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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This file includes different questions about food. Divide your class into small groups and have them talk. It is designed for pre-intermediate and upper levels. Hope it works!
This PowerPoint is designed based on the story book, The Yearling/ Penguin Active Reading. It is based on the first chapter of the story book. It includes four parts. First, it contains some gener ...
I have designed this PDF for my pre-intermediate class. It includes some questions about cooking. Cut the cards and divide your students into small groups. Have your students talk with the classma ...
I have designed this file for the first session of my class. Divide the class into 4 teams, based on their season of birth. Then, give them their card and have them talk with their classmates (tho ...
I've designed this file for the first session of my class. Divide your class into 4 teams based on their season of birth. Give each team their card and have them talk with their classmates. It is ...
I've designed this file for the first session of my pre-intermediate class. Divide the class into four teams based on the season of their birth. Then, give each team the speaking card and have the ...
This resource can be used when starting the new school term. It is a nice way for students to start talking to their new classmates and finding out a bit about them. They can write the names of th ...
This resource can be used when starting the new school term. It is a nice way to learn a little bit about your new students! Kids answer the questions and can also compare their answers with their ...
This typical format is based on practicing the present simple tense focused on daily routines, likes and hobbies. There are 10 different cards, each one with two facts to find out. I think that a ...
This worksheet is appropriate for young learners, you should cut each part and scramble the cards and ask them to unscrambled and make the story. At the end there are some comprehension ...
Students need to guess the top word without using any of the 'taboo' words underneath it. I find this activity very useful for vocabulary and self-confidence building. It is suited for intermediat ...
For a fun challenge, ‘sell’ English words and sentences on a sidewalk, in a school hallway or maybe in a corner of a classroom. I've attached some printable paper money, alterable word ...
After the 23rd of June, I thought about discussing the arguments which led to the referendum result. I've made 2 classes, one for intermediate students and another for upper intermediate/advanced. ...
Students must make a good argument, keep the audience involved, and finally, gain the decision in their favour. Students speak for or against the topic. They must choose 2 topics and write their a ...
Students must make a good argument, keep the audience involved, and finally, gain the decision in their favour. Students speak for or against the topic. They must choose 2 topics and write their a ...
Students must make a good argument, keep the audience involved, and finally, gain the decision in their favour. Students speak for or against the topic. They must choose 2 topics and write their a ...
This worksheet can be used for improving your students speaking skills. It contains different kinds of questions about different topics. It's appropriate for elementary and pre- intermediate ...
This worksheet can be used for improving your students speaking skills. It contains different kinds of questions about different topics. It's appropriate for elementary and pre- intermediate ...
This is an activity that can be used for any level, as you can adjust it to be more or less complex according to your students' abilities. The phrases should be cut up into cards (preferably lamin ...
This worksheet provides nine role play cards. They contain information related to work and study, routine, family and hobbies. Students can simply ask each other questions and collect information, ...
A great speaking exercise to get both your shy and bold students enthusiastic about speaking English. The goal of the game is to make a 45 second improvised speech on a random topic (98 topic ...
An easy but fun activity to get students speaking in your IELTS Speaking class and you just need two dice. Get the students to roll the dice to choose their topic, then give them a minute to prepa ...
I've designed these cards for units 4, 5, and 6 of Backpack 3 speaking practice. You can put the students into pairs or small groups and have them ask and answer. Hope it helps.
I have designed this worksheet for Top Notch 2A classes. It includes several questions for the first unit of this book, Greeting and Customs. It is designed for pre-intermediate and upper levels. ...
I have designed these cards for my starter classes. It includes different subjects including colors, jobs, foods, animals, and action verbs. Hope it works.
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