One person begins talking about one of the subjects listed below for as long as possible. If you stop speaking the others can knock on the desk. The person who has knocked can continue. The winner is the person speaking at the end of one minute.

Some words and expressions: well/you know/actually/yeah/you see/right/you know what I mean.

Work in groups of three or four. One person is the timer. He/she must keep time for one minute. Change timers and play the game 4-6 times.

The game starts when one person begins talking about one of the subjects listed below for as long as possible. You can hesitate as much as you like, but if you stop speaking the others can knock on the desk and you have to stop completely. The person who has knocked can continue. The winner is the person speaking at the end of one minute.

Activity 9 - Just a minute (to practice hesitation)

 Work in groups of four. One person is the timer. He/she must control
 how long everybody speaks for.

The game starts when one person begins talking about one of the subjects listed below for as long as possible. You can hesitate as much as you like, but if you stop speaking the others can knock on the desk and you have to stop completely. The person who has knocked can then continue. The winner is the person speaking at the end of one minute.

Some words and expressions that can be useful as fillers in English are: well/you know/actually/yeah/you see/right/you know what I mean.

Topics

 a Monday mornings   b bananas    c doing homework
 d my friends        e football   f holidays