Just A Minute

• This is a speaking game. It is based on a very

famous game on English radio.

• The aim of the game is to speak for one minute

on a subject. You cannot stop, make a mistake
or talk about a different subject.
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• To start, we will show the first subject. In your
group, you will have 2 minutes to make some
NOTES.
• Then, we will roll a dice to choose a group to
speak first.
• Next, Then, we will roll a dice to choose a
student. The chosen student has to try to speak
for one minute on that subject.
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• When a student is speaking, you can stop them
by raising your hand and shouting “challenge”.
• You can challenge for these reasons:
- Hesitation: Stopping for 2 seconds or more.
- Deviation: Not talking about the subject.
- Language: Not speaking correct English.
• If your challenge is a success, your group gets
the subject.
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• You score points like this:
- Ten seconds of speaking = 1 point.
- Speaking at the finish = 2 points
- Speaking for a whole minute = 10 points.
- Deviation challenge (with reason) = 2 points
- Language challenge (with correction) = 4 points.
- Bonus points for funny or interesting stories.
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• REMEMBER! Speaking is the important thing.
You can lie, invent or steal. Just keep talking.
• Work as a group. Speakers will be chosen at
random, so work together to make notes before
the topic.
• Make lots of challenges. If groups aren’t
challenging, the teacher will do it for them.
• You don’t have to continue what the last
speaker said. You can start again.
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• Here’s topic 1. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

The worst day of my life.

CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)
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• Here’s topic 2. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

A dream I had.
CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)
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• Here’s topic 3. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

My perfect girlfriend/boyfriend.
CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)
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• Here’s topic 4. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

Food that I don’t like.

CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)
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• Here’s topic 5. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

My favourite teacher.
CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)
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• Here’s topic 6. You have 2 minutes to make
notes. Then the game begins.

I wish …
CHALLENGES
Hesitation
Deviation (2 bonus points)
Language (4 bonus points)