Language Journeys: A B2 Speaking Board Game
Adults navigate a 24-space board by completing authentic speaking tasks anchored to real-world language use. Players discuss communication challenges, present ideas, negotiate meaning, and reflect on how language shapes their lives. Designed for B2 learners seeking fluency and confidence in abstract and hypothetical discussions.
A free Board Game for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Language.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what language they find most difficult to speak and why they struggle with it.
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that learning a third language is worth the time investment.
- Describe a situation where you misunderstood someone because of a language barrier and how you resolved it.
- Your team must agree: which is more important for fluency—grammar accuracy or confident communication? Explain your choice.
- Ask your partner whether they prefer learning vocabulary through reading, listening, or conversation and why.
- Act out a job interview in English—your partner plays the interviewer and assesses your language use.
- Compare how you spoke English five years ago with how you speak it now. What has improved most?
- Explain which accent or variety of English you find easiest to understand and why.
- Stand up and mime ordering a meal at a restaurant—your partner guesses what you are ordering and where.
- Discuss with your group: should English speakers learn other languages? What would change if they did?
- Ask your partner what they would do if they had to give a presentation in English tomorrow.
- You have 30 seconds to present your ideal method for learning slang and idioms in English.
- Describe a time when you felt confident speaking English and explain what made you feel that way.
- Compare learning English online with learning it in a classroom. Which approach suits you better and why?
- Act out a phone conversation where you are apologizing for a misunderstanding—your partner responds.
- Explain how you would help someone who is afraid to speak English in public settings.
- Your team must agree on the top three skills English speakers need most in the workplace today.
- Stand up and show with your hands and face how you felt during your first English conversation.
- Ask your partner what English words or phrases they use most often in their daily life.
- Describe a cultural misunderstanding you had because of language and what you learned from it.
- Explain whether you think AI will change how people learn languages in the next ten years.
- You have 60 seconds to present why keeping a language journal or diary helps speakers improve.
- Compare your accent now with your accent when you started learning English. What has changed?
- Ask your partner what their language learning goal is for the next year and how they plan to achieve it.