Language - expressing one's opinions, making conjectures, saying something
is right/wrong
Other - fun
Level Intermediate
Organisation Pairs
Preparation As many pieces of paper with messages on as there are students
Time 15-20 minutes
Procedure Step 1: Each student takes a message which he is not allowed to show to anybody else in the class. Then the students find a partner.
Step 2: All the students stand around the walls of the classroom making sure that their partner is as far away as possible. The first student in each pair mimes his message to his partner. That is, half of the class are miming, while the other half are watching. The observing partners write down the message as they interpret it. Then the second students in each pair mime their messages.
Step 3: Everyone sits down with his partner and tells him what he thought the message was. Then the original messages are read out.
Possible messages I'd like to go to the cinema with you. Meet me at my house at 7 p.m.
Can I borrow your record player? Mine is broken.
I am having a party on Saturday. Can you come?
Could we do our homework together this afternoon?
I am going to go shopping tomorrow to get a new bicycle. Do you want to come?
Please do some shopping for me. Get four pounds of apples, two bottles of lemonade and some toilet paper.
I found a red purse on the floor. It has £2.50 in it. Is it yours?
Go to the library and get a book on cats.
Your trousers have split.
There is a big white stain on your pullover. It's right under your left arm.