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Role Play

Role play is an engaging activity where students act out specific roles or scenarios to practice communication, improve confidence, and apply language skills in real-life contexts. This is especially useful when teaching speech, interview, and university application.

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Hot seat discussions - This is important to develop comprehension skills required in Criterion B1: Message – visual stimulus / literary extract

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1.Story telling with prompts - this is closely related to informal chat but its lengthier. Story telling prompts aim at students developing cohesion in plot by using transitional words/linking words. It is particularly important in achieving Criterion C: Interactive skills - communication.

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Opinion Carousel

Teacher places controversial or thought-provoking statements on walls around the classroom (e.g., “Social media does more harm than good”).

Students move to a statement, discuss it in small groups, and then rotate to the next.

Afterward, each group presents a summary of their discussion.

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Language Detective: Students work in pairs to solve a problem or mystery using clues written in the target language.

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Podcast Creation: Students work in pairs or groups to create a podcast episode discussing topics, such as globalization, climate change, or education systems worldwide.

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Interactive Storytelling

One student begins by creating the first sentence of a story. Each subsequent student adds a sentence or paragraph, building on what was previously said. This can be done orally or through a shared digital platform.

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Debate Games

Students are divided into two teams, with one team arguing for and the other against a given topic. Each team prepares opening statements, arguments, and rebuttals. The debate can include a moderator or jury to guide and evaluate.

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Speed Networking

Students are arranged in pairs, seated or standing in a line or circle. Each pair discusses a specific prompt or question for a set time (e.g., 2-3 minutes). When the time is up, one line rotates, creating new pairs.

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Jigsaw by Aronson Method.

The Jigsaw method is a cooperative learning strategy where students are divided into groups, and each member becomes an “expert” on a specific part of a topic. Experts from different groups meet to discuss their area, then return to teach their original group, ensuring everyone learns all parts.

Example:

Topic: Free-Time Activities Across Cultures

Assign texts:

-Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremonies.

-Football Fever.

-Street Art and Skateboarding.

-Dance and Music Festivals

Experts meet to study their task together and make sure everybody understand the given text.

Experts return to share the information about their text with their group.

Groups create a Presentation with the summarise of the different Free-time Activities Across Cultures.