Learning to speak a new language is definitely a challenge. It’s very difficult for your students to do if they don’t practice on a regular basis. Luckily, you need to look no further because BusyTeacher.org has the tools to help your students practice their speaking - and want to do it, too! Let’s face it, students aren’t always jumping for joy at the opportunity to speak a language they aren’t 100 percent comfortable with. Students can be hesitant to speak for a wide variety of reasons - fear of mistakes, peer pressure, or lack of self-confidence are some of the main factors. BusyTeacher.org has 936 speaking worksheets to help you plan effective speaking lessons, which will get your students to break through their shyness and start talking!
These worksheets are great to use for your lessons because they come in many different styles and formats. Some include flashcards, PowerPoint presentations, and games that you can include in your lesson and help your students increase their speaking ability with interesting, educational, and fun activities. Many of our speaking worksheets can be used in a variety of different ways. Some can be used to inspire topics of discussion, enabling you to hold an open forum with your students, so they can express their ideas. Some are grammar and vocabulary-ased, and can help your students learn new words while using grammar points. Some are games that spark creativity and activity in the classroom - for example, some worksheets are for mingling activities, where students walk around and have to speak about something with others – for example, about their hobbies. Other worksheets are for role play, and get students to take on the roles of an employer and an interviewee. Some worksheets aren’t for every level - some are specifically for kids, some for teenagers, and some for adults.
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The IELTS exam has a three-part speaking module. The second part almost always focuses on one of four broad categories: a person, place, object or situation, which the candidate has to describe in ...
The framework for the task is given but the details are up to the students. The class questions section gives students a target to build their role-play around. I have students answer the questio ...
This role play provides the basic framework for the conversation while leaving the details up to the students. The class questions section gives the students a target. I have students answer the ...
I am the teacher, therefore the leader of the classroom. Yes, I am. Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. Hmmm, that sounds much better. Learning is a complicated ...
Students read the passage to recognize the main points of an argument. This argument is about having a cell phone. It describes the difference between Marcia's mom and Marcia's dad concernin ...
Simple board game to practice elementary wh-questions such as "What's your name? How old are you? Where are you from" and yes/no questions with 'be'. The students are supposed to put the sentence ...
These are some questions that I have used as conversation starters, or jumping off points. Mainly used with higher level students, however there are some that can be used at most levels. Most are ...
The activity 'at the doctor's' is a guided role-play for students of intermediate level. The aim is to practise describing how you feel; asking for and giving advice; proving your point of view. T ...
This worksheet can help you to improve speaking skills using present perfect and past simple. You teach students to get more details and information in the conversation about past experience. You ...
Note: This rubric can be used with intermediate/low advanced students. For this evaluation, was previously taught how to write a CV/ cover letter. Covering Letters’ Content: - the ...
A conversation worksheet on the topic of fame. This worksheet could be used as a warmer activity or even practice as an IELTS speaking topic. Learners review vocabulary items, read opinions from o ...
This is a role-play worksheet: a press-conference with Angelina Jolie. The main purpose of this activity is a) revising question formation in present simple, past simple, present perfect (for the ...
What is happiness? We all are in pursue of it. Does money bring happiness? In this presentation, which was initially designed for interactive boards, we tried to find answers with our students. We ...
This worksheet is for low level adult or teenage students to practise talking about past daily habits. Students mingle to find out who the sentences belong to using past simple questions with 'Did ...
This worksheet deals with the topic of dreams. It does not focus on any grammatical aspect in particular. It consists of a fill-in the blanks listening about analyzing dreams that I adapted from h ...
An all time classic. Clever or beautiful? Both would be the answer. But deep down most people would choose beauty as it is self proven and intelligence has to be proved, as Oscar Wilde said. Can' ...
This is an activity for free practice of the modal should and other expressions of advice. The students usually love moving around and being in role. It's a fun, dynamic activity, with minimal tea ...
A simple lesson plan for a speaking lesson based on the Ban Bossy campaign, which is about empowering young girls to hone their leadership skills. Videos can be found on YouTube at http://www.yout ...
It has different ideas that would let your students enjoy playing it. If your class is big, it's going to be even better. Let them mingle for about thirty minutes. Then ask some of the students wh ...
Discussion based activity for upper intermediate/advanced students. They should read the information and then discuss the pros and cons of each candidate and reach a joint conclusion. Afterwards, ...
This is a conversation grid activity designed to encourage the correct use of simple past and past continuous verb forms in a relaxed conversational setting. Students walk around the room asking ...
Motivation is a power point presentation designed for interactive boards (and not only!). It is suitable for upper intermediate levels and stimulates discussion about the driving force behind our ...
This worksheet is for low level adult students to practise talking about their free time activities and when they do them. Additionally, mingling to find the students to whom the sentences belong ...
This worksheet is for low level young learners practising questions with Have you got any …, please? and giving short answers 'Yes, I have. No, I haven't.' as part of a shopping role-play. ...
Travel and tourism is a collection of questions and pictures intended to stimulate discussion. It is made for advanced students but could be adapted to any level, and basically this is what it was ...
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