this activity, students sharpen their descriptive language as they identify which objects are missing.
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Character Fact Generator - Present Simple 3d person singular
In this activity, students practise using he/she/it + -s/-es in the Present Simple while creating simple characters. They receive a card with pictures (profession, likes, dislikes, hobby, talent) and make short factual sentences about the person.
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