Tag

Conversation Skills

Practices basic skills about how to continue conversations.

There are a lot of different techniques for training students how to have conversations in English:

Connecting ideas and related topics together.

Using shorter words and phrases like "Well..." or "I see" or "Wow!"

Asking for clarification if you don't understand something, or explaining a word or idea to someone who isn't familiar with it.

  • Bowser Bingo!

    Ice-breaker bingo activity for large groups - multiple classes & grades combined.

  • King Koopa's Cup

    A conversation-based card game inspired by the popular drinking game King’s Cup.

  • Find Someone Who (Bingo Challenge)

    A first day of class ice breaker activity for students to get to know each other better.

  • ALT Quest Speaking Practice Cards

    Printable cards to incentivize students to interact with their ALT outside of class time.

  • I am going to & I will

    Grade 2 JHS students will plan their trip abroad. This is designed specifically for Unit 1 of New Horizon 2 textbook.

  • Description Activity Warm-up

    Share images on LOILO NOTE and have students talk in pairs and describe about something they choose from the list.

  • Roll the Dice Small Talk Review

    This is a warm up activity that can be used to review key sentences/questions/expressions that the students learned from the previous year. This is patterned after the New Horizon textbooks.

  • Halloween Mask and Trick or Treating

    Students will learn about American Halloween and monsters, color a monster Halloween mask, and then model a trick or treating dialogue.

  • Unicorn Game "What __ do you like?" YearEnd ES 4-6

    Speaking and Listening Game to review basic English Conversation skills: What color/sports/animal/fruits... do you like?" "I like ___." Students receive 1 question each, and ask all their classmates.

  • Find Someone Who (Adult English Activity)

    A BINGO game for adult English learners (non-English teachers at school) to ask questions and learn about each other.

  • Passport Activity (I want to/I will/I'm going to)

    A personalized conversation activity with no writing. Students ask and answer questions with each other using target grammar, based on a travel itinerary they create.

  • Slangs in North America! (modified ver.)

    slightly modified slang/SNS quiz made by janeenmp

  • NH 5- Unit 8

    Tic- tac-toe board game to practice He is good at ~. He is always ~.

  • Ordering Food

    Practice ordering food in pairs

  • Spoken English/Slang Quiz

    A powerpoint quiz for Junior or Senior High School students that tests them on English slang/spoken phrases. A fun way to teach spoken English that the students won't find in textbooks!

  • Let's Try 1 (Unit 8) - "What's This?" Quiz πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚πŸ’­

    What's This? πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ (Google Slides)

  • Slang Quiz: American/Internet/SNS Version

    This is a quiz made for end-of-year fun with my junior high school students. It introduces the idea of slang, why it is useful, the types of English slang, and of course, a quiz!

  • Valentine's Day Idiom Matching Game

    Match these common Valentine's Day-related idioms and phrases with their picture and definition.

  • Mario Party 3rd/4th Grade

    remake of the original for 3rd/4th grade

  • Dating Lottery Game

    This is made from New Horizons 2 page 115. It is about asking someone to an event.

  • ES 6th Gr Jinsei Game for the end of the Year

    It is for ES 6th graders. Many reviews from 3rd 4th 5th and 6th Gr levels.

  • No Prep Speaking Activity - Zombie Game

    Need a last minute speaking activity that requires no prep? The zombie game encourages students to practice speaking using the most recent grammar points, win-win for everyone!

  • Have you ever...? Dynamite Game

    Practicing the question "Have you ever...?" students ask each other questions, hoping for a "Yes, I have" answer, otherwise they lose a dynamite when a student answers "No, I haven't".

  • Did you _____ yesterday? (NH1 Past Simple)

    Just a simple worksheet that practices the interrogative sentence asking about past events.

  • Year-end or Graduation Board Game

    A year-end or graduation-themed board game for high schoolers to reflect on their school life.

  • SHOPPING (Shall I...?) - NH2 P93 JHS

    Dialogue worksheet that can be used to roleplay a shopping scene. Target language - "Shall I show you a bigger one?"

  • Don't get yes SN

    A never have I never kind of game

  • Super Snakes and Ladders!

    Super Mario themed Snakes and Ladders style board game!

  • World Tour (I want to.../Do you want to...?)

    Intended to be a [I want to/Do you want to...?] review for my special needs JHS students. This could be used for 5th grade NEW HORIZONS Unit6 review as well.

  • Asking Directions + Collecting Signatures

    This is specific to NH1 P94. It is a simple pair activity with a worksheet to help students practice how to ask directions. The pair activity could also be used for practicing another grammar point.

  • Rosca de Reyes Game! 🚼

    This activity is inspired by a Mexican tradition called Rosca de Reyes, which I would always do with my family during the holidays. I turned that concept into a speaking PowerPoint game.

  • One Piece Squares

    A collection of activities for various units of the New Horizon books to be played on LOILO NOTE. Play the game "dots and boxes" and practice the unit in question.

  • Animal Crossing - Giving Directions Activity

    Printable villager cards, pre-made map, and build-your-own map materials for a "giving directions" speaking practice activity.

  • BECAUSE

    How to use the conjunction BECAUSE

  • Where is it game (Where is~/Where are~)

    A criss cross variation activity where the class will answer the questions of the people(in the game) that they are helping. The questions will be read by the teacher. (Blue Sky 1 - Target 19)

  • Kobe JHS Speaking Challenge PPT. and Worksheet

    I made a powerpoint to explain how to do the speaking challenge that we all have to do in Kobe at the moment. Junior High Level

  • Snowball of Friendship

    A game to get students practicing writing, reading, listening, and speaking. Minimal materials required.

  • 🌱 Let's make a parfaitπŸ¨γ€€4εΉ΄ What do you want?

    Tablet activity for 4th 🌈 Dive into an exciting world of learning with our specially crafted Scratch game! πŸš€ In this interactive experience, students team up to create delightful parfaits. πŸ¨πŸ‘«

  • Haikyuu Trading Cards

    SWBAT effectively make comparative and superlative sentences using trading cards.

  • Changing Trains! NH2 Let's Talk Activity

    My JTE asked me to create this activity for page 81 of the NH 2 textbook. She wanted me to use the train route from our prefecture instead of the one in the text. Feel free to try it out!

    Sign in or create an account to leave a comment.