Number snatch

1. Two teams of numbered players line up opposite each other. Either # 1 faces # 1, etc.2. There is a stool half-way between the two teams, ...

My district

1. Learners get into groups according to where they live. Two or three is probably best.2. Explain to the learners that there will be a comp...

Open call

1. Student is given a monologue with a short description of a character he or she plays part of. The task is to prepare the speech for the f...

Days of the week

1. Write the days of the week on the blackboard.2. Ask the students to copy the days of the week on a piece of paper beginning with the day ...

What is important for you?

1. Ask students: What is important for you when you use a dictionary?2. Suggest the following: spelling, grammar information, pronunciation,...

Follow the tape

1. Find a short video recording in which one or more of the speakers are particularly expressive, (not more than two minutes).2. Play the ta...

What can you buy?

1. Ask students to think of 3 objects they can buy for 1£. 2. Tell them to continue this task with 5£, 10£, 50£, 100£, 500£, 1000£.