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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.

  • I'm sure/I'm glad(happy)/I'm surprised/I'm sad

    an activity using I'm sure/I'm glad(happy)/I'm surprised/I'm sad/disappointed etc

  • Story String

    Students create their own story in English!

  • Welcome to Kirby Cafe!

    Practice ordering food and asking about menu prices, featuring Kirby Cafe!

  • Spyfall

    Based on the party game. Simple conversation game to practice "I have to..." or "I would...".

  • Useful Expressions: Shopping (for clothes)

    A companion warm-up activity for "Useful Expressions" on page 75 from One World 2.

  • Werewolf (人狼)

    A classic game of Werewolf. Perfect for Halloween!

  • Which do you like X or Y? Interview Map!

    Students ask their friends if they like _____ or _____ and follow down the map with a colored highlighter/pen/pencil/crayon.

  • Hello! How are you? (Starter Activity)

    Let's look at simple conversations featuring beloved characters!

  • Penpal Program

    Do you want to start a penpal program and don't know where to start?

  • Let’s replace a defective product.

    This is a practice activity, based on Sunshine 3 page 50 Power-Up 2 “Returning a product”. It role-plays returning a defective or unwanted product to a shop.

  • (Wh-) Do You... BINGO!!

    Students practice present simple "do you..." questions and answers while trying to score points with bingo!! Also includes a variation available for present simple wh-questions.

  • English Board Game- Special Needs/Grade 1 Unit 1-2

    A board game focusing on Unit 1-2 key sentences and greetings. Great for special needs.

  • Hidden picture drawing game!

    Students help each other to draw pictures they can't see by giving instructions in English.

  • Comparing Pokemon!

    Comparing Pokemon to each other based on easy to identify characteristics

  • Stationery GO FISH card game

    Meant to review "Do you have ___?" statements and Unit 5 from Let's Try! 2 ("Do you have a pen?"). This is a printable GO FISH game with some Uno elements that make it more fun. Good for groups of 4.

  • Lets try 1, Unit 2 Gesture PPW

    "Good", "I don't know", "me?", "Good idea", "Come here". "Give me five" Gesture powerpoint Game.

  • Guess the Animal

    This is an activity to practice Can/ Are/ Do you questions with 1st graders. Guess which animal the students have chosen by asking Are/ Can/ Do you questions.

  • Elementary School Reactions Poster

    Poster to show spoken reactions to elementary school students.

  • Speaking Challenge - Grade Five

    This is a speaking drill in preparation for the end of the semester Speaking Challenge. This can be done once a week or twice a month as a warm up activity.

  • What event do you like?

    Writing activity for New Horizons Elementary 1 Unit 7

  • New Horizon 3 Conversation Review

    Questions and talking points to talk 1-on-1 with students using grammar from New Horizon 3.

  • 🍕 Small Talk for Ordering Pizza - Grade 5 Unit 7

    Use this simple, colorful, Japan-friendly pizza menu for a hilarious and interactive small talk to introduce the concept of "What would you like", "I would like" 🍕

  • TRIVIA (Research activity)

    Superlatives Quiz!

  • [VIDEO] A Pot of Poison

    Narrated animatic for the Pot of Poison story.

  • What do you like? (Let's Try 1)

    You can use this power point presentation to discuss "what do you like" in 3rd or 4th grade

  • Make a Manga

    Pre-made manga template with speech bubbles for students to fill in.

  • What do you do during Summer

    a group activity coupled with a speaking practice work sheet

  • I like/I do not like

    power point for likes and dislikes

  • Adjectives and Good Reactions

    Students review some common adjectives and some good reactions for conversations.

  • My Dream Speech - Project 1 New Crown 2

    Speech about what students want to be when they grow up.

  • Gerund-Quiz Game

    it's a wheel - of - fortune game designed to have the students indirectly practice using gerunds

  • Conversation Cards

    10 topic cards to use as conversation starters

  • Recommendation Game

    Criss cross with a twist

  • Hotel Help!

    pg 17 from NH2 textbook. Writing and speaking. Using inspiration from bette1996's activity.

  • Food Chain Activity

    Complete the food chain.

  • Are you? Guess who

    Students guess which character their partners are by asking are you/wh questions

  • Grammar in use(Present continous + Present simple)

    This activity entails practical use of the former grammar points in conversation. It was a way for the 2nd graders to review what they learnt in 1st grade.

  • Hotel Help!

    A very simple speaking and writing activity for page 17. of the new 2nd Year New Horizons Textbook. Includes 4 famous hotels from around the world.

  • Small Talk

    A dialogue modeled by the ALT and HRT or JTE and then mimicked by the students

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