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Speaking Cards B2

10 upper 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 skill you have learned outside school or work.What made you want to learn it? What was the hardest part at the beginning? How has it changed the way you spend your free time?
  2. About you: Describe someone who has had a big influence on the way you think.When did you first realise they had influenced you? Do you agree with them about everything? Would they be surprised to hear it?
  3. Your opinion: Some people say social media has made us lonelier. Do you agree?How has social media changed your friendships? Is the problem social media itself, or the way we use it? What could the apps do to make it better?
  4. Your opinion: Should the number of tourists be limited in popular cities?How does tourism affect the people who live there? What would be a fair way to limit it? Has tourism changed a place you know?
  5. Compare: Working from home or working in an office: which is more productive, and for whom?Which jobs could never be done from home? What do people lose when they never meet their colleagues? What would your ideal arrangement be?
  6. Imagine: What do you think everyday life will be like in 2050?Which jobs do you think will have disappeared? What will people still do the same way as today? Is there anything you hope won't change?
  7. Imagine: If you could change one decision you've made, what would it be?How might your life be different now? Did you learn anything from that decision? Is it ever useful to think about what might have been?
  8. Tell a story: Tell me about a time something didn't go as planned but turned out well in the end.What was your first reaction? What did you do to make the best of it? Has it changed the way you plan things now?
  9. Solve it: A friend has been offered a well-paid job in a city where they don't know anyone. What would you advise?What should they find out before deciding? What could they do to make friends quickly? Would you take the job yourself?
  10. Solve it: Your neighbours often make a lot of noise late at night. How would you deal with it?Would you speak to them face to face or leave a note? When is it right to complain to someone else? Have you ever been the noisy neighbour?

Other decks: Speaking Cards B1