{"id":459,"date":"2026-10-08T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/discussion-and-speaking-activities\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:27:51","slug":"discussion-and-speaking-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/discussion-and-speaking-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion and Speaking Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get students talking with our free online ESL discussion and speaking activities. Use them as warm-ups, icebreakers or longer debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/conversation\/\">Conversation Cards<\/a> &#8211; 45 ready-made decks of conversation questions on everyday topics, from age and animals to travel and the weather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/randomq\/\">Random Conversation Questions<\/a> &#8211; A huge deck of random questions and conversation starters for speaking practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/randomq\/topics.php\">Random Topics<\/a> &#8211; Generate random conversation topics to spark free discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/categorise\/activity.php?w=2a677da5\">Fact or Myth?<\/a> &#8211; Categorise activity: decide whether statements like &#8220;bats are blind&#8221; are facts or myths, then discuss the surprises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=c151e571\">Agree or Disagree<\/a> &#8211; Card set of opinion statements. Students say whether they agree and explain why.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=5fa16511\">Controversial Opinions (B1)<\/a> &#8211; Card set of debatable opinions at B1 level to get students arguing their point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=c42af68f\">Controversial Opinions<\/a> &#8211; Card set of debatable opinions for higher levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=0900b2e5\">Would You Rather&#8230;?<\/a> &#8211; Card set of fun choice questions. Students choose and give reasons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=9cff3bca\">Would You Rather&#8230;? Places to Live<\/a> &#8211; Card set of would you rather questions about where to live.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=0623815a\">Getting to Know Each Other<\/a> &#8211; Card set of icebreaker questions for new classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=6474e116\">Getting to Know Each Other: First Class<\/a> &#8211; Card set of icebreaker questions for a first lesson.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=topics01\">Random Conversation Topic Generator<\/a> &#8211; Card set that picks a conversation topic at random.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=topics02\">Random Conversation Topics 2<\/a> &#8211; A second set of random conversation topics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/spinthewheel\/game.php?w=27cf4674\">Conversation Topics #1<\/a> &#8211; Spin the wheel to choose a topic to talk about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/ranking\/exercise.php?w=c9f0f895\">The Most Important Inventions of All Time<\/a> &#8211; Ranking activity: put 10 inventions (the wheel, vaccines, the internet, the smartphone) in order of importance, then discuss with a partner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/ranking\/exercise.php?w=c51ce410\">Which Superpower Would You Choose?<\/a> &#8211; Ranking activity: put 10 superpowers (flying, invisibility, time travel, speaking every language) in order, then explain your choices to a partner. Great for practising &#8220;If I could&#8230;&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/ranking\/exercise.php?w=70efdf2e\">The Best Ways to Learn a Language<\/a> &#8211; Ranking activity: put 10 ways to learn a language (lessons, apps, films, living in the country) in order, then compare with a partner.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/boardgames\/game.php?w=196aeb4e\">Getting to Know You Board Game (A2)<\/a> &#8211; Board game of icebreaker questions for a new class. Students roll the dice and answer the question they land on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/boardgames\/game.php?w=2d1ff700\">Agree or Disagree? Board Game (B2)<\/a> &#8211; Board game of opinion statements about work, technology and everyday life. Students say whether they agree and explain why.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/tictactoe\/game.php?w=eb8c61df\">Talk for 30 Seconds<\/a> &#8211; Tic tac toe: talk about the topic on the square for 30 seconds without stopping to win it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get students talking with our free online ESL discussion and speaking activities. Use them as warm-ups, icebreakers or longer debates. 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