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Teacher Instructions
Welcome to our collection of speaking games. These fun games are perfect for online or in-person classes!
Use the menu to navigate, or pick a game with the random game generator. The instructions for each game are on each slide.
The games start easy and get more difficult.
Game List
Surprise Me!�The Random Game Generator
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Fish Fingers!
Instructions: All students must close their eyes. One student says "fish sticks" in their silliest voice (try singing, using a robot voice, saying it high or low). The other students in the group have to guess who said "fish sticks."
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What’s the Object?
Instructions: Look at the parts of the different objects shown here. What do you think they are? Make sentences using the word “could.” For example, “It could be a…”. Then the teacher will reveal the photo of the object under the part.
Extra challenge: Bring your own object to class and show a corner on the screen. Can your classmates guess what it is?
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Shopping List
Instructions: One student starts a sentence with, “I went to the store and bought...” Then they say an object (e.g., “a picture”). The next student must remember that object and add their own (e.g., “I went to town, and I bought a picture and a car”). Continue for as long as possible. For extra points, see if you can do it in alphabetical order.
Example:�I went to the store and I bought a picture.�I went to the store and I bought a picture and a car.�I went to the store and I bought a picture, a car, and a banana.�I went to the store and I bought a picture, a car, a banana, and a cactus.
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Count to 21
Instructions: The goal of this game is to count from 1 to 21. Any student can say a number at any time, but if two students speak at the same time, they have to start again.
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Categories
wild animals
colors
subjects at school
objects in the house
things in your backpack
superheroes
shapes
countries
capital cities
things you see at the beach
Words that begin with "h"
jobs
drinks
fruit
pets
Instructions: Take turns naming examples of things in that category. The first student who can’t name one is out of the game.
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Find Something...
Find something wooden.
Find a soft toy.
Find a spoon.
Find something you wear on your head.
Find a paintbrush.
Find a key.
Find a potato.
Find a photo.
Find something yellow.
Instructions: Click on a box to choose a category. Once you read the description, try to find an object that fits as fast as you can. Then, answer the questions. Now, invent your own categories!
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What does your object look like?�What can you do with it?�Is it special? Why?�Do you know where it’s from?
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Quick-change Artist
Instructions: A student from the group is chosen to be the quick-change artist. All the students look closely at that student's clothes and/or background. Then, all the students shut their eyes (if you're playing virtually, the quick-change artist could briefly turn off their camera), and the quick-change artist changes something about their appearance or background. Maybe they move an object or put on a hat. Then the other students have to say what's changed. The first one to guess is the next quick-change artist.
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Odd One Out
Eggs aren’t made from milk.
Swimming isn’t a ball sport.
A car isn’t an emergency vehicle.
Instructions: Look at each row of items. Which one is different? Can you make your own list of four items where one is different?
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A grape isn’t a citrus fruit.
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Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Write down three “facts” about yourself - two true things and one thing that is a lie. Tell your classmates what you wrote. Can they guess which one is a lie? They might ask you some extra questions.
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What Can You Guess About Me?
Instructions: Use the topics to make sentences about your classmates (e.g., I think Beth has a pet hamster) and then ask questions to see if you’re correct. The person with the most correct guesses wins!
brothers and sisters
pets
sports
favorite subjects
hobbies
books and movies
food and drink
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The Two-minute Weekend
Instructions: Students can work in pairs or as a group. One student (A) describes everything they did over the weekend as quickly as possible, and the other students (B) interrupt with questions to keep them talking. For example, if student A says ‘I ate breakfast.” student B might ask, “What did you eat?” or “What time did you have breakfast?”. If student A is still talking at the end of two minutes, student B is the winner.
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Instructions: Ask and answer the questions. The answer to the question has to be “yes,” even if this is a lie. The other students will ask follow-up questions to find out more, like “When did you go there?” and say if they think this student is telling the truth or is a “liar, liar, pants on fire.”
been camping on a mountain?
eaten an insect?
pretended to be sick?
been shopping by yourself?
caught a fish?
dreamed you were at school?
climbed a tree?
planted a tree?
seen a snake?
forgotten to wash your clothes?
pretended to be asleep so you could read late at night?
Have you ever…
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Tongue Twisters
Instructions: Say these slowly at first, then faster. How fast can you say them? How many times?
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Map Adventure
Instructions: Choose a city to explore on an online map. Move through the city using instructions (turn left, turn right) and ask questions:
What’s that?
How many people can you see?
How would you describe this?
What's the English word for this?
What are people doing here?
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One-word Stories
Instructions: Make a story together. Students can only say one word each to add to the story.
Example:�One�day�a�big�dinosaur�went�to�school
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Fortunately, Unfortunately
Instructions: One student starts a story with just one sentence. The next student has to continue the story, starting their sentence with “fortunately.” The next student continues the story with a new sentence starting with “unfortunately.” Then, back to “fortunately,” and so on.
Example:�One day, Bob woke up.�Fortunately, it was a Sunday, and he could stay in bed.�Unfortunately, there was a storm outside, and water was pouring through his window.�Fortunately, all he had to do was get up and close the window.�Unfortunately, when he got up, he saw that there was a tiger next to the window!
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The Expert
Instructions: Nominate a student to choose a topic and talk about it for 30 seconds (or longer) as if they were the expert. They gain a point if they can speak for at least 30 seconds!
the sea
social media
Australian animals
sleep
famous singers
Olympic sports
superheroes
books
shopping
languages
pizza
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Yes/No Game
Instructions: Students ask questions to a nominated classmate. The nominated student is not allowed to answer the questions with yes or no. They must use other words instead. When they do use yes or no, another student is chosen.
Examples:�“Are you from Spain?”�“I have never been to Spain; in fact, I was born in Italy.”��“Is your name Gabriel?”�“People have never called me Gabriel because my name is Thomas.”
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What Can You Do With It?
Instructions: Choose an object and try and think of as many things as possible that you could use it for. The winner is the student or group who can think of the most, so be as creative as possible!
Example: What can you do with a plate?�You can eat off it. �You can use it as a frisbee.�You can cover food with it in the microwave.�You can draw a circle with it.�You can keep the rain off your head with it. �You can put a small houseplant on it.
brick
paperclip
big cardboard box
pillowcase
tree
guitar
slime
cactus
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And Then...
Instructions: One student starts a story. The next student continues the story with one sentence, starting with “and then.” The next student continues with a sentence starting with “and then.” Continue as long as you can.
Example: There once was a very hungry hamster.�And then he saw some food outside of his cage.�And then he opened the door of his cage and went outside.�And then he saw a cat!�And then…
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Would You Rather?
Instructions: Click on the boxes to reveal the questions. Ask and answer the questions with your partner or class. Give the reasons for your opinion. Then think of your own questions.
Would you rather be a hamster the size of a T. rex or a T. rex the size of a hamster?
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Would you rather eat worms or a snail?
Would you rather live on a tropical island or in a city?
Would you rather live in a treehouse or underground?
Would you rather be able to fly or be able to become invisible?
Would you rather go to the North Pole or the Sahara?
Would you rather sing on stage or do extra math homework?
Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?
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Interview a Celebrity
Instructions: Think of a celebrity you would like to meet one day. It can be a real or imaginary person, dead or living. Think of five questions you would ask them. One student will then pretend to be the celebrity and answer the questions in character.
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Picture Prompt
Instructions: Choose a picture. What’s happening in the story? What happened before? What’s going to happen next?
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Roll of the Dice Story
Instructions: Choose one of the storyboards. Roll a die four times, once for each row. Select the element from each row that corresponds to the number rolled. Then, use all of the elements to make a story together.
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Desert Island
Instructions: : Imagine you are going to a deserted island for a year. You can only take five objects with you. What do you choose? Here are some ideas:
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Riddles
Instructions: Can you solve these riddles? Click to reveal the answers underneath.
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the Moon
an echo
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The Perfect Party
Instructions: You are hosting a party. You can invite anyone, like celebrities or people you know, real or imaginary people. You can only have eight in total. Who will you invite? What will you have to eat and drink? What else will you do to make it a special party?
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Menu
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Main Course:��Dessert:
Drinks:
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I Am an Alien
Instructions: Imagine your teacher is an alien! They need to complete an everyday task. You’re going to teach them the vocabulary they need and how to do it. Good luck!
Ideas for everyday tasks to teach your teacher - I mean alien:
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Mad Libs
Instructions: Each player completes the grammatical features grid with unusual examples of words. When all players have finished their grids, give them a copy of the story to fill the gaps and share their mad libs story!
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Mini Role-play #1
Instructions: Your teacher will give you a role to play. Imagine you are that person. What will you say?
Student A:
You are a teenager. You went to a party and told your parents you would be back at 9 p.m. You just arrived home at 11 p.m. Why are you late?
Student B:
You are a parent. Your teenager said they would be back at 9 p.m. They just arrived home at 11 p.m. What will you say to them?
Role Play 1
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Mini Role-play #2
Instructions: Your teacher will give you a role to play. Imagine you are that person. What will you say?
Student A:
You live in a house with your friend. You get up in the morning for breakfast, but all your milk is missing. You see your friend having a bowl of cereal with milk. What do you say?
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You live in a house with your friend. You get up in the morning for breakfast, but all your milk is missing. You see your friend having a bowl of cereal with milk. What do you say?
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Random Debate Picker
Instructions: Pick a box to reveal the random debate topic. You have five minutes to debate the question with your classmates. Go!
We should limit the number of clothes people are allowed to buy.
Social media should be turned off at 11 p.m. so people will sleep.
We should release all animals in zoos into the wild.
Children should be allowed to vote.
Cats are better pets than dogs.
We should all become vegetarian.
We should do all school outside for half the day.
We should all have to learn three languages.
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