4 MATERIALS - 4 IDEAS

TO LIVEN UP SPEAKING & WRITING

SPINNING BOTTLE
(speaking)

Prepare a set of questions about what you want to work on. Spin the
bottle twice: The first time the bottle is spun, the bottle chooses the
questioner. This student will pick a question randomly. The second
time, the bottle chooses who to answer.
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TO LIVEN UP SPEAKING & WRITING
RAINBOW PAPER
(speaking)

Prepare some rainbow paper and a set of flashcards.

Students take it in turns to take a flashcard. They have to use
the flashcard to create a sentence (use the grammar you are
working on) and then,other student will illustrate the
sentence on the rainbow paper: "Sara will travel to the moon
in June".
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TO LIVEN UP SPEAKING & WRITING
STICKERS
(writing)

Prepare sheets of coloured paper and stickers of different

types. Students have to choose 10 stickers, stick them on the
sheet and make up a story with these 10 elements, following
the order in which they have stuck them. Take the
opportunity to practise the grammar you are interested in.
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SCRABBLE LETTERS
(writing)

Prepare a set of letters and a set of papers with different themes

(animals, travelling, environment...) Students take out a random
piece of paper and 3 Scrabble letters. They have to create a
sentence with that theme incorporating words containing as
many of those 3 letters as possible (e.g. Animals - O P T) Parrots
post pictures posing with potatoes) So much fun!