Don’t stop talking!

– A2–B1 speaking activities

ACTIVITY NO 1 – YES, BUT…

Choose a topic from the list and have a conversation about it. Start each of
your statements with ‘Yes, but…’. Talk as long as you can. Then, choose
another topic from the list.
EXAMPLE: Going to the beach is fun.
Yes, but beaches are often crowded.
Yes, but they’re not crowded when it’s cold.
Yes, but when it’s cold, you can’t swim in the sea.
Yes, but swimming in the sea can be dangerous because there
might be sharks.
Yes, but seeing a shark is an exciting experience.
Yes, but it can kill you.

TOPICS:
• Cooking is boring.
• A dog is your best friend.
• Shopping is a waste of time.
• People take too many photos.
• Winter is the best season.
• Travelling is too expensive.
• It’s better to have one close friend than know hundreds of people.

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ACTIVITY NO 2 – ORDERING

Discuss each situation and order the things from the list. Give reasons for your
opinions and try to convince your partner that you are right!

You need to find a perfect customer
service specialist, but there are a lot of
candidates for the position. Put the
qualities below in the order of
importance.
• having a good sense of humour
• being patient
• being confident
• being hard-working
• being reliable
You are a family with five kids. Order the
places below from the most to the least
convenient to live in.
• a small cottage far from the city
• a medium-sized flat in the city
centre
• a huge flat on the top of a
skyscraper
• a detached house on the outskirts
of a town
• a big stone castle

You are in poor health. Order the Imagine you and your partner have just
things below from the most to the least moved into a new flat. Decide which
annoying. items you would buy, and in what
• cough order. You can only buy one item a
• headache week!
• stomach ache • TV
• toothache • toaster
• runny nose • spoons
• vacuum cleaner
• kettle

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ACTIVITY NO 3 – THREE ITEMS

Your teacher will outline an event. Choose three items in the box that you
would take with you. Explain why you would need the items and cross them
out. Then, choose three items for the second event. You can’t use the objects
you have already crossed out! Continue until you have used all the items.

box of crayons cookbook empty memory stick

flower pot healthy snack jar of jam
passport pen penknife
pillow phone charger rope
socks tissues toothbrush
torch toy dinosaur umbrella

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ACTIVITY NO 4 – GUESS MY WORD

Choose an item from one of the photos below and give your partner a clue to
help them guess what you chose. The clue doesn’t have to be easy! If your
partner can’t guess, give them another clue. Continue until your partner
guesses your item. Your partner has to explain exactly what you chose.

EXAMPLE:
It’s smaller than a plate.
Are they grapes?
No, this thing is white.
Is it a cup?
No. It’s on a plate.
Is it a spoon?
Yes. This spoon is next to
some slices of ham.
Is it the spoon with
something yellow on it?
No, the spoon is bigger than the one with something yellow on it.
Is it the spoon with something red on it?
Yes!
So, it is the white spoon next to the slices of ham, with something red on it.

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ACTIVITY NO 5 – DISCUSSION BINGO

Your teacher will give you a card with some expressions. Discuss one or more
of the topics below and try to use as many expressions from your cards as
possible. But remember that everything you say has to be about the topic!

TOPICS:
• things people celebrate
• public transport
• best places to spend holidays
• children’s favourite activities
• football

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