Ready, Set, Talk!

(TESOL Worksheets--Speaking)
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This is a speaking game I actually got from a colleague.  I posted it before under my IELTS Part 2 material.
But, recently, when I was asked to contribute to an archive of material for teachers, I just deleted the word "IELTS" and repurposed this as a general speaking activity.

Ready, Set, TALK!

Aim: Students talk for 1 minute about various topics.

The Rules: Put students in groups of 3 or 4.  Give each one a copy of the board, a die, and a place marker (a paperclip should do fine).  The first student rolls the die, and advances their marker the number of spaces.  They then have to talk about that topic for 1 minute, while someone else in the group keeps the time.

If the player cannot speak for 1 whole minute, or has a pause longer than 10 seconds, then they must move back to the beginning.  But, if they successfully speak for 1 minute, they can remain on the square.

Play then proceeds to the next player.

The first player to make it to the finish is the winner.

This game is aimed at higher levels but it can be adjusted for lower levels by

1. Changing the speaking prompts
2. Decreasing the amount of required speaking time