What I do

1. Ask students to write in one sentence stating one thing they do - or don't do - in each field. For example: SPORT: I watch tennis, bu...

Kim's diary game

1. Ask students a few questions starting 'What will you have done by... (a certain time on a certain day)', and elicit answers using...

Routines

1. Discuss briefly activities we do as part of our daily routine; and ask for examples of things people do regularly once a week, once a mon...

Random comparisons

1. Learners write down ten nouns on a separate piece of paper. These can be either abstract or concrete nouns. Collect these pieces of paper...

Tennis

1. The first person 'serves' by saying a sentence which is true for everyone in the room, including the teacher. Examples: We all sp...

How things used to be

1. Ask students to brainstorm a list of manufactured products they possess or often use; suggest things connected with transport, instant fo...

A day in the life

1. Divide the class in two teams. One students from each team goes out of the classroom. Other members of the teams write down his or her sc...

Balloon Game

1. Explain that three or four famous people are in a hot air balloon. The balloon has a slow leak and one person must be sacrificed to save ...

Chain associations

1. Start by suggesting an evocative word: 'storm', for example. A student says what the word suggests to him or her - it might be ...

Comparing things

1. Present the class with two different nouns, such as: an elephant and a pencil. 2. Students suggest ways of comparing them finding differe...

I know what my teacher has done

1. The learners, working individually, write down ten questions addressed to you using the present perfect. The questions should be ones to ...

Defining objects

1. Choose a simple inanimate object, and tell all the class but one what it is. Students describe it by saying what can be done (or must/sho...

The way you say

1. Take one word or a short sentence and ask the students to say it in as many different ways as possible. 2. You might like to discuss with...

Who's the real one?

1. Students in groups discuss the unusual experiences they have had and choose the most interesting one. 2. Then each member of the team mem...

Chain story

1. Give each student a single past form ('thought' or 'spoke' or 'went'). Begin improvising a story - for example: O...