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  This is the perfect icebreaker and getting to know you activity!

First, write 3 very simple sentence prompts on the board. For example something like this....

1. I like .............................

2. I don't like ........................

3. I can ..................... well.

(change these depending on the level of your students).

Next, hand out a piece of paper and ask students to write down the sentences and finish them off…

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This game is also known as 7 up.

Select 4-5 students and give them a flashcard/picture.

All other students put their heads down and one thumb up. The other students go around the classroom and gently squeeze one student's thumb. They return to the front of the class.

The student's whose thumbs were squeezed stand up and guess who did it by stating the vocabulary on the flashcard "Did a "bear" squeeze me?". …

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Help your students learn to think positively with the game Fortunately-Unfortunately. One player begins with an unfortunate statement like, “Unfortunately, there is a bat in the car.” The next player has to counter with something more fortunate like, “Fortunately, I brought along bat repellant.” Players continue to alternate between unfortunate and fortunate…

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1. Get all the students to sit in chairs in a circle except one person who does

not have a chair. This person stands in the middle of the circle.

2. The…

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Learners must be seated in organized rows at least 4x4.

 

Have the front row of learners stand. Ask simple questions like "What…

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This video presentation I made, has many recipes and ideas for teachers.

All the activities are basic EFL activities that help teachers personalize lesson content and allow students to talk and learn English through their own lives and experiences. This is a crucial part of the language acquisition process....

 

Enjoy the viewing and find more like this on EFL Classroom 2.0…

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Tossing bean bags is a great way to get students speaking and turn taking ( a valuable and essential language skill). You can use them to tell stories, ask and answer questions, respond with "first word you think of..." etc..... Here's one example of a Bean Bag activity. 1. Take a large cardboard box and tape one end shut. 2. Turn the box on its side (or wherever the most surface area is)…

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