Help your ELL newcomers start speaking with confidence using this Winter ESL Speaking Warmup Activity! These easy Would You Rather questions are perfect for ESL warm-ups, bell-ringers, and quick winter conversation practice. Each slide includes two clear choices, real photos, and a sentence starter to support beginner and intermediate learners. This winter-themed ESL activity helps students build vocabulary, practice complete sentences, and share simple opinions in a low-stress way. It’s ideal for newcomer ESL classes, small groups, stations, or after-winter-break routines.
This Winter Would You Rather activity includes simple, high-interest questions with real photos to help students understand the choices and respond in complete sentences. Each slide gives two clear options, a big visual for support, and a sentence starter so students always know how to begin their answer.
This is an easy win for warm-ups, bell-ringers, partner conversations, stations, or quick speaking routines after winter break. The topics are beginner-friendly (boots, frost, penguin, fireplace, scarf, icicle, etc.) so students can participate right away even if they’re brand-new to English.
You can use this with the whole class, in pairs, or during a speaking rotation. It also works well as a quick writing response: “I would rather ___ because ___.”
⭐What’s Included
10 Would You Rather speaking slides
– Two choices per slide
– Real photos for clear understanding
– Student sentence stem: I would rather ___ because ___.
24 winter vocabulary picture cards
– Real images and winter-themed words
– Great for previewing vocabulary before speaking
Google Slides (ready to project or assign online)
⭐Great For
ESL warm-ups & bell-ringers
Newcomer speaking practice
Before- or After-winter-break lessons
Conversation stations
Writing responses with simple sentence frames
In-person or digital ESL classes
⭐Skills Students Practice
Speaking in complete sentences
Sharing opinions with “because…”
Using winter vocabulary in context
Building confidence in a low-stress way
Listening to a partner and responding
You will receive a link to a Google folder with the digital slides.
Would rather buy on TPT?
Help your ELL newcomers start speaking with confidence using this Winter ESL Speaking Warmup Activity! These easy Would You Rather questions are perfect for ESL warm-ups, bell-ringers, and quick winter conversation practice. Each slide includes two clear choices, real photos, and a sentence starter to support beginner and intermediate learners. This winter-themed ESL activity helps students build vocabulary, practice complete sentences, and share simple opinions in a low-stress way. It’s ideal for newcomer ESL classes, small groups, stations, or after-winter-break routines.
This Winter Would You Rather activity includes simple, high-interest questions with real photos to help students understand the choices and respond in complete sentences. Each slide gives two clear options, a big visual for support, and a sentence starter so students always know how to begin their answer.
This is an easy win for warm-ups, bell-ringers, partner conversations, stations, or quick speaking routines after winter break. The topics are beginner-friendly (boots, frost, penguin, fireplace, scarf, icicle, etc.) so students can participate right away even if they’re brand-new to English.
You can use this with the whole class, in pairs, or during a speaking rotation. It also works well as a quick writing response: “I would rather ___ because ___.”
⭐What’s Included
10 Would You Rather speaking slides
– Two choices per slide
– Real photos for clear understanding
– Student sentence stem: I would rather ___ because ___.
24 winter vocabulary picture cards
– Real images and winter-themed words
– Great for previewing vocabulary before speaking
Google Slides (ready to project or assign online)
⭐Great For
ESL warm-ups & bell-ringers
Newcomer speaking practice
Before- or After-winter-break lessons
Conversation stations
Writing responses with simple sentence frames
In-person or digital ESL classes
⭐Skills Students Practice
Speaking in complete sentences
Sharing opinions with “because…”
Using winter vocabulary in context
Building confidence in a low-stress way
Listening to a partner and responding
You will receive a link to a Google folder with the digital slides.
Would rather buy on TPT?
