Talk for 1 minute

These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.

Let's do English ESL icebreaker. The following cards will help your students develop their speaking skills. Cut the cards, put them face down on the desk, stude…

Speaking cards are a very useful tool in an EFL classroom as they allow students to practice the vocabulary and grammar they have learnt in previous lessons.

Part 2 of the BULATS (Business English) speaking test requires candidates to choose one (from 3) topics and speak for 1 minute. They have 1 minute to choose and prepare, and then one minute to speak. The topic has 3 points which must be included, and one question which must be answered. This document has 20 topic cards that you can print and cut out to practise the activity. I created them for my (employed) students so they may not be suitable for all candidates, but feel free to adapt the…

This Talk for a Minute: ‘How to’ Topics activity is a great way to develop fluency, and bring some fun into the classroom. Students take turns to choose a topic/card and explain how to do the chosen topic for a minute. Topics include ‘How to make pancakes’, ‘How to make a good impression on a first date’ and ‘How to reduce your carbon footprint’. #englishteacher #TeachingEnglish #ELT #TESOL #teachenglish #eslteachers #englishteacherlife #englishteaching #tefl #teflteacher

Let's do English ESL discussion starters, speaking cards. A set of cards to practice wh-questions in the Past Simple Tense for your students. They work in pairs…

Let's do English ESL discussion starters, speaking cards. The following cards will help your students develop their speaking skills. Cut the cards, put them fac…

A selection of English ESL printables with upper-intermediate (b2)

This is a great activity for EFL beginners to talk and practice easy grammar structures. Students have 1 minute to study the picture. Then, they take turns talking about what happens in the picture.