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Social media discussion
Let’s talk social media – the good, the bad, and everything in between! In this interactive speaking activity learners dive into a group discussion about the role of social media in our lives. Using simple guiding questions, they explore both the positive and negative sides — from staying connected to feeling overwhelmed. It’s the perfect…
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Health dominoes
Let’s play dominoes! Playing this game is an easy and fun way to memorize and review health-related vocabulary. You can use the same template to practice all kinds of vocabulary — just search for pictures (or draw them!), turn them into domino cards, and you’re ready to go! Cover image: Hertta SäkkinenImages of the cards:…
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Fortune teller
Would you like to help your learners improve their grammatical skills while stimulating their creativity? This fun and playful activity makes it possible. First, your learners will be able to concentrate individually on producing written sentences that will enable them to systematise the construction rules for conjugating verbs in the future tense. Secondly, your students…
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Mentoring an alien
Giving instructions can sometimes be tricky, and it becomes especially difficult when you’re trying to give instructions to an alien! The purpose of this exercise is to explain how everyday inventions work and how they are used. This exercise makes it easy to practice not only vocabulary but also, for example, the imperative and verb…
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Describe & draw
Different working methods bring a pleasant variety to lessons, and in this activity that combines speaking and drawing, learners also get to practice their listening comprehension skills. It’s worth spending a bit of time introducing the exercise so that learners understand the idea and know that the drawings don’t have to be very elaborate –…
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Speed friending
Especially at the beginning of a new course, it’s a good idea to spend time on team-building activities. In the speed friending exercise, language learners get to know each other. The exercise is quite fast-paced, and the goal is to have short conversation sessions with changing partners, so that everyone can meet as many people…
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Let’s go shopping!
The use of dialogue exercises ensures that each learner gets to speak in turn. With the help of dialogues, it is possible to simulate different situations in everyday life or, for example. practice pronunciation. In this exercise, the focus is on strengthening vocabulary and using it in various situations. The learners are not given a…
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Bingo
Have you tried bingo in your lessons? Bingo combines many great aspects: it activates, gets people moving, helps with group bonding… and of course, it encourages speaking! The example exercise is designed for getting to know each other and learning names. However, the activity template can be adapted in many ways, for example, for vocabulary…