FCE Speaking Part 1 Challenge

A 24-space board game where B2 learners practise authentic FCE Speaking Part 1 questions through pair work, team discussions, presentations, and interactive tasks. Players move around the board answering real-world personal and opinion prompts that mirror the official exam format.

A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: First Certificate Speaking Part 1 questions.

Speaking prompts on the board

  1. Ask your partner what they did last weekend and why they chose to do that.
  2. Describe your typical weekday routine from morning until evening.
  3. ⭐ Your team must agree on which hobby is most valuable for teenagers and explain why.
  4. Ask your partner about a place they would like to visit and what attracts them to it.
  5. Act out your morning routine without speaking — your partner guesses what you are doing.
  6. Explain why you chose your current school or university and whether you would choose differently.
  7. Compare your life now with your life five years ago — what has changed most?
  8. ⭐ You have 60 seconds to convince your partner that your favourite film is worth watching.
  9. Ask your partner what they would do if they had a free week with no commitments.
  10. Discuss with your team: what makes a good friend, and do you have those qualities?
  11. Stand up and mime ordering food at a restaurant — your partner guesses what you order.
  12. Describe a skill you would like to learn in the future and explain how you would learn it.
  13. ⭐ Explain how technology has changed the way you communicate with friends and family.
  14. What do you think makes a successful person, and do you aspire to be successful?
  15. You have 45 seconds to present your ideal career and why it appeals to you.
  16. Ask your partner what they enjoy most about their family and why that matters to them.
  17. Describe a memorable holiday or trip and explain what made it special.
  18. Your team must agree on whether social media is more beneficial or harmful for teenagers.
  19. Show with your hands how to play your favourite sport — your partner names the sport.
  20. ⭐ Explain what you value most in life and how your choices reflect those values.
  21. Compare two different ways you could spend your free time and which you prefer.
  22. You have 60 seconds to describe a person who has influenced you and explain their impact.
  23. Ask your partner what they worry about most and how they cope with that worry.
  24. ⭐ Discuss with your team: what advice would you give to a younger student starting secondary school?

Printable worksheet

This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 3 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Say why · Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
  2. Write your own card · A new card about First Certificate Speaking Part 1 questions for the class game.
  3. The board game on paper

Part 1: Say why

Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.

  1. Compare two different ways you could spend your free time and which you prefer.
  2. ⭐ Explain how technology has changed the way you communicate with friends and family.
  3. Describe a memorable holiday or trip and explain what made it special.

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