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Find Someone Who
Students ask classmates questions (e.g., "Do you like pizza?") to find someone matching a description on a worksheet. -
Two Truths and a Lie
Each student shares three sentences about themselves—two true, one false. Others guess which is the lie. -
Word Association
Students take turns saying a word related to the previous one (e.g., "apple" → "fruit" → "orange").
Team and Group Games
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20 Questions
One student thinks of a word; the others ask yes/no questions to guess it. -
Charades with Questions
A student mimes an action, and classmates ask questions to figure it out (e.g., "Are you dancing?"). -
Picture Story Relay
Groups describe and sequence a set of pictures to tell a story. -
Who Am I?
Students wear a name tag (e.g., "cat" or "teacher") on their forehead and ask classmates yes/no questions to guess it. -
Taboo
Students describe a word without using a list of “taboo” words (e.g., “train” without saying “transport” or “travel”).
Role Play and Conversation Practice
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Shopping Role Play
Students practice phrases like, “How much is this?” and “Do you have...?” in a pretend shop. -
Lost in Translation
One student acts as a tourist and asks for help (e.g., "Where is the train station?"). Others give directions. -
Speed Chatting
Students rotate partners, answering questions or discussing prompts for 1–2 minutes per pair. -
Problem Solving in Groups
Give a scenario (e.g., “Your flight is canceled—what do you do?”) and have students discuss solutions.
Competitive Speaking Games
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Sentence Building Relay
Teams create sentences one word at a time, taking turns adding a word. -
Story Cubes
Roll dice with pictures, and students take turns creating a group story based on the images. -
Alphabet Race
Teams name something in a category (e.g., "animals") for each letter of the alphabet. -
Describe and Draw
One student describes a picture, and a partner draws it based on the description.
Creative and Fun Games
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Memory Chain
Each student adds to a growing sentence (e.g., “I went to the market and bought an apple, a banana…”). -
Mystery Object
One student hides an object, and others ask yes/no questions to guess what it is. -
Show and Tell
Students bring a personal item and talk about it for one minute. -
Picture Description Race
Groups compete to describe a photo or picture using as much detail as possible.