20 Speaking Activities

Need some fresh ideas for your speaking lessons? This PowerPoint includes 20 engaging activities to get students talking, sharing opinions, and interacting with one another.
These activities include picture discussions, role-plays, debates, storytelling, and academic presentations. Some work well as quick warm-ups, while others give students more time to develop their ideas and respond to their classmates.
Each activity comes with clear instructions, a learning objective, useful expressions, examples, suggested timing, and a speaking challenge. The activities are easy to adapt to your class, so you can choose what works best for your students and lesson.
It includes:
20 speaking activities
An editable PowerPoint slideshow
Clear instructions and objectives
Useful expressions and sentence starters
Examples to help students get started
Suggested timing for each activity
A speaking challenge for every activity
Ideal for:
English Language Arts (ELA)
Speaking and communication lessons
Class discussions and debates
Public speaking and presentations
Warm-ups, pair work, and group work
ESL/EFL classes
High school and university classes
Use the slides as they are or adapt them to fit your students and teaching style. They’re designed to give students more chances to speak English, develop their ideas, and learn from one another.