Need a Halloween ESL speaking activity that actually gets every learner using the target language? This classroom-tested Find Someone Who (Halloween edition) routine drives authentic question-and-answer practice, keeps students accountable, and eliminates the typical mingle shortcuts.
Why this Halloween speaking activity works
- Authentic interaction: Students ask and answer real Halloween-themed questions.
- Grammar in action: Practice present simple for likes/dislikes and past simple for events.
- Built-in accountability: Writing, signatures after full answers, and report-backs prevent “point and initial.”
- Four skills: Read, write, speak, and listen in one routine.
What “correct participation” looks like
- Students write a complete question for each prompt before mingling—no pointing + initials.
- Questions use the right tense, auxiliary, subject and word order (e.g., Do you…? / Did you…?).
- Partners give accurate short answers and sign only after responding.
- Students report in the third person during the debrief (e.g., “Mary likes scary costumes.”).
How to run the activity (step by step)
- Pre-write questions: Post the numbered Halloween prompt cards (1–24) around the room or on desks. Students find each number and write a matching question on the recording sheet.
Example prompt: Find someone who likes scary costumes. → Students write: Do you like scary costumes? - Mingle and collect signatures: Students ask classmates their question; if the answer is “yes,” they record the name/signature. One signature per classmate.
- Report back: Quick whole-class check: “Who likes scary costumes?” → “Mary likes scary costumes.”
Sample dialog
Student A: Do you like scary costumes?
Student B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Teacher: Who likes scary costumes?
Student A: Mary likes scary costumes.
What’s included
- 24 full-color Halloween prompt cards
- 24 black-and-white ink-saving cards
- 1 “Find Someone Who” recording sheet for question writing + signatures
Get the Halloween Find Someone Who — ESL Speaking Activity
Classroom tips and differentiation
- Timing: 6–8 minutes to write questions, 8–10 minutes to mingle, 3–5 minutes to report.
- Sentence frames for beginners: “Do you…?”, “Did you…?”, “Have you ever…?”
- Stretch for intermediates: Require one follow-up question (e.g., “What kind?” “Why?”) or a three-sentence reflection.
- Management: Signatures only after full answers; random spot-checks during the debrief.
Learning goals
- Forming yes/no and wh- questions with do/does/did
- Producing accurate short answers with auxiliaries
- Using third-person singular in spoken reporting
- Building Halloween vocabulary and topic fluency
Ready to use
Make October speaking practice structured, accountable, and fun. Download the ready-to-print set here: Halloween Find Someone Who — ESL Speaking Activity. You might also like:
- After Thanksgiving Find Someone Who
- After Christmas Find Someone Who
- Valentine’s Day Find Someone Who
- Easter Find Someone Who
Download the full Find Someone Who Holiday Speaking Bundle
Seasonal “Find Someone Who” Bundle for ESL & ELL
Make October speaking practice structured, accountable, and fun. Start with the ready-to-print set here: Halloween Find Someone Who — ESL Speaking Activity. Then keep the momentum going all year with seasonal versions your students will beg to play again.
What’s inside the full bundle
- Halloween Find Someone Who — high-energy mingle with spooky vocabulary and present simple question forms.
- After Thanksgiving Find Someone Who — reflect on break activities using past simple and conversation follow-ups.
- After Christmas Find Someone Who — practice retelling, gifts, and family traditions with accurate short answers.
- Valentine’s Day Find Someone Who — feelings, preferences, and classroom-friendly themes for February fluency.
- Easter Find Someone Who — springtime vocabulary and light cultural topics that work across grade levels.
Why teachers love this bundle
- Consistent routine, faster prep: same rules, new seasonal prompts—zero reteach time.
- Real accountability: write the question → ask and answer → collect a signature → report in third person.
- Built for mixed proficiency: sentence frames for beginners; follow-up questions for intermediates.
- Four-skills practice: reading prompts, writing questions, speaking/listening in the mingle, and reporting.
Classroom win: Rotate a new set each season to build confident speakers and recycle grammar targets (present simple, past simple, third-person reporting) without creating brand-new lesson plans.
