Valentine's Day Speaking Games

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Teacher Instructions

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These games have been designed for English language students. The content is designed to encourage students to speak about the topic of Valentine’s Day in English. The content is not designed to teach students about Valentine’s Day but engage them in the topic and allow for a fun Valentine’s Day themed speaking lesson!

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Pick a number, and try to think of three things in the category!

Name 3

People you can spend Valentine’s Day with

Sentences you can write in a Valentine’s Day card

4

6

Valentine’s Day gifts

1

Ways to say ‘I love you’ in three different languages

5

Types of flowers

Activities you can do on Valentine’s Day

Types of chocolates

3

2

7

Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

Cupid’s Scenarios

Start the game!

Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

Imagine you have a secret admirer.

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Try to speak for 60 seconds!

Next

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

You receive a Valentine’s Day card from your mum!

Click the picture to reveal your scenario

Try to speak for 60 seconds!

Next

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

You get to school and your teacher is Cupid!

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Try to speak for 60 seconds!

Next

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

You forget to buy a Valentine’s Day present for your partner.

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Try to speak for 60 seconds!

Next

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

You propose to your partner on Valentine’s Day and they say no!

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Try to speak for 60 seconds!

Next

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

Your secret admirer gives you some roses but you’re allergic to flowers.

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Try to speak for 60 seconds!

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Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation

You receive 10 Valentine’s Day cards and you don’t know who sent them.

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Teacher

Instructions

3x3

Use the grid in this slide (or you can make your own) with characters, actions and places. Put students into teams and you write a sentence using one phrase from each column. Students have one minute to write a sentence and then go around the class, with teams taking turns to guess your answer. Keep going until one team guesses your sentence correctly.

Cupid

A secret admirer

celebrated Valentine’s Day

with their partner.

ate a box of chocolates

My best friend

at the park.

went to the cinema

in ten minutes.

Instructions

Valentine’s Day Shopping List

One student starts a sentence with ‘I need to buy...’ and says an object, e.g. ‘chocolates’. The next student must remember that object and add their own, e.g. ‘I need to buy chocolates and roses’. Continue for as long as you can. For extra points, see if you can do it in alphabetical order.

Would You Rather…?

Ask and answer the questions with your partner or class. Give the reasons for your opinion. Then, think of your own questions.

… receive chocolate

roses on Valentine’s Day?

or

… receive 10 Valentine’s Day cards

receive none?

or

… receive a Valentine’s Day card from your mum

from your grandma?

or

… go to the cinema

to a restaurant on Valentine’s Day?

or

… spend Valentine’s Day with your friends

with your partner?

or

… spend a lot of time making a Valentine’s Day gift

buy one in a shop?

or

Conversation Questions

What is Valentine’s Day?

What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day?

Do you know the origin of Valentine’s Day?

Have you ever sent a Valentine’s Day card?

Have you ever received a Valentine’s Day card?

What are some common Valentine’s Day gifts?

Do you think Valentine’s Day makes single people feel lonely?

Instructions

Taboo

Choose an item from the list below, and describe it to the class without saying the word. Your classmates have to guess which word it is!

• February
• Cupid
• Roses
• Chocolates
• Ring
• Poem

• Valentine’s Day card
• Secret Admirer
• Balloons
• Candy
• Date