60 Seconds: Speaking

Divide the class into groups of three (a group of four if there is an extra student). Students in each group take it in turns to be the referee. The referee chooses a subject which Student A must talk about for 60 seconds. Student B can challenge Student A if they think Student A has hesitated or gone off the subject. If the referee agrees, Student B earns a point. It is then Student B's turn to talk for 60 seconds. If the referee disagrees, Student A gets a point and continues talking. Perfect practice for Part 2 of the FCE Speaking paper!

Telegrams: Vocabulary

The class calls out 10 letters which are written up on the board. Teams then have to create a telegram using the 10 letters as the first letter of each word. For example:

T, B, T, M, H, A, L, S, C, W,

Lost my trousers. Staying at home. Where could they be?

Last Letter First: Vocabulary

The class decides on a category, for example 'Travel' or 'Food'. Student A gives an example of this category. Student B must think of another word from the same category starting with the last letter of the previous word. For example:

Student A: "Airport"
Student B: "Traveller"
Student C: "Road"

This can be played in small teams or as a whole class activity. Allow students a set time to come up with a word, for example 10 seconds. Perhaps give them three 'lives'. They lose a life each time they fail to think of a word.


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