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Inventions
This is a fun speaking activity in the form of a game. It can be used with most levels and most age groups. Students practise presenting their opinions and reaching agreement.read more
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Goodbye game
This activity is great for last lessons of a course, but could be used in other contexts too. It is influenced by an idea from Headway Pre-Intermediate.read more
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Getting the whole class talking
The following activities are designed to get everyone talking. They can be used with all levels because the language required to communicate is determined by the students.read more
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Family snapshot
If you teach young learners who are all the same age and live in the same town, opportunities for sharing and comparing life experiences can feel more limited than they would be in a multi-national...
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My wikipedia
This is an activity 'about' the internet, but it doesn't start online. In fact it has to start offline: the idea is that students try and predict the first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry for their...
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Listen and draw
This is a simple speaking activity that can be used with A2 level groups to provide practice in using prepositions of place and giving clear instructions.read more
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Pairwork: tai chi classes
This is a simple pairwork activity that can be used with low level groups to provide practice in the present simple question form – What does he/she do on…?, days of the week, times and leisure actread...
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Motivating speaking activities for lower levels
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.read more
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Superlative noughts and crosses
I like to use this activity to promote the use of the superlative form. It utilises a well-known game that students find stimulating and fun to play.read more
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Inventions
This is a fun speaking activity in the form of a game. It can be used with most levels and most age groups. Students practise presenting their opinions and reaching agreement.read more
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Thinking time - a puzzle
This is a motivating speaking activity for lower levels to develop fluency. Students are given plenty of support and use ‘thinking time’ before the speaking task.read more
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