Exercise for the whole group
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Spin the wheel! Story time!
Read more: Spin the wheel! Story time!It’s storytime! Let’s spin the storywheel and create stories spontaneously. In this exercise students get to practice spontaneous storytelling and use their imagination. At the same time it is a great way to learn specific vocabulary on different themes such as travelling, seeing a doctor or everyday chores or for more advanced learners literature .…
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What do you say when…
Read more: What do you say when…Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-prepare method to improve your students’ politeness and conversational fluency? ‘What do we say when…?’ is a dynamic team game designed to help learners memorise and quickly use common everyday expressions. This exercise promotes quick thinking and encourages students to go beyond word-for-word translations, deepening their understanding of…
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Cross presentations
Read more: Cross presentationsWith “Cross Presentations” Students will be able to introduce themselves and their partners, ask and answer basic personal questions, and use simple phrases. This activity is highly effective for A1-level learners for several key reasons: Practical Communication: It forces students to use the language in a real-world, practical way. They are not just memorizing vocabulary;…
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Comic story
Read more: Comic storyTell a Story with Comics! This fun and easy activity gets students telling each other stories while practicing everyday vocabulary. Pictures and guiding questions make it easier to come up with ideas – and the results are always creative! You can use ready-made comic strips from newspapers or online – or ask students to draw…
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Taking action for our Planet!
Read more: Taking action for our Planet!This B1 level activity is an excellent tool for developing oral production skills and raising environmental awareness among language learners. It combines a structured approach with engaging, real-world topics, making it both educational and impactful. The activity is specifically designed to hone several key oral communication competencies: Argumentation and Persuasion, Enriched Vocabulary and Collaborative Communication.…
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Secrets in a basket
Read more: Secrets in a basketDo your students know each other? When they know the others in the class cooperation is much easier, and they will start actually caring about their partners. With this simple questions game they will have fun while practicing asking and answering questions, and they wiil build bonds that will make the lessons much more interesting…
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Alibi game
Read more: Alibi gameThe alibi game is a fun game that easily tickles the nerves of laughter, in which students have to use past tenses and describe their actions almost without even noticing. “What time did you come home yesterday? What movie did you go to see? Who paid for the tickets?…” Challenge your students to answer quickly…
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Classroom rules!
Read more: Classroom rules!This activity offers an interactive and meaningful way for learners to take ownership of their learning space and start communicating in the target language from the very first lesson. For beginner learners, the class rules should be created during the first or second lesson. This activity promotes oral expression, interaction and a sense of belonging…
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This or that?
Read more: This or that?This or that? You can only pick one! This fun and easy activity helps students talk to different classmates, share opinions, and get to know each other. The game is also super easy to adapt for any group! Cover image: Riina MerisaariActivity contributed by: PO / Anni Toikka Exercise for the whole group Learning objectives:…
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Power to the people! A debate exercise
Read more: Power to the people! A debate exercisePower to the People? A Debate on Hot Topics! Step into the shoes of a policymaker and join our C1-level classroom debate! Two teams. One controversial topic. Can you argue for or against it convincingly? Build your case, challenge others, and sharpen your speaking skills in a structured, real-time debate. Great for improving fluency, critical…