Fluency
Sport Star Interviews
A 30 minute speaking activity for learners to work collaboratively in the design of a sports star interview. Main aim: Students practise formulating interview questions and collaborating to agree on the best questions for a sports star.Skills: speaking (negotiating, justifying […]
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Productive skills Task for Intermediate + students. A Present for You is a flexible get-to-know-you activity that works at almost any point in your course. Use it as a first-week icebreaker, a mid-course regrouping task, or a seasonal “gift-giving” speaking […]
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Planning a Holiday in a Resort
A holiday resort planning lesson plan for Upper intermediate to Advanced students. Learners work in expert groups. Ready-made Reading, Writing and Speaking tasks where students practise vocabulary used to describe and sell a holiday resort vacation. All worksheets and Target […]
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A fun activity which encourages students to talk about a wide range of topics. A fluency task to practise justifying preferences and opinions, that can be adapted to fit a quick 10 mins warm-up or a 20 mins end of […]
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Pick & Mix Conversation
Quick warm-up speaking task on favourite things and hobbies. A good alternative to a get-to-know task. Use the slide to inspire students to share favourite items and activities to include in their “pick & mix” bag. How to go about […]
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Spot and Justify what you can see in the picture.A fun activity designed for Pre-intermediate to Intermediate learners to practice photo description in pairs by completing 6 mini missions and competing for points. Use as many colour pictures as pairs […]
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1. Level Pre-intermediate (B1 Speaking Part 2 photo description practice) 2. Task Type Speaking: guided photo description + paired interaction (information exchange + follow-up questions) 3. Materials & Aims Materials Aims 4. Procedure (30 minutes) Task 1 – Warm-up noticing […]
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You have probably seen loads of these on social media… they’re so much fun! I happen to think they’re perfect get-to-know icebreaker for the first week of a course. Display the slide for your students to see. Give students 3 […]
get the activityTravel Decisions Discussion Task
A ready-to-use speaking discussion activity for intermediate learners of English (teenagers and adults). This group discussion presentation supports fluency practice and helps students develop the language they need to discuss options, give reasons, and reach a decision—skills commonly assessed in […]
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A speaking activity for expressing opinions that is perfect for a Valentines Day occasion without getting personal! Valentines is always a good time to talk about likes and dislikes. This activity caters for adults and teens of all levels. A […]
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