Problems & Suggestions

Warmup (Easier): Problems & Suggestions 

Simple discussion questions.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability. 

Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Elementary – Advanced


Your Teacher Says: Problems & Suggestions 

Fun Activity/fun debate. Teacher reads a sentence to the students. Teacher says the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Duration: 15-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced

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True or False: Problems & Suggestions 

Fun questions. True or False discussion.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Teacher-student activity OR student activity

Teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.

Duration: 5-10 minutes.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced


Discussion: Problems – Social Issues

More Difficult Discussion Questions.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Duration: 10-20 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Intermediate – Advanced


On a Scale From 1-5: Problems & Suggestions 

Individual opinion-sharing.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Another fun activity.

Duration: 10 minutes

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced

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Will & Won’t: Problems & Suggestions 

Fun predictions & mini conversations.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Teacher-student activity OR pair work.

Students use the “W” words to start mini conversations.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced


Match Them: Problems & Suggestions 

Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

Quiz included with answers where necessary. 

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Student activity. 

Students need to match the words with the correct picture. 

An excellent activity for the expansion of vocabulary, a bit of creative thinking, and an easy/fun quiz.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Modal Verbs Group Practice: Problems & Suggestions

Modal Verbs, problems, and suggestions.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

A student activity – group work.

Students are given a modal verb and a “problem” topic. They use the modal verb and make a suggestion to solve the problem. 

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Upper-intermediate


News: Problems & Suggestions 

Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Student activity. 

This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.

Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


True or False: Problems & Suggestions 

Fun questions. True or False discussion.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Teacher-student activity OR student activity

Teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.

Duration: 5-10 minutes.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced

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Can You Name 3: Problems & Suggestions 

Fun and creative thinking.

Fun activity.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Teacher-student activity OR pair work. 

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Intermediate


Debate/Discussion (Easier): Problems & Suggestions 

Advanced Debate and Discussion Questions.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Duration: 10-20 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Elementary – Advanced


Debate/Discussion: Problems & Suggestions 

Advanced Debate and Discussion Questions.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Duration: 10-20 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Intermediate – Advanced


1-Minute Challenge (Easier): Problems & Suggestions 

Easier Speaking Activity.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work and fluency practice.

A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.

Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.

Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced


1-Minute Challenge: Problems & Suggestions 

More Difficult Speaking Activity.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work and fluency practice.

A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.

Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.

Level: Intermediate – Advanced


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