Intermediate Level >> Miscellaneous Materials >> Fun speaking activity in which students attempt to slip, unnoticed into their conversations, pre-selected sentences. Can be used to target specific structures and their uses.
Guess the Sentence.
Intermediate
This is a pleasant speaking activity which requires speed of thought.
- Divide the class into two groups.
- Ask one member from each group to come to the front of the class and sit down.
- Ask any random student in the class to pick a card from the 'Subject' category. You can of course change these depending on your classes:
| The environment | My weekend | Going shopping |
| Favourite sports | Public Transport in this city | My English class |
| My plans for tonight | Australia | The polar bear |
- Then ask the two students to pick one card each from the 'Sentence' category. Again, you will probably want to change these:
| The Americans are the worst. | Everyone should drive more. | I hate using a bicycle. |
| The Chinese invented that. | How many do you need though? | It seems too big and too expensive. |
| Have you seen the price of cheese? | That is what I heard once. | Don't believe everything you read. |
| Would you like to kiss him? | I'll buy one in the future. | It isn't completely white, you know. |
| They always go too fast. | I find the cinema so boring. | But is your mother fat? |
The two students must then have a brief conversation about the pre-chosen subject and each must try and slip into the conversation his/her chosen sentence.
If s/he succeeds in doing so without the opposing team noticing, they get a point. The opposing team can challenge up to two times during the conversation.
Important: if one of the students gets their chosen sentence into the conversation without being challenged, s/he must then continue with the conversation as normal to allow the other student equal opportunity.
