World Language: 5 Ways to get your Students Talking

3.      Speed Conversing – Set the room up so that students are seated in pairs. Give the students some basic prompts to generate and sustain a conversation on the desired topic. Students speak with their partner for 30 seconds to two minutes (depending on their facility with the language and the topic). The teacher rings a bell and the students rotate to a new partner. Continue rotating as desired. Click here for number four.