Spoken English Classroom Activities. Use pair work time to allow students to develop their argument and conclude with a class wide debate. This is good practice for the speaking part of exams such as ielts toefl or toeic stand up in front of the class with a partner and present something together.
To make some of these activities more of a competitive game and less of a simple speaking activity simply introduce game elements. Debate is made even more interesting when you present students with authentic materials to use as support for their claims. My favorites include a basic tic tac toe grid and a boardgame type of path that students move along with the roll of a pair of dice.
Stand up in front of the class and speak.
Be part of a group presenting a drama or role play in front of the class. I chain conversations give each of your students a social topic to talk about and let pupils to prepa. Create groups and assign each group or pair a side of an argument. Stand up in front of the class and speak.