Language practice activities

Have you got a…? game (Primary)

Activity:	Have you got a…? game (Primary)
Aim:	To revise and practise asking and answering questions about pets, using ‘Have you got a…?’ ‘Yes, I have’ ‘No, I haven’t’
Procedure:	Ask learners if they have pets at home Show pets flashcards one by one. Say the pets, learners repeat Ask individual learners ‘Have you got a..?’ showing different flashcards. Elicit the responses ‘Yes, I have’ ‘No, I haven’t’ Two learners sit back to back. One learner picks a flashcard The other learner asks ‘Have you got a…?’ questions to guess the pet on the flashcard Change pairs and repeat
Timing:	10-15 minutes

Life experiences (Secondary and above)

Activity:	Life experiences (Secondary and above)
Aim:	To revise and practise asking and answering questions about people’s lives (past simple and present perfect)
Procedure:	Learners complete notes about their lives, in answer to prompts on the worksheet (see next page) Learners work in pairs. They take in turns to fold the paper in half, and show only their notes to their partner. Their partner asks questions about why they wrote these notes e.g. ‘Who is Marco? Why did you write Marco?’ ‘He’s someone I’ve known for my whole life’. Why did you write 'Dalia'? It was my best friend in primary school. Why did you write 'London'? It was the city I went to and liked. Why did you write ... It was the movie I watched two weeks ago. Why did you write 'mum'? Ask two or three pairs to perform their conversations at the end of the activity
Timing:	20-30 minutes

What have you done in your life so far? Look at the prompts below and write notes in the circles. The name of someone you’ve known for ten years The best place you’ve visited Something useful you’ve learned from the internet An interesting story you’ve heard Something you’ve bought recently The name of someone you’ve met only a couple of times A town or city you’ve visited more than once The most disgusting food you’ve ever tried A job you’ve never done      😏💭     😊💭     😋💭      😁💭     😆💭     😕💭      😎💭     😄💭     😜💭

Source: British Council