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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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A1 A2
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Finish The Sentence Without Thinking... 3.0
In this activity, students see a sentence starter and finish it instantly, without overthinking. This encourages spontaneous speaking, practises common structures, and reveals fun, personal answers.
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A2 B1
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Wrong Package 2.0
In this activity, students pick a mystery package and guess who it's for, who sent it, and why. They write a short story with their guesses, then open the package and continue the story based on what's inside, describing how the character feels and reacts. Students compare their stories with classmates.
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B1 B2 C1
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My Red Flag and Green Flag
In this activity, students identify their own red and green flags in different real-life situations. They explain their choices, discuss which behaviours are considered positive or negative, and share examples from their own experiences.
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A1 A2
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My Number
In this activity, students think of a number for different everyday situations. They share their number, explain why they chose it, compare their answers with their classmates, and talk about their daily habits and preferences.
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A2 B1 B2 C1
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The Real Review
In this activity, students reflect on real-life experiences and write honest reviews as if they were posting them on Google Maps. They rate each experience from one to five stars, explain what happened, describe what they liked and disliked, and say whether they would recommend it to others.
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A2
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My Energy Levels
In this activity, students talk about their energy levels in different situations and at different times of the day. They describe how they usually feel, explain what they normally do, and guess their partner's energy level from 1 to 10 based on their answers.
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B1 B2 C1
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The Unwritten CV
In this activity, students reflect on different life experiences and identify the skills, strengths, and lessons they gained from them. They transform each experience into an honest CV entry, then compare and discuss their ideas with classmates.
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A2 B1
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Summer Try, Do or Skip
In this activity, students read sets of three summer activities. For each one, they decide whether they would try it, whether they already do it, or whether they would skip it, and explain their choice using because, I'd love to, and I'd rather not. Students try to give full, natural answers and compare their choices with their classmates.
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A2 B1 B2 C1
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The Replacement
In this activity, students receive a habit, ritual, or routine and imagine they can no longer do it. For each card, they must come up with one useful and realistic replacement and one completely absurd replacement. Students explain their choices, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each idea, and compare their answers with classmates.
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A2 B1
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The Job Nobody Wants
In this activity, students receive unusual social roles and decide whether they would accept them or not. They explain their choice, discuss the challenges and benefits of each role, and compare their opinions with classmates.
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A2
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Yes, No, Maybe
In this activity, students receive an activity card, say Yes, No, or Maybe, answer follow-up questions, and explain their answers to a partner.
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ESL Speaking Activities for Adults and English Learners

Explore engaging ESL speaking activities designed to get students talking, sharing ideas, and using English in meaningful situations. Find conversation activities, grammar practice, and video comprehension tasks for learners from A1 to C1, with ready-to-use resources for different lesson goals and English levels.

ESL Conversation Activities for Adults

Good speaking practice gives learners a reason to communicate, not simply repeat vocabulary or complete isolated sentences. ENG HUB offers ESL conversation activities for adults built around relatable topics, everyday situations, opinions, and experiences.

Students may compare ideas, make choices, explain their preferences, respond to scenarios, or discuss questions with a partner or group. These activities create opportunities to practice vocabulary and useful language while developing confidence in real conversation.

Teachers can choose activities for different proficiency levels, making it easier to find speaking practice that is challenging without becoming overwhelming.

Speaking Activities for ESL Students

The collection includes speaking activities for ESL students at elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced levels. Activities can be used as the main focus of a class or added to an existing lesson when students need more opportunities to speak.

Many tasks encourage personal responses rather than fixed answers. This helps learners practise expressing opinions, giving reasons, describing experiences, and reacting to other people’s ideas.

The activities can also support different speaking skills, including fluency, interaction, vocabulary use, and the ability to communicate ideas more clearly.

Activities for English Lessons Beyond Conversation Practice

Speaking is a major part of the ENG HUB activity library, but teachers can also find other activities for English lessons.

Grammar activities give students opportunities to practice language structures in focused but engaging contexts. Video comprehension activities combine listening and viewing with questions and tasks that help learners process authentic or topic-based content.

This variety allows teachers to choose an activity according to what a class needs, whether that is extra conversation practice, grammar revision, or a different way to introduce and explore a topic.

ESL Speaking Activities for Different Levels

An effective speaking task needs to match what learners can realistically do in English. A1 and A2 students often benefit from clear prompts, familiar situations, and structured language support, while B1 to C1 learners can work with more complex questions, opinions, and open-ended discussion.

ENG HUB makes it easy to browse speaking activities for ESL by level. Teachers can choose resources that suit their students and introduce more demanding communication tasks as their confidence and language skills develop.

Whether you need a short warm-up, a conversation activity, or a speaking-focused task for your next class, explore the ENG HUB activity library and find a resource that gets students actively using English.

FAQs

What are good ESL speaking activities for adults?

Useful ESL speaking activities give adults a clear reason to communicate. Discussions, decision-making tasks, personal questions, comparisons and real-life scenarios can help learners practise expressing themselves naturally in English.

What levels are the speaking activities suitable for?

ENG HUB includes activities for learners from A1 to C1. Teachers can filter the collection by English level to find tasks suited to their students.

Can I use these speaking activities in online English lessons?

Yes. The activities can support online, one-to-one and group English classes, depending on how the teacher chooses to organise the task.

Does ENG HUB only offer speaking activities?

No. The activities library also includes grammar activities and video comprehension tasks, giving teachers additional options for different lesson aims.