I Can! Speaking Board Game
Adults advance around a 29-space board by speaking about their abilities using 'I can' sentences. Each space presents a communicative task—asking partners about their skills, acting out abilities, or discussing what teams can do together. Players use past simple, present simple, and can/can't to share real experiences and opinions.
A free Board Game for Adults at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Can .
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what sports they can play and why they enjoy one of them.
- I can cook. Describe one dish you can make and what ingredients you need.
- Act out playing a musical instrument. Your team guesses which one you can play.
- Your team must agree: what is one thing all of you can do well?
- Ask your partner what languages they can speak and where they learned them.
- Describe a skill you learned as a child. What can you do now because of it?
- Stand up and mime swimming. Your partner says what you can do in the water.
- Compare yourself to your partner. What can you do that they cannot do?
- You have 30 seconds to present one thing you cannot do but want to learn.
- Ask your partner if they can drive. What was difficult when they learned?
- Discuss with your group: can you all swim? Who learned first and how?
- I can dance. Show with your hands how you move when you dance.
- Explain what you could not do five years ago but can do now.
- Act out riding a bicycle. Tell your team if you can ride one and where.
- Ask your partner what they cannot do and why they think it is difficult.
- Your team must agree on one skill everyone can teach someone else.
- You have 45 seconds to convince your group you can do something unusual.
- Describe a job you can do well. What skills do you need for it?
- Stand up and mime cooking breakfast. Say what food you can prepare easily.
- Ask your partner about a hobby they can do. How often do they do it?
- Explain something you cannot do because you are afraid. What would help?
- Act out painting or drawing. Tell the class what you can create with art.
- Discuss with your group: what can you all do together as a team?
- Compare two skills you have. Which one can you do better and why?
- You have 60 seconds to present a skill you learned from a family member.
- Ask your partner what they could do as a child that they cannot do now.
- Stand up and show with your body what you can do at the gym.
- Describe a time you learned you could do something you thought was impossible.
- Your team must agree: what is one new skill you can all learn together?