Warmup: Volunteer Work
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
Word Library: Volunteer Work
Vocabulary list and useful sentences.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should know/remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Interview: Volunteer Work
Simple interview (discussion) questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
If your classroom environment allows it; students can move around the classroom and interviews various classmates.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
True/False & On a Scale from 1-5: Volunteer Work
1. True or False discussion. Fun activity.
2. Students say how much they agree with a statement.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
The teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.
On a Scale from 1-5 – Teacher-student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
News: Volunteer Work
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 – Advanced
Modal Verbs Practice: Volunteer Work
Modal Verbs, sentences, and questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
A student activity or a teacher-student activity.
Students are given a modal verb and a topic. They use the modal verb and make a sentence.
Use the same modal verb to ask a question.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Get In Line: Volunteer Work
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
SpeakEasy: Volunteer Work
Easier Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for half a minute.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: Vietnam
Student Activity.
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill in the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10+ minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: Missouri
Student Activity.
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill in the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: Australia
Student Activity.
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill in the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: Lithuania
Student Activity.
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill in the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Research, Read & Repeat: Volunteer Work
Students do research and find interesting information that they can discuss.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
More suggestions on the worksheet.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Homework: Volunteer Work
A homework task that can be given to students before your class or at the end of the class for the next week.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Ideally, students should arrive with the homework already done, but it can also be for the next class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
