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The journey gone wrong
Read more: The journey gone wrongWhat happens when your journey doesn’t go according to the plan? In this fun speaking activity, you’ll face unexpected problems while travelling and work with your classmates to find solutions. Your bus is late, your train is cancelled, you’ve lost your ticket… what do you do? Talk. Ask questions. Explain the problem. Find a solution!…
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The 30 € challenge
Read more: The 30 € challengeWhat can you do with 30 €? Can you feed your holiday group on a tight budget? In this fun negotiating exercise, your students will have to decide what dish to prepare. Each one will have specific preferences and they’ll have to talk and decide which items to buy at the grocery store to fit…
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National dish challenge
Read more: National dish challengeLooking for a speaking activity that gets students talking, collaborating, and discovering new culture? The National dish challenge is a fun group exercise for A2–B1 learners that takes 30–40 minutes and builds vocabulary, speaking, and explaining skills while exploring local food. It combines language practice and host country culture appreciation. It can even be turned…
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When there’s a will…
Read more: When there’s a will…Can you fight your corner and still walk away as a family? In this role play, four relatives gather after a funeral to divide an estate but the will comes with a catch. Nothing can be sold, nothing can be thrown away, and every single item has to be handed to one of the heirs…
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Where to next?
Read more: Where to next?Would you cycle across a continent, spend a month in complete silence, or swap your flat for an offgrid cabin in the woods? This exercise puts a series of very different adventures on the table and asks students to react to each one. There are no right answers, only imagination, opinion and a good deal…
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Meet the landlord
Read more: Meet the landlordHow do you negotiate with your landlord? Is it something your students are used to do? When it comes to getting better living conditions, being prepared for the discussion is needed. With this activity, your students will get in the situation of negotiating with a landlord in a foreign language, so when they have to…
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Doctor’s Quest
Read more: Doctor’s QuestDo your students know what to expect when going to the doctor’s? Can they tell someone what’s wrong with them and get help? With this exercise telling what’s wrong won’t be an extra burden when they need to get help. They will act as patients or doctors, practice all the needed vocabulary and have fun…
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What’s on your list?
Read more: What’s on your list?How do you explain what something is without naming it? This taboo word game pitches pairs of students who have to end up with the same shopping lists. They each have a list with different items missing, and they need to fill up the spaces. But here’s the catch: they have to give all the…
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I love food
Read more: I love foodEveryone has something to say about food. This flexible discussion exercise turns that universal enthusiasm into speaking practice for almost any level. The questions begin with the simplest, most concrete ones, what you eat, what you like, and slowly climb towards the abstract: how our tastes change, what food says about a culture, and whether…
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The apartment problem
Read more: The apartment problemHave you ever shared an appartment? Did you get along well with your flatmates? In this role playing exercise, your students will act as flatmates who are having some trouble living together. They need to find solutions that suit everyone. This exercise will help develop negotiation skills and problem solving. It even helps them to…