Brain Games: The Speaking Challenge
A 24-space board game where teen learners navigate real-world scenarios involving money, attitudes, and consumer choices. Players answer speaking prompts anchored to authentic situations—from haggling with a bartender to debating whether luxury items are worth their price tag. Designed for B1 learners to practise target vocabulary through genuine communicative tasks with information gaps.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Brain Games .
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner about a pet peeve they have with people at school or work.
- Describe a time when you had hesitation about buying something expensive.
- Your team must agree: what is the most obnoxious behaviour in a retail shop?
- Act out a customer who wants to persuade a shop assistant to give them a discount.
- Ask your partner what they would splurge on if they pocketed some extra money tomorrow.
- Explain why you think the phrase 'you get what you pay for' is true or false.
- Create a sentence using "frosting"
- Discuss with your group: how can you prevent yourself from making bad shopping choices?
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that a high price tag does not always mean quality.
- Describe a situation where you had to break the attitude of someone who was being mean to you.
- Ask your partner about something they struggle with or find difficult to imagine doing.
- Your team must agree on one thing that would never cross your mind to buy at a shop.
- Explain how you would use extra change if a shop gave you too much by mistake.
- Ask your partner: would you rather work in retail or in a fancy restaurant? Why?
- Discuss with your group: what would persuade you to buy something you were hesitant about?
- Describe a time when someone's obnoxious behaviour made you want to leave a shop or restaurant.
- Ask your partner if they have ever pocketed some money from a job and what they did with it.
- Is it mean to judge people by what they buy or wear?
- Compare two retail shops you know: which one prevents you from overspending and why?
- You have 60 seconds to explain how you would break the attitude of a mean shop assistant.