ESL Speaking Activities

Reverse Bucket List is a fun speaking activity for B1-C1 students. Discuss 20 things you'd never want to do and spark unique, lively conversations!

This warm-up ESL activity features role-play scenarios for 2-7 people (B2-C2), ideal for online/offline classrooms. A fun icebreaker to boost speaking fluency.

In this fun warm-up, students find items in their room based on descriptions. Each round adds more items to find, encouraging creativity & vocabulary practice.

Students describe smells inspired by pictures using sensory mapping, adjectives, and categories, boosting creativity and vocabulary skills.

Connect two unrelated words by creating a chain of associations. For example, "piano" to "jungle" might go: piano → music → nature → forest → jungle.

In "My Photo Friend," students pick one of 10 jobs, imagine their "photo friend's" daily routine, create a timeline, and share it with a partner.

Interview with Verbs lets students create interview questions for 12 famous people using 80 verbs and phrasal verbs, helping practice speaking and verb usage.

"Make It Longer" is an activity where students expand 20 short sentences by adding details, improving their writing and speaking skills.

Kickstart your lesson with '30-Second Travel'! Share what you know about 25 famous landmarks in 30 seconds. A fun, fast-paced ESL warm-up activity!

Challenge your students with 'Guess the Gadget'! Identify everyday gadgets from close-up or unusual angles and discuss how and where you’ve seen them.

Fun ESL activity where teams create questions based on given answers, helping A2-B1 students practice question formation and speaking skills.

Students look at funny signs, explain the mistakes, and suggest clearer wording. Great for creativity and language skills, suitable for B1 to C2 levels.

Bring a playful twist to your ESL class with "Fortune Fun." Students read, discuss, and respond to short fortunes, boosting creativity and conversation skills.

In this activity, students explore controversial statements to determine if they're true or myths, fostering critical thinking, research, and discussion skills.

This list of 200+ tricky ESL words includes phonetic pronunciation, IPA, and audio. Break it into 5 sessions for better learning. More words will be added soon!

In this activity, students analyze short stories and discuss their morals in groups, enhancing critical thinking and speaking skills while connecting to real life.

Explore 20 topics in this ESL activity where students imagine a world without common items, discussing impacts, alternatives, and societal changes.

Alien Ambassadors ESL activity: B1-C1 students describe strange human customs to fellow aliens, sparking discussion on cultural norms and behaviors.

Enhance vocabulary by identifying 52 keyboard symbols in this interactive activity. Students will name punctuation, currency, and miscellaneous symbols.

Unlikely Friendships is a creative ESL speaking activity for B1-C2. Students craft stories about unlikely pairs becoming friends, improving storytelling.

Engage B2-C2 ESL students with Unpopular Opinions! This fun activity promotes debate and critical thinking, enhancing speaking skills in a lively setting.