Students retell jokes in their own words.

Students hear anocdotes from their classmates and retell them.

Students roleplay a dialogue, guided by a handful of keywords.

Students retell stories which they have just heard.

Working in groups, students invent a story, taking turns to speak.

A series of quick debates in pairs.

Each student receives a different question, and conducts a survey of their classmates.

Ask yes/no questions to guess the celebrity name on each student's back.

Groups brainstorm ideas for why x is the world's greatest y.

Each time students complete the task with one partner, they swap cards and find a new partner.

Students speak in order to find the differences between two similar pictures.

Three students answer questions from the class on a particular topic.

Students mime sentences which their group tries to guess.

The typical "twenty questions"-style guessing game, confined to small groups.

Each student has a crossword with only half the words filled in, and must invent clues for their partner.

Student discover how the facts or opinions on their roleplay card differ from their partner's.

Group members take turns to describe vocabulary items.

Groups discuss how to order a list of words.

Role play according to instructions on roleplay card.

Each pair of students is given two incorrect versions of a text and, looking at only one version each, must discuss the differences and reconstruct the original text.

Roleplay a telephone call based on a list of used cars.

Students tell each other a recipe from their own knowledge.

Student discover how the facts or opinions on their roleplay card differ from their partner's.

Each student receives a different question, and conducts a survey of their classmates.

Students speak in order to find the differences between two similar pictures.

Two housemates try to resolve their conflicts.

Students describe their family's apartment to a potential tenant (ie another student).

Each student has a crossword with only half the words filled in, and must invent clues for their partner.

Groups discuss how to order a list of words.

Students think of a concept for a television show and describe it to their group.

Students work in groups to design a club, guided by an example sheet.

The typical "twenty questions"-style guessing game, confined to small groups.

Group members take turns to describe vocabulary items.

Each pair of students is given two incorrect versions of a text and, looking at only one version each, must discuss the differences and reconstruct the original text.

Each student is given a "child", and tries to pair him/her up with a suitable partner.

Students discuss how best to pair up the profiles of eight single people.

Each pair of students is given two incorrect versions of a text and, looking at only one version each, must discuss the differences and reconstruct the original text.

Students plan an adventure holiday in groups.

Students mime sentences which their group tries to guess.

The typical "twenty questions"-style guessing game, confined to small groups.

Students arrange both business and personal appointments with other members of the class.

A bank roleplay which leads to a group discussion on how to rob the bank.

Students interview each other on the cost of some common items.

Each time students complete the task with one partner, they swap cards and find a new partner.

Groups discuss how to order a list of words.

Role play according to instructions on roleplay card.

Ideas and topics for oral english exams.