Adjectives and nouns

1. Students suggest adjective-noun phrases, for example, 'a black cat', 'an expert doctor', etc. Contribute some yourself. A...

What am I doing?

1. Tell the students that you are going to imagine yourself being somewhere else and doing something else. 2. Students try to guess, e.g. Yo...

Sensory styles

1. Write down on the blackboard: 0 = can't at all; 1 = hardly; 2 = pretty good; 3 = easily.2. Tell the students that you are going to te...

Guess who?

1. Give each of your students a piece of paper and ask them to write four facts about themselves. These can be anything they choose, e.g. I ...

Words my neighbor knows

1. Divide the class into pairs. The partners must not communicate at this stage.2. Ask each student to write a list of ten words which their...

Guessing mimes

1. Teacher tells a student a simple instruction, for example: You are watching tennis,2. The student mimes this. The teacher then asks a ser...

Turn out somebody's pockets

1. Ask each student to list the contents of the pockets or handbag of an imaginary person: they should list 10-12 objects.2. Get them to exc...

What letter is after

1. Divide the students in two teams.2. Ask each team questions like: What is the letter before Z or What is the letter after I?3. The team t...