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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I have designed this worksheet for speaking classes. It has got six speaking cards based on Top Notch 2A units. It is designed for pre-Intermediate and upper levels. Hope you find it useful. :-)
This is an ice breaker for elementary level. Have the ss complete the card and then put them all in an empty box. Students choose a card randomly and read it aloud for the class. Next, they have t ...
Based on Susan Verner's article, https://busyteacher.org/17951-how-to-help-esl-students-understand-each-other.html, this is just my approach to the alien cultures game. It is probably my best less ...
This is a worksheet about the "Tale of the three brothers" by J.K. Rowling. Page 1 includes the first part of the tale, a vocabulary exercise and a writing activity. Page 2 includes the rest of th ...
Students need to guess the top word without using any of the 'taboo' words underneath it. I find this activity very useful in vocabulary and self-confidence building. Divide your class into two te ...
Using one or two decks of cards and the questions sheet ss pick a card and answer the corresponding questions. Ss are awarded points for their answers. Good for fluency warmers, fillers etc. Adapt ...
A small group discussion activity that I found on the internet, used in army training for teaching survival. Contains a scenario (plane crash in Canada) and a list of 12 items. The job is to rank ...
A popular and engaging game involving communication and trust. The task is very flexible, works for groups of various types and sizes, and can be adapted to youth, adults, corporate, etc. Cr ...
This game is designed to make your students talk and exchange information. The materials used are expressions coined by Shakespeare which have become widely used ("love is blind", "as dead as a a ...
Based on Graham Dixons article, https://busyteacher.org/22185-united-nations-fantastic-esl-negotiation.html, this is a summary of the relevant information, and a set of event cards for use with th ...
Speaking activity. To begin with, it would be good to discuss/present the genres of literature. Afterwords, students look at the questions provided and talk to a friend (friends) about reading. Af ...
This worksheet is suitable for the roleplay. It contains a snack-bar menu and some dialogues which serve as an example. There are also some fill-in-the-blank texts. Besides the worksheet is useful ...
This worksheet is very interactive when you want your students to stand up and speak up. They have to find different clasmates that have done different things in life. Once they find all the ...
Environment lesson for a group class. Used it while teaching a discussion based class as good stimulus for discussion (the video) and gave people more ideas about how to talk about global warming. ...
The worksheet has to be cut in different parts. Each part is a category. In groups of two or three, the students have to find lots of words for each category. E.g., find something that is blue: th ...
Pass around candy and tell each student to choose 2-5 pieces of candy. After they have chosen their candy, you will instruct them to take cards, based on the type of the candy they have chosen, an ...
This is a power point that I have designed with 10 questions related to Easter for advanced students who want to practice their speaking. Students will be able to answer the questions freely and t ...
It's a PowerPoint presentation. Skill/s: speaking and listening. Tell students to pick a number. Randomly, they will have to choose one topic out of 4 and speak about it. Ideally, there shou ...
The comedy show "Mind your English" is the perfect tool when teaching English. The segment can be found on Youtube (the link is included into worksheet). It's a simple worksheet with vocabulary fr ...
For elementary students and above. This is a lexis worksheet for various expressions that include the word 'play'. There is a lead-in section to elicit prior knowledge, a gap-fill section and a se ...
This is a great lesson that uses a short sitcom clip (3 minutes) and helps students practice English in a fun natural way. Lesson file includes: -Video Link -Script -Vocabulary -Fill in the B ...
This file includes six speaking cards for future, globalization, the Internet, websites, modern life, and language. I've designed it for upper-intermediate and advanced levels. Hope you find it us ...
In this lesson, student will talk about what makes us conformists and how appearance affects our opinion of others. There is a juicy vocabulary section, conversation prompts, a small article, and ...