Using powerful images for speaking

Looking at these beautiful powerful images about our bicentennial celebrations I thought that they could be used to promote speaking in class.

Some suggested ideas:

1-Look at the photos and answer questions like:
a-What can you see here?
b-Can you see an old lady'
c-How many children can you see?
d-What are they waering?
e-What colour are they wearing?
f-How many flags can you see?
g-Are they wearing hats/caps/boots/uniforms?
h-Can you see a soldier/teacher/boy/girl in this picture here?

2-Pair work:
Make two copies of one of the photos and erase (paste a blank piece of paper on some of the items/people in the picture. Both students (A & B) have different versions of the same picture. In turns, They will have to tell each other what is missing in each so as to form the full picture.

3-Making questions: Divide the class into groups of 4 or 5. Then, ask students to think of questions for the rest of the class to answer. Give them some time to prepare them and present them to you on a piece of paper.
After you checked them, each group will take turns to ask one question at a time and the rest will answer. If the answer is correct, the group will score a point.

4-Oral group narratives: Students will produce a narrative by adding one sentence to what has been said before.
Example:
Teacher: "Last 25 May was a bright sunny day and everybody in Argentina..."
Student A: "Last 25 May was a bright sunny day and everybody in Argentina celebrated our bicentennial as a nation. People went to out into the street carrying light blue and white flags."
Student B: "Last 25 May was a bright sunny day and everybody in Argentina celebrated our bicentennial as a nation. People went to out into the street carrying light blue and white flags. My mother woke me up very early and we walked to the Square where the celebrations took place."
Student C:"Last 25 May was a bright sunny day and everybody in Argentina celebrated our bicentennial as a nation. People went to out into the street carrying light blue and white flags. My mother woke me up very early and we walked to the Square where the celebrations took place. We sang out anthemn very loudly."
Student D:
:"Last 25 May was a bright sunny day and everybody in Argentina celebrated our bicentennial as a nation. People went to out into the street carrying light blue and white flags. My mother woke me up very early and we walked to the Square where the celebrations took place. We sang out anthemn very loudly. Then, we saw the parade."
This goes on until all students have said their contribution to the whole.
Later, they can remember the whole story together and write it on the B/B. (blackboard)

These are only some ideas. Can you think of some more?

Good luck, all the best, ma.ma.