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Speaking and icebreaker activities for ESL teachers (multi-level)

Picture speaking activity (PDF)

Discussion communication activity- editing
a magazine (PDF)

Speaking tests incl. short roleplays and
exercises with pictures for different levels (PDF)

Find someone who...for "going to" (PDF)

Find someone who..activity (PDF)

Find someone who..present perfect & present
simple (PDF)

20 questions speaking activity (word)

Three questions game (PDF)

Getting to know you questions-advanced (PDF)

New Friends bingo for students (PDF)

Cue cards for speaking activity (PDF)

Open and closed questions speaking activity (PDF)

Eternal Mingle: a first meeting icebreaker activity

Let's get to know each other!:Activity type: Discussion circle

Grammar/language related speaking activities for ESL classrooms

Urban complaints guided conversation lesson (PDF)

Tell me why ..survey questionnaire using
comparatives (PDF)

Expressing likes and dislikes with  gerunds &
infinitves worksheet (Word)

Jobs & adjectives partner interview worksheet (PDF)

Adjectives with –ed and –ing – Giving Opinions

What do YOU think about....? describing situations
speaking lesson using -ed adjectives

Comparisons speaking activity

Group speaking exercise for debate expressions

Pairwork speaking activity for discussing probability in the future

Adjective class survey lesson

Find someone who... is interested or interesting. An ESL speaking activity

Past tense story telling activity with sentence
starters (PDF)

Have you ever..? interview exercise: get with a partner and share some of those painful memories.

Collocations speaking exercises

Guessing game for large groups with pictures for present continuous

Speaking  activities for ESL classes (pre-intermediate and above)

"A luxury I do not want to do without" speaking
exercise - see p.4 & 6 (PDF)

Selecting a Venue for a Business Conference
& Selecting the Employee of the Year
speaking exercises (PDF)

Talking about mobile phones worksheet (PDF)

Sample interview questions for  intermediate Speaking Test (PDF)

20 questions global issues speaking activity (PDF)

Finish the Sentence

Word in edgeways (Conversation game)

Will the real person please stand up?

Discussion cues: Giving opinions with feeling

Do you agree? Read the following statements, discuss them and try to reach an agreement.

Putting a point of view: small group discussion
activity

Press conference: Activity type: Group role play

Speaking & discussion activities for specific themes (pre-intermediate and above)

Writing a “I Want to Return This” Dialogue(PDF)

"What people do for fashion" discussion worksheet
(PDF)

TV survey and discussion exercise

Consumer Complaint Menu Roleplay

Cool Jobs - A Debate Roleplay Lesson Plan

Celebrities and their contribution to society
speaking lesson

Skills for challenging situations pairwork
exercise (PDF)


Elementary Speaking and icebreaker activities for ESL Teachers

Present simple mingler speaking activity (PDF)

Class Survey using "How often...?"

Frequency Adverb Drill

Timed Pair Practice for Fluency

Five-minute Fluency with reactions, follow-up
questions and transitions

Find someone who... likes and dislikes. An ESL speaking activity

Toss n' Talk: A Conversation Card Game

Tic tac toe game for routines

Disappearing Dialog

"Do or make" speaking activity

There is/there are speaking exercise & game

Story circle: to foster good group dynamics and learning to listen and to relate to each other with respect

Excuse me, where is the….? giving directions/locations speaking exercise (PDF)

Conversation starters

Conversation starter cards 1 (PDF)

Conversation starter cards 1 (PDF)

Conversation starter cards 2 (PDF)

Conversation questions list (PDF)
Interview your partner & survey exercises

Conversation starter question sheet (PDF)

Have you ever, would you ever survey lesson

Personal information questions (PDF)

Interview a partner questions (PDF)

Interview your classmate about his/her life (PDF)

You will interview your partner and write a story about them (PDF)

Dream survey (PDF)

Student A/Student B pairwork speaking
activities

Pairwork activities and cue cards for talking
about tourist attractions, restaurants & jobs (PDF)

University schedule info gap exercise (PDF)

Exchanging info about a company info gap-see p.2 (PDF)

Pairwork speaking: topic-TV (PDF)

Find the differences in  two pictures of people
working in an office- see pages 4 & 5 (PDF)

Routines pairwork exercise (PDF)

Pairwork personality profile activity (PDF)

Things in the home pairwork crossword (PDF)

Food/drink pairwork crossword (PDF)

How long does the ferry take ? (PDF)

What are you going to do this weekend? (PDF)

Have you ever...?(PDF)