Recipes Tagged ‘icebreaker’
Who Am I ?
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19 Aug 2009
This is a nice way to get students to know each other.
Make a quick organizer for writing. Have the students fold an A4 "hamburger" like, 4 times. They will have 8 lines for writing when they unfold it.
They must write 8 sentences about themselves, all beginning with "I am....". Teacher monitors.
Next, go around the class with students reading their poem in total or…
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Talking about your family
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12 Aug 2009
This generates a lot of talk and students are always very interested in each other's lives.
Write down on the board some of your own (the teacher) family names. Underneath write;
A. Who is .......................?
B. ........ is ...........'s ................
A. .................................?
Students ask the teacher about the family members on the board. The teacher replies, using "B" and writing more information on the board. The student then… » Click here to read the rest of ‘Talking about your family’…
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Introduce Yourself…
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11 Aug 2009
This is just one of many ways your students can communicately introduce themselves.
Give each student a slip of paper. Ask them to write their name and two things they like (or you can switch this to suit your class - like from? / Nationality? job? etc...).
Next, students stand up and introduce themselves to each other.
Hi, I'm ..... and I like ...... and…
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This is great for practicing past participles and the present progressive tense.
Arrange group into a large circle with one person in the middle. The leader will prompt with the phrase Have you ever ? The person in the middle will finish the phrase. Example: Have you ever had candy bars for breakfast? Each of the people in the circle that has done what the person in the middle has…
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This is a very basic everyday lesson starter and icebreaker.
A learner brings an item from home and talks about it in front of the group.
Give learners enough advance notice to prepare and remind them again before their turn. Have a back up plan in case the learner forgets to bring an item. Beginners may only be able to share the name of an item and where they got it…
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This is a nice ice breaker or regular class starter.
Have a learner stand in front of the group and make one…
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