1. Oral Activities For Esl Students
2. First Conditional Speaking Activities

Conditionals in English are one of the most difficult topics to learn. They are also very common in conversation, and therefore important for ESL learners to practice and master. Below are some of my favourite conditional conversation questions. Present Unreal Conditional/Second Conditional. If you could have any super power, what would it be? What would you do if you could speak English perfectly? Free ESL grammar activities to practice using the second conditional. Printable handouts, conversation cards, and game boards for intermediate ESL students. Translation Game - elementary writing warmer Sentences, Esl, Vocabulary,.

The second conditional is an important grammar structure in English. It is common in speaking, so students should learn to use it correctly, especially in conversation.You can try the following games and activities to help your students practice the second conditional.Second Conditional SurveyHere are the instructions for this 2nd conditional activity:1. Each student writes 5 questions using the second conditional (e.g. What would you do if you won the lottery?)2.

Students choose one of their own questions they like the best.3. Students mingle throughout the class asking their question to classmates.4. Students record answers in point form or short notes with the name of the person who gave that reply. Yuki would travel around the world)5. Students individually choose the best and worst answers from the list of classmate answers.

This is only based on opinion.6. Students report the best and worst answer to the class without giving names.OptionsAfter reporting the best and worst answers, the other students can guess who said each answer. To do this, it is important to have a group that is very comfortable with each other. If not, some students may be offended by having their answers chosen as the worst.Another option is to have students choose their best question with a partner. This creates a little extra discussion as they can negotiate which of the questions would work best for the activity.Second Conditional Task OrderThis speaking activity helps students practice the second conditional.

It is a good variation from the standard conditional conversation questions.Here are the instructions:1. Teacher provides students with example tasks and 4ways to complete these tasks.Examples:Learn to Swima) watch a videob) Ask friends for helpc) Take lessonsd) Jump in!Clean the Kitchena) Wash the dishesb) Mop the floorc) Take the garbage outd) Clean the oven2. Students work in pairs to discuss 3 main questions:a) What order would you use to complete this task?b) Which items would you not do?c) Which items would you add to the list?The value of this activity is there are no right or wrong answers.

This is what creates a situation where the students can be free to speak.

In this second conditional worksheet activity, students ask and answer questions about how they would spend their last day at home if they were going away for a year. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. The students complete second conditional sentences about how they would spend their last day at home and write their answers in the column marked 'You' on their worksheet, e.g. 'If I had one last day at home, I’d eat a big steak with french-fries'. When they have done this, students write second conditional questions using the verbs from the first column, e.g.

'If you had one last day at home, what would you eat?' When the students have finished, they use the questions to interview a partner about how they would spend their last day at home. Students write their partner’s answers in the corresponding column using the third person, e.g.

'If Emma had one last day at home, she would eat spaghetti.' Afterwards, students report back to the class on anything interesting, surprising or amusing they found out. In this intriguing second conditional worksheet, students complete conditional sentences by guessing information about a classmate. Students then find out if their guesses were right or wrong. The class is divided into pairs (A and B) and each student is given a corresponding worksheet.

The students complete ten second conditional sentences on their worksheet by guessing what their partner would do in each situation. When they have finished, the students take it in turns to read their completed sentences to their partner, who tells them if their sentences are right or wrong.

If a sentence is wrong, their partner explains why. In this fun second conditional worksheet activity, students talk about what they would do in hypothetical situations. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. Students begin by completing second conditional sentences about what they would do in certain hypothetical situations. When they have finished, the students are divided into pairs.

Students then take it in turns to ask their partner what they would do in each situation. Their partner replies by making a second conditional sentence and the other student writes the answer on the worksheet. When they have finished, students tell the class what they found out about their partner. In this intriguing second conditional game, students practice making conditional sentences with the verb to be. In teams, students imagine their classmates as other things, like colours or flowers. Students then listen to characterizations imagined by other teams and try to identify the classmates being described. The students are divided into teams of three or four and each team is given an ideas sheet.

In their teams, students match 20 class members with categories on the Ideas sheet. Students then think of something specific belonging to the category that describes each person, writing a reason for their choice, e.g. 'A team might characterize Jane as a building and specifically as a library, because she loves to read'. Each team is then given a characterizations sheet.

Students write each characterization in the second conditional, putting an X where the student’s name should be, e.g. 'If X were a building, she would be a library, because she loves to read'. One team then goes first and reads their characterizations to another team. The other team listens to each characterization in turn and fills out an answer sheet with the information. The team then tries to identify the person being characterized. If the team guesses correctly, they win a point. When all the characterizations have been given, the teams swap roles.

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Here is an intriguing board game to help students review and practice the second conditional. The students are divided into groups of three or four and each group is given a copy of the game board, a dice and counters. Students place their counters on the start square. The students then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board. When a student lands on a square containing the beginning of a second conditional sentence, the student completes the sentence with their own idea. If a student lands on an 'If' square, the student makes their own second conditional sentence.

The group listens to the student's sentence and decides if it is grammatically correct or not. If it is, the student stays on the square. If not, the student goes back to their previous square. The first student to reach the finish wins the game. Afterwards, there is a class feedback session to review the students' sentences. Any interesting answers are then discussed in more detail.

In this entertaining second conditional game, students try to write matching answers for hypothetical situations. The class is divided into teams of four or five. Each team consists of a 'contestant' and 'panel members'. The panel members sit together and the contestants sit in a row at the front of the class.

The class is given a hypothetical question using the second conditional. Each contestant writes an answer to the question and keeps it secret. The panel members each write the answer that they think their contestant wrote.

The contestants then hold up or read out their answers one by one. Panel members are then asked to hold up or read out their answers. For each matching answer, teams receive one point.

This process is repeated until all the questions have been answered. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. This activity has been adapted from 'Hot Seat' by James Kealey and Donna Inness. In this creative second conditional activity, students play a game where they write, ask and answer questions with the second conditional. The students are divided into groups of four and each student is given a set of second conditional question cards. The students use their own ideas to complete each second conditional question by writing the second half of the question.

When the students have finished, they put all the cards together, shuffle them and place them face down in a pile on the desk. The students then take it in turns to pick up a card and read the second conditional question on the card to the other group members.

The other group members listen to the question and then each try to give the best answer they can using the second conditional. The student with the question card listens to each response and gives the card to the student who they thought gave the best answer. The game continues with students taking it in turns to ask and answer questions until all the cards have been used. The student with the most question cards at the end of the game is the winner.

Afterwards, there is a class feedback session to go through some of the best questions and answers from each group. In this captivating second conditional activity, students ask their classmates what they would do in various hypothetical situations. Students then write a second conditional sentence about each person's answer. Each student is given a card. Students stand up and ask another student what they would do in the situation on their card, e.g. 'What would you do if you won the lottery?' Students then go back to their desk and write a second conditional sentence about the person's answer, e.g.

'If Alex won the lottery, he would buy a Lamborghini'. Students then exchange their card with a classmate and the process is repeated. This continues until everybody has written at least ten sentences.

Afterwards, students say what their classmates would do in the different situations. In this group discussion activity, students practice asking and answering second conditional questions. The class is divided into groups of three or four and each group is given a set of question cards, which they shuffle and place face down in a pile on the desk. Students take it in turns to pick up a card and complete the question using the second conditional. The student then asks the other group members the question on the card. Each group member answers the question in turn and the students discuss the answers.

Oral Activities For Esl Students

The student notes down the group's answers on the back of the card. Then the next student picks up a card and so on. When the students have finished, the groups tell the class their findings. In this engaging second conditional game, students define things by making conditional sentences about what life would be like without the items. The class is divided into groups of three or four and each group is given a set of cards.

The students take it in turns to pick up a card and make second conditional sentences about what life would be like without the item on the card. The student who is defining uses second conditional structures from the board and gives up to three definitions. The student must define the item without saying what it is. When a group member guesses the item correctly, they win and keep the card. If no one manages to guess correctly after three definitions, the student who is defining keeps the card.

First Conditional Speaking Activities

Therefore, students shouldn't make their definitions too easy to guess. The students play until all the cards have been used. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner. In this second conditional worksheet activity, students create a political party and tell the class what they would do if they were elected. The class is divided into groups of three or four and each group is given a copy of the worksheet.

The groups are told that they are a political party and that they need to decide on their party's policies for the next election by answering the ten questions on the worksheet. The questions are based on the environment, education, health, politics, crime and punishment.

When the groups have finished writing their policies, they tell the other groups what they would do if they were elected using the second conditional. As the other students listen to each policy, they comment on the negative consequences of the policy by making second conditional statements. The group then responds. This continues until either the group or students have won the argument.

After all the groups have presented their policies, the class votes for the party they would elect.