Speaking board game

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B1 +
Adults
Mixed
Mixed
Speaking
60 minutes
Counters / coins + dice.

Procedure
Learners complete task in pairs. They take it in turns to throw a dice and move around the
board. When they land on a square they must speak about that topic. The teacher takes
notes of errors as the learners progress round the board for general error correction /
feedback..
Variation
If learners are encouraged to speak about each topic for 12 minutes, it is good
preparation for Cambridge ESOL IELTS speaking.

Speaking board game

80

78
a person in
the news

77
can animals
speak?

61
are women
the best
drivers?
60
is politics
boring?

79
the most
important
invention
62
something
you want to
learn
59
a hard time
in your life

63
a good
restaurant or
cafe
58
why you
need English

41
is sport good
for you?

42
do you like
your name?

43
a plan

64
why do we
read
horoscopes?
57 is the
world
getting
worse?
44
do you waste
time?

40
a great party

39
a scandal

38
a special
place

21
something
you are
proud of
20
your boss /
teacher

22
what
frightens you
19
a famous
person

18
a pet

17
food you like

2
your job /
studies

3
last weekend

4
your family

FINISH

START

37
ask the
teacher a
question!
23
24
is crime a
what makes
big problem? you sad

76
is there life
on other
planets?
65
can we save
the planet?

75
should
smoking be
banned?
66
do you like
shopping?

74
a good idea

73
a picture or
photo

72
a
problem at
work / home
69
your
neighbours

71
what makes
you laugh

67
a story in
the news

68
a secret

56
a good
teacher

55
do you read
newspapers?

54
do you like
zoos?

53
ask the
teacher a
question!
48
my best
characteristic

52
do you like
fast food?

51 how to
improve your
vocabulary

45
do we need
universities?

46
a bad habit

36
your home

35
a dream you
had

25
something
expensive
you bought
16
a great
holiday

26
something
you want to
change
15
your taste in
clothes

47
your idea of
a prefect
weekend
34
the best way
to make
money
27
do you use
the internet?

49
a good way
to relax

33
a great film

32
a nice park

50
an
opportunity
you had
31
someone you
dont like

29
something
you want
badly.
12
a great book

30
a favourite
website

14
something
you learned

28 Are
women the
best
managers?
13
a mistake
you made

5
the weather
today

6
a hobby

7
your town /
village

8
music you
like

9
ask the
teacher a
question!

10
what will you
do after the
lesson?

70
how often
are you late?

11
what makes
you angry