Talk Your Way to the Top: Everyday Life Challenge
A classic classroom race for two teen teams at B1 level. Players move across 24 spaces and complete real-life speaking tasks about school, hobbies, friends, tech, food, travel and the future, building confidence through pair talk, team decisions, mime and timed mini-presentations.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: All.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner about the best trip they have ever taken and why they enjoyed it.
- Your team is planning a class party this Friday. Agree on the food, the music, and one fun activity.
- Act out a problem you had at school this week. Your team guesses what happened, then you explain it.
- What do you usually do when you feel stressed before a test? Explain why it helps you.
- You have 30 seconds to present your favourite app and convince the class to download it.
- Ask your partner what they will do this weekend if the weather is bad. Useful phrase: If it rains, I'll…
- Describe a time you were doing something ordinary when something surprising happened. Try: I was … when …
- Your friend wants to start a new hobby. Recommend one and explain why it suits a teenager.
- Compare a day without your phone and a day with your phone. Which do you prefer, and why?
- Stand up and mime your dream job. Your team guesses it, then you explain why you want it.
- Discuss with your group whether students should wear school uniforms. Reach one team answer with two reasons.
- Ask your partner which film or series they have watched recently and whether you should watch it too.
- Describe the most useful thing you have learned outside school. Who taught you, and how did you learn it?
- ⭐ You have 60 seconds to convince the class that your town is the best place for a weekend visit.
- Your best friend is upset after an argument with their family. What advice do you give them, and why?
- Explain how to cook your favourite simple meal so your partner could make it tonight.
- Ask your partner what one thing they want to change at school and why it is important to them.
- Show with your hands and face how you felt on your first day at this school, then explain why.
- Have you ever tried a food that you didn't like at first? Describe what happened and what changed.
- ⭐ Your team must agree on one rule to make the internet safer for teenagers and explain how it will help.
- Describe a person you admire. What have they done that makes them special to you?
- Your class has money for one trip. Decide with your partner: museum, theme park, or nature camp, and give reasons.
- ⭐ Describe a problem in your neighbourhood and suggest a solution. Use: If we…, people will…
- Explain what you hope to be doing in five years and what steps you will take to get there.
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
- Say why · Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- Write your own card · A new card about All for the class game.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Say why
Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- Explain how to cook your favourite simple meal so your partner could make it tonight.
- Describe the most useful thing you have learned outside school. Who taught you, and how did you learn it?
- Your class has money for one trip. Decide with your partner: museum, theme park, or nature camp, and give reasons.