These 5 low-prep conversation classes are sure to get your students talking with minimal effort or planning on the teacher’s part.

While many of the lessons specify whether they are for advanced, intermediate, or elementary, they can easily be used in any level, simply by changing the language that the teacher uses when introducing the lesson.

1. Infomercial

The only thing you need for this lesson is a box of random objects and a way to play YouTube videos. At the beginning of the lesson play several infomercials, then discuss infomercial language, and finally allow students grab an object from the box and prepare their own infomercials to present to the class.

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2. Make a Sandwich

It’s as easy as it sounds! Bring some sandwich making material to class, let students describe to you how to make a sandwich, and do exactly as they say for hilarious results. Then let students write their own recipes and read them out to the class, while the class tries to guess what their recipe is for.

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3. Scary Stories

This lesson is perfect for Halloween, but it can be used all year round. First, tell students some scary stories (stories provided in the link). Then let students write and present their own stories. It’s an easy and fun way to practice language which students might not always get to use.

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4. Show My Friend Around

Students love to give advice and this lesson lets them do just that. Tell students that your friend is coming to town and let them plan his or her itinerary for the time they’ll be visiting. This lesson works best if you really have a friend coming to town. You can also tweak the plan so that students are writing you an itinerary for an upcoming holiday or vacation.

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5. Dear Annie

As I’ve already mentioned, students love to give advice, but they also love gossip, so a perfect combination of those two things is this Dear Annie lesson. The only thing the teacher has to do is print some examples of Dear Annie letters before class, and then let students give advice to their hearts content. Students love this lesson.

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I hope these helped you prepare some 1-hour long engaging conversation classes for your adult students.

If you want more conversation class ideas, check out these 10 Advanced TEFL/ESL Conversation Topics (Money).