An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. (lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below) Students are presented with a debate scenario. Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options. Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision. Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision. INSTRUCTIONS Target speaking skills: Sustaining an interaction. Exchanging ideas. Expressing and justifying opinions. Convincing, arguing and persuading. Agreeing and/or disagreeing. Suggesting, speculating, evaluating. Negotiating towards a decision. Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.

A great activity for practising pet vocabulary. There are two pictures, one of a pet shop and one of a veterinarian’s. After describing the pictures to each other, the students need to discuss as many similarities and differences between them as they can.

A fun role-play activity where pet shop owners try to convince pet owners which pet is the best option.

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

Students first describe and discuss images showing the Christmas traditions of a family. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to their own Christmas traditions. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

A great Father’s Day activity! Students first match vocabulary to images showing some different aspects of fatherhood. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fathers. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify their arguments

Students first discuss images showing different aspects of university life. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to university life. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify their arguments An alternative activity replacing “university” with “college” is also available: HERE

A great Mother’s Day activity! Students first match vocabulary to images showing some different aspects of motherhood. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to mothers & motherhood. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify their arguments

A conversation activity where students describe 4 bedrooms and then discuss similarities and differences between them. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to bedrooms in general. Students are challenged to: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify their arguments

The students are divided into As and Bs. Student As have a picture of a smart farm i.e. a farm which utilizes smart technology. Student Bs have a picture of a smart supermarket i.e. a supermarket which utilizes smart technology. Students first identify the vocabulary in their pictures before describing them to each other to identify differences. Students then work together to find examples of smart technology and speculate about what the purposes could be. The activity is concluded with some debate questions about the ramifications of smart technology for farmers, store owners, employees and customers. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments