Your partner story

1. Tell the students they have 3 - 4 minutes to mime their stories to their partner on the left. 2. When they are finished, ask the students...

I didn’t know that last week

1. Ask the students to remember the events of last week. 2. Tell them to write down the things they didn’t know that were at that moment, wo...

New rules

1. Divide the class in groups of four. Each group is to create a rule to be followed in their conversation, e.g.: Nobody is allowed to speak...

Finishing conditional sentences

1. Give a sentence using the first conditional, describing one of a number of possible variations, preferably based on personal taste. For e...

Random dictionary

1. You need an English monolingual dictionary. You ask the stu­dents to call out any number which falls between the first and last page (e.g...

Scars

1. Tell the students your scar story. If it is about a scar of yours that is showable, let them see it.2. Invite the group to think of how t...

Add a letter

1. Tell the students that they can form new words by adding or curtailing a word, e.g.: mile – smile.2. Ask them to form as many new words a...