Choose one of the topics below and speak about it for as long as you can, then take questions. If there are brackets or if there is a slash, choose one of the different options to talk about. Your partner will listen to you, time you, and ask as many questions as they can afterwards. You will get one point for every 30 seconds that you can talk about the topic (minus time off for silent pausing), and your partners will get one point for every (suitable) question that they ask after you finish. Switch roles and take turns doing the same until your teacher stops the game. Your teacher will tell you if, when and how to use the phrases on the next page to help.
Country and nationality words practice topics
- countries I have visited/ I’d like to visit/ I wouldn’t like to visit
- famous foreign people I (dis)like
- foreign brands I (don’t) like
- foreign classmates
- foreign companies I would(n’t) like to work for
- foreign countries I would like to live in/ I wouldn’t like to live in
- foreign fashion I like/ don’t like
- foreign festivals I would like to take part in or see
- foreign food I can cook/ I like/ I don’t like/ I would like to try/ I wouldn’t like to try
- foreign historical figures I am interested in
- foreign languages I have studied/ I would like to study/ I (don’t) think sound nice
- foreign movies I like/ dislike
- foreign museums I would like to visit
- foreign music I like/ dislike
- foreign natural places I would like to visit
- foreign sports teams I support/ dislike
- foreign sportsmen I like/ dislike
- foreign tourist sites I would like to visit
- foreign websites I use
- my foreign friends and contacts
- souvenirs from abroad I have/ I would like
When your teacher stops you, look at all of the topics and presentation phrases and ask about any you aren’t sure about, working together to put topics and phrases together each time.
Put a star next to the more formal phrases below.
Check as a class.
Useful phrases for starting and ending presentations
| Greeting | Good morning ladies and gentlemen. | Hi everyone. | |
| Personal introduction | First, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is… and I… | I’m… I… | |
| Topic | What I’m going to talk about is… | In today’s presentation, I would like to speak about… | |
| Ending the body | That’s all I wanted to say. | That brings me to the end of my presentation. | |
| Thanking at the end | Thanks for listening. | Thank you for your kind attention. | |
| Inviting questions | Does anyone have any questions? | I’ll now be very happy to answer any questions that you may have. | |
| Choosing who asks | Yes, please go ahead. | Yes, fire away. | |
| Asking for the Q again | Sorry, could you (possibly) repeat the question? | Pardon?/ Say again. | |
| Checking meaning | I’m sorry, could you (possibly) rephrase the question? | Sorry, can you say that another way? | |
| Comment on question | Great question! | That is a very good question. | |
| Checking the answer | That’s what you wanted to know, right? | Does that answer your question? | |
| More questions? | Does anyone else have any questions? | Any other questions? | |
| Finishing the Q&A | No more questions? Okay (then), let’s stop there. | If there are no further questions, I will end my presentation there. | |
| Future contact | If you have any further questions, please contact me (at this address). | (If you have) any other questions, just email me. | |
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