Life Journey: A Speaking Game
Players move around a 24-space board sharing life experiences, places visited, things tried, and future goals. Prompts encourage authentic communication about personal journeys using present perfect and time expressions naturally embedded in real conversational contexts.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: present perfect simple.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what countries they have visited and which one was their favourite.
- Describe a food you have never tried but would like to taste someday.
- Your team must agree on the most interesting place someone has been to this year.
- Act out a sport you have played before — your partner guesses which one.
- Ask your partner about a skill they have learned recently and how they learned it.
- Stand up and mime a hobby you have enjoyed since childhood.
- You have 30 seconds to present a goal you have not yet achieved and why it matters to you.
- Discuss with your group: what adventure has someone in your team always wanted to have?
- Explain a mistake you have made and what you learned from it.
- Ask your partner what movie or book has affected them most and why.
- Compare two places you have lived or visited — what are the main differences?
- Act out preparing for a journey — pack your bag while describing what you are taking.
- Describe a challenge you have overcome and how it changed your perspective.
- Your team must agree: what is one goal everyone should achieve before turning twenty-five?
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that a goal you have set is worth pursuing.
- Ask your partner about a person who has influenced them and explain why.
- Stand up and show with your hands how you have grown taller, stronger, or more confident.
- Describe an experience that has made you laugh hard — what happened?
- Discuss with your group: what is something everyone has tried at least once?
- Explain a tradition you have celebrated and why it is important to your family.
- Ask your partner what skill they have always wanted to develop and what stops them.
- Act out a job you have done or would like to do — your partner guesses what it is.
- You have 45 seconds to present three things you have accomplished that you are proud of.
- Describe a dream destination you have never reached and what you would do there.