ESL Conversation
A-Z Conversation Dinner - a game where players form a circle and say an imaginary food item from A-Z.
Acting Out Adverbs - players work in teams to act out an adverb while the other team tries to guess what it is.
Aid Lib - students try to speak continuously for a period of time.
Alphabet Traveler - players talk about where they want to travel to using the letters A-Z.
Art Debate - a communication activity where students participate in a mock TV debate. They engage in a debate relating to the arts, and try to answer the question "should the arts be subsidized through government funding or not?".
Chinese Whispers - players whisper messages around the room. In the end, they compare the whispered message to the original message.
Coffee Pot - a speaking activity that requires players to say "Coffee Pot" in place of a verb. The other players try to work out what the verb is by asking questions about the verb.
Disfluencies and Fillers - an activity that helps learners improve their efl/esl communication skills by making them aware of how many "ums", "ahs" and other language fillers they use.
Famous Couples - an activity that supplements any topic about relationships. Students identify and talk about famous couples.
Famous Names - students try to guess who they are by asking questions and giving "yes" or "no" answers. The first three people to correctly guess their name wins the game.
Fashion Statements - students discuss different styles of fashion, talk about their own fashion statement and report on their groups preferences and taste in clothes.
Giving Directions - a student is blindfolded and is required to walk through an obstacle course. They must rely on the spoken directions from their class mate.
Likes and Dislikes - players assume the identity and mannerisms of another classmate, while other players try to guess who they pretend to be.
Modified Twenty Questions - an activity that is similiar to twenty questions, but with a few differences. Players score points and the highest scorer wins.
Sentence Building - players tell a story by contributing one word at a time.
Television - learners work in small groups to put together their recommended list of TV shows for a fictional t.v channel.
Speechcraft - a public speaking exercise - Speechcraft is guaranteed to help improve a students efl/esl conversation skills (as well as lighten your teaching load). Students assume different speaking roles, helping to time, correct and improve each others speaking skills.
Taboo - a speaker is not allowed to say the taboo word, while other players try to trick him or her into saying the word.