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.

A description race game. Ideal for revising pet vocabulary. This activity is ideally used as a follow up to: Let’s talk about PETS! Let’s talk about PET PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES!

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

An intermediate French reading comprehension.

Students first discuss images showing different aspects of life for refugees and asylum seekers. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to refugees and asylum seekers. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match pompiers vocabulary with images. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to pompiers. Target Vocabulary: Bâtiment en feu - Bouche d’incendie - Camion de pompiers Échelle - Extincteur - Feu - Hache - Masque à gaz - Sirène - Tuyau Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words. A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary. Gamification options and full instructions provided. INSTRUCTIONS

Students first match vocabulary to images showing different aspects of life in education. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to education in general. Target Vocabulary Cours de biologie - Cours de chimie - Cours de géographie - Étudier Passer un examen - Remise des diplômes - Cours de gymnastique Cours de mathématiques - Cours de musique Target Skills: 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

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match emotions et sentiments vocabulary to images of facial expressions. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to emotions et sentiments. Target Vocabulary: Contente - Effrayée - Énervée Furieuse - Heureuse - Inquiète - Ravie Sure d’elle - Surprise - Triste Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match seasonal celebration vocabulary with images. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to seasonal celebrations. Target Vocabulary: Anniversaire - Fête des mères - Halloween La Saint Valentin - Noël - Nouvel An - Pâques - Thanksgiving Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match mauvaises habitudes vocabulary with images. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to mauvaises habitudes. Target Vocabulary: Accroc à la Télévision - Accroc au shopping Accroc au travail - Accroc au jeux d’argent Alcoolique - Drogué - Fumeur - Mangeur excessif Raconteur de ragots Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students discuss how images are associated with hacking. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to hackers in general. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Students first describe and discuss images of people enjoying winter activities. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fun in the snow and winter activities. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

A great Mother’s Day activity! Students first match vocabulary to images showing some different aspects of motherhood. Target Vocabulary: Brosser les cheveux - Consoler - Cuisine - Éduquer Être enceinte - Faire les courses - Faire prendre un bain Fêter un anniversaire ! - Lecture d’une histoire au coucher Porter - Pousser un landau - Se déguiser 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 great FÊTE des PÈRES 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

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match matériel de bureau vocabulary with images. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to matériel de bureau. Target Vocabulary: Agrafeuse - Bloc-notes - Ciseaux - Classeur - Colle - Compas - Crayon Cutter - Feutres - Gomme - Livre - Perforateur - Pince clipsante Pinceau - Punaise - Rapporteur - Règle - Sac à dos - Scotch - Stylo plume Surligneur - Taille crayon - Trombone - Trousse Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify 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. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify their arguments It is recommended to use this activity in conjunction with Parlons de JOUETS !