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
