SEPTEMBER: LET'S START!

September: Let's Start! is a ready-to-use A2 speaking club for teenage learners designed to help students discuss their school routines, daily habits, and personal goals for the new academic year.
Through interactive speaking activities, vocabulary practice, real-life situations, and creative challenges, students reflect on what they want to start, keep, or change in September while developing confidence in expressing opinions, giving advice, and talking about future plans.
The material focuses on communicative speaking practice, encouraging students to share personal experiences, compare preferences, and use practical English in meaningful conversations.
Inside the speaking club

• Warm-up: Start / Keep / Change — discussing habits students want to introduce, continue, or improve
• September Habit Auction — an interactive activity where students spend virtual coins on habits for their perfect September
• Vocabulary Practice: Which Is Better? — comparing daily routines and explaining personal preferences
• School Problems & Advice — discussing realistic teenage problems related to homework, tiredness, morning routines, and motivation
• Giving Advice — practising can / should / shouldn't in everyday situations
• September Reset — setting personal goals in five areas: school, daily life, free time, friends, and technology
• Autumn Reset Challenge — an extended speaking activity about habits, goals, and the new school year
• Teacher's notes, lesson stages, and methodology tips

Students will learn to:

• Talk about school routines and everyday habits
• Discuss changes they want to make in their lives
• Express preferences and explain their choices
• Give practical advice using can / should / shouldn't
• Talk about future plans using be going to
• Discuss common school-related problems and suggest solutions
• Set realistic goals for the new academic year
• Develop speaking fluency through personalised discussions

Key Vocabulary: wake up early, go to bed late, do homework after school, spend hours on your phone, play sports, read books, meet friends, eat breakfast, learn something new, organise your school bag, skip breakfast, get up earlier, start a new hobby, join a club, spend less time online, make new friends.
Useful Speaking Phrases:

• I want to start / keep / change... because...
• I think ... is better because...
• I prefer ... because...
• For me, ... is more important because...
• You should / shouldn't...
• You can...
• This September, I'm going to... because...
• In my opinion...

Grammar Focus: Present Simple for routines and habits, be going to for future plans and intentions, can / should / shouldn't for giving advice, and comparative structures for expressing preferences.
Perfect for

• A2 teenage learners
• Back-to-school English classes
• Speaking clubs and conversation lessons
• One-to-one lessons
• Small-group classes
• Speaking fluency and vocabulary revision

This 60–90 minute speaking club combines familiar school-life topics with interactive decision-making activities, problem-solving discussions, and personalised goal-setting tasks.
A practical, ready-to-use speaking resource that helps students build confidence, express their opinions, and start the new school year speaking English.
Topic: Study, Speaking