Activity type: this is a warmer in which students have to mingle around the classroom asking and answering questions.
Level: Pre-intermediate and above
Teacher's notes:
Print the questions below. Cut them into strips and place them randomly around the classroom before the students are in the classroom.
Once they are in class, tell them to walk around the room; as they are doing this they shouldn’t look at the questions.
Tell them to pick one question up and to ask the person who is nearest to them the question.
They should discuss the question for a few minutes. Once they have finished, they should then move onto the next question.
This activity can be repeated at the beginning of every lesson. It is very effective for developing fluency and reviewing language structures that you have taught i.e. you can change the question according to what has been taught in class.
Note that for fun and possibly with younger learners you can hide the questions around the room and tell the students to find them. For example hide them under chairs, above bookcases or by coat pegs.
QUESTIONS
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How do monsters count to 15?
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What did you do last night?
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Where are you going tonight?
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What news have you heard lately?
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What do you like to do in your free time?
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What is your favorite food?
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What would you like to do at the weekend?
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What time did you go to bed last night?
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Did you watch anything on TV last night?
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Did you go out with friends last night?
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What were we taught in the last lesson?
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Have you done your homework?
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Where did you go on your last vacation?
