Methods in teaching English introductory questions

(Pictured: on a farm in Japan by Devanshe Chauhan)

1. Brainstorm

In pairs, have the students brainstorm 5 questions you can ask someoneyou`ve just met. Give them 5-10 minutes to do this.

2. Have each pair write their questions on the board. If their level is high, have each pair write a unique question from every other pair. Thus getting up to the board quickly is a good idea! If they write the same question as another pair they must change it.

4. Have them write down all the questions.

5. Rotating Pairs: In rotating pairs, ask each other the questions. Make sure each person has 4 or 5 different partners.

6. Assign Homework: Tell the students to study the questions we wrote down and that next class we will have a quiz. Quiz: They must write ten questions to asksomeone they`ve just met.

7. Use an appropriate section from the classbook for further practiceie) David Martin`s Talk a Lot Starter Book page 9

Another Homework Idea: (for the following class)

Have them answer the questions they wrote down from the board and answer them. Then make a "Find Someone Who…" activity from it and practice itduring another class.

*Special thanks to Mark Shrosbee for this idea.

Methods in teaching English: almost no prep activities.

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