Activity 27- Two Truths, One Lie

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This is a great ice-breaker when students are not very familiar with one another.   

Level: any

Skills: listening, writing, speaking

Materials needed: none

Instructions: 

Everyone has to come up with two truths about themselves and one lie. They can write those sentences or just say them. The others have to guess what the lie is. Example: The three things I could say about myself are, "I have been to England. I am allergic to flowers. And I am one of 7 children."  You can transform this activity into a game by dividing the class into two groups and having them guess the lie from the student in the other group.

Source: popular activity. Adapted by Vinicius Lemos

Activity 26- Love Triangles

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 Get your students talking about something that is meaningful to them with this activity that requires very little preparation! 


Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Skill: speaking
Materials needed: a board and a marker *


 Instructions: 


Draw a triangle on the board and write three items on each side of it, such as 'spring water', 'Coca Cola', and 'coffee'. Tell students to pair up or sit in groups and discuss the three items and then decide which one is their favorite and why.
Some ideas: beach,mountain,city/ salad,meat,pasta/plane,train,car/running,dancing,swimming/ winter,summer,fall/ morning,afternoon,evening/ books,CDs, films/ cats,dogs,birds/ video games,crosswords, board games/ money,love,career

* Suggestion: the triangles with topics can be made before the class using cards, posters or PowerPoint slides.


Source: adapted from  teachenglishinasia.net