Football Champions Speaking Game
Teams compete on a 24-space board answering football-themed speaking prompts at B2 level. Players discuss tactics, player abilities, match experiences, and hypothetical scenarios. Chance cards add unpredictability and bonus speaking tasks.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Football .
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner which football position they would play and why they chose it.
- Describe the most exciting football match you have watched. What made it memorable?
- Your team must agree on the three most important skills a striker needs. Discuss.
- Act out a goalkeeper making a spectacular save. Your partner guesses what happened.
- Ask your partner: if you could train with any professional footballer, who would it be and why?
- Explain the difference between playing defensively and playing offensively in football.
- Your team has 30 seconds to agree: should football matches have longer halves? Why or why not?
- Stand up and mime a footballer celebrating after scoring a goal. Others guess the emotion.
- Compare two famous football teams. What are their strengths and weaknesses?
- Ask your partner what they would do if they were a football coach for one day.
- Describe your ideal football match: the weather, the stadium, the teams, the atmosphere.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that your chosen formation is the best strategy.
- Discuss with your group: should young players focus on one position or learn multiple positions?
- Act out a referee making a controversial decision. Teammates debate whether it was fair.
- Explain how football has changed over the last 20 years. What is different now?
- Ask your partner: would you prefer to be a striker or a midfielder? Explain your reasoning.
- Compare playing football outdoors versus indoors. Which is more challenging and why?
- Your team must agree on the greatest football player of all time. Give reasons.
- Stand up and show with your hands how a goalkeeper blocks a powerful shot.
- You have 45 seconds to present the perfect training session for a football team.
- Describe what you would do if you were injured before an important match.
- Ask your partner: if football rules could change, what would you modify and why?
- Explain how teamwork and individual talent both matter in modern football.
- Discuss with your group: should professional footballers earn as much money as they do?