Thanks vii
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
General principles 5
Practical guidelines 13
1 Simpler, shorter activities 17
1.1 What’s in my bag? 17
1.2 Guess the picture 19
1.3 Chants 21
1.4 Interrupt me 23
1.5 Say things about a picture 24
1.6 Don’t say yes or no 27
1.7 Talk for a minute 28
1.8 Doodles 29
1.9 Picture dictation 31
1.10 What am I doing? 32
1.11 Find things that … 33
1.12 Find things in common 35
1.13 Dialogues 36
1.14 Pass it round 38
1.15 Connecting 40
1.16 Guess the list 42
1.17 True or false? 45
1.18 What’s my job? 46
2 Activities of medium length and complexity 49
2.1 Find someone else 49
2.2 Make up a story 51
2.3 Use the chunk 53
2.4 Brainstorm associations 55
2.5 Uses of an object 57
2.6 Name them 58
2.7 Odd one out 60
2.8 Picture differences 62
2.9 Compare pictures 67
2.10 What can you tell about them? 72
2.11 Interpret pictures 75
2.12 Interpret dialogues 78
2.13 Interviews 79
2.14 Classify 81
2.15 Characteristics 83
2.16 Rating 85
2.17 What would happen if …? 87
2.18 Reader’s theatre 89
3 Longer and more challenging activities 95
3.1 Explain the situation 95
3.2 Evidence 97
3.3 Alibi 100
3.4 Call a friend 101
3.5 Zoo plan 103
3.6 Dinner party 107
3.7 Survival 110
3.8 The most important qualities 113
3.9 Choosing candidates (1) 116
3.10 Choosing candidates (2) 120
3.11 Answering emails 121
3.12 Advice column 124
3.13 Presentations 126
3.14 Pecha Kucha 128
3.15 Debates 129
3.16 Balloon debates 131
3.17 Surveys 133
3.18 Planning a project 135
3.19 Publicity campaigns 136
Further recommended reading 137
Index 139