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Speaking Cards B1

10 intermediate speaking cards. Draw one, talk, and keep going when the follow-up question appears.

10 cards, shuffled.

Ready when you are

Draw a card and talk about it. With the timer on, a follow-up question appears halfway: answer it without stopping.

Timer:

How to play

  • On your own: draw a card and talk until the timer ends. Record yourself on your phone and listen back: did you answer the follow-up, or just repeat yourself?
  • With a partner: one of you reads the card and asks the follow-up questions, the other answers. Swap every card.
  • In class: press ▶ Class mode to project the cards. Press Q for a QR code so students can play the same deck in pairs on their phones.

Use the useful phrases on each card to start your answer and to keep it going. There are no right answers: the goal is to keep talking.

All 10 cards in this deck
  1. About you: Talk about a place in your town where you like spending time.How often do you go there, and who with? Has it changed since you first went there? Would you recommend it to a visitor? Why?
  2. About you: Describe a typical weekend for you.What's the best part of your weekend? Are your weekends different now from five years ago? What would your perfect weekend look like?
  3. Your opinion: Is it better to learn a language in a class or on your own?How have you learned English so far? What can a teacher give you that an app can't? Would your answer be different for a child?
  4. Your opinion: Should children have a mobile phone before they are twelve?How old were you when you got your first phone? What rules should parents set? Should schools allow phones in class?
  5. Compare: Living in a city or living in the countryside: which suits you better?Which is better for families with young children? What would you miss most about the other one? Does the place where you live have the best of both?
  6. Compare: Compare going on holiday with friends and going on holiday with your family.Which kind of holiday did you enjoy more as a teenager? What can go wrong on each kind of trip? Where would you go with each group?
  7. Imagine: Imagine you could live in another country for a year. Where would you go?What would you find hardest about living there? What would you take with you from home? Would you come back after the year? Why or why not?
  8. Tell a story: Tell me about a time you got lost.How did you feel at the time? How did you find your way in the end? What would you do differently now?
  9. Tell a story: Tell me about the best present you have ever received.Who gave it to you, and why? Do you still have it? What makes a present special for you?
  10. Solve it: Your friend wants to get fit but never has time to exercise. What should they do?What has worked for you or for people you know? Is it better to join a gym or to exercise at home? How can they keep going after the first month?

Other decks: Speaking Cards B2