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Hot potato
Read more: Hot potatoDon’t stop talking! Don’t repeat yourself! Focus on your topic! Can you go on speakinf for a full minute? In this fun exercise you won’t want to stop talking about the topic you are given. If you are not the one speaking, listen closely and watch for repetitions or off topics in the speaker’s speech,…
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Key to Society
Read more: Key to SocietyWhat motivates students to learn a new language? Better job opportunities or the feeling of belonging to a society? Is language really the key to a society, as some people say? In this group discussion students get to share their views on the matter and talk about their sources of motivation. Cover image: Pixabay /Ralphs_FotosActivity…
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Jeopardy
Read more: JeopardyBring the excitement of a TV contest to your classroom! For this exercise, you need a set of questions and answers and a points chart similar to the Jeopardy TV show. The teams choose an amount of points to play for, they get a sentence, and they have to guess what question it is answering.…
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Feelings in motion
Read more: Feelings in motionTell your story with an emoji! In this creative speaking activity, learners each get an emoji card showing a different emotion — like happy, sad, or surprised. They walk around the room asking each other: “How are you feeling?” The twist? Each answer is a short personal story inspired by the emoji! A great way…
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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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Giving advice
Read more: Giving adviceNow’s the Time for Good Advice! In this activity, students practice giving advice to friends or family members in a variety of everyday situations. The advice is given to imaginary people, so students do not need to share their own personal experiences or problems. This activity can easily be combined with grammar practice and basic…
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Let’s talk about art
Read more: Let’s talk about artLet’s dive into the world of art for a moment! In this exercise, students reflect on the images and thoughts that art evokes in them using guided questions. In the first part, in addition to looking at the picture, they must also think about sounds and smells that could be associated with the picture. In…
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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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Talk about the picture
Read more: Talk about the pictureA picture is worth a thousand words – but words are also needed! In this easily variable exercise, the student has to talk about a single image for a certain amount of time. They can, for example, describe what they see or think, but the most important thing is to try to talk as much…
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Question cards
Read more: Question cardsLet’s get to know each other better! With the help of question cards, students get to know each other. The cards are suitable as a grouping exercise at the beginning of a new course when the students do not yet know each other, but they can also be used as a discussion exercise later on.…