Find someone who

Find someone who
This is a ‘mingle’ activity which again can be used to practise a range of vocabulary and structure. It is also a particularly
good exercise to use with groups who are just starting or maybe don’t know each other very well.
The teacher needs to prepare a questionnaire. For example, here are some questions which could be used to practise the
present perfect:
Find someone who ... ... has been to England.
... has eaten Japanese food.
.
.. has read a book in English.
... has won a competition.
... has lived in another countr y.
etc.
There should be at least about eight different questions.
Each student is given a copy of the questionnaire. They will have to turn the information on the questionnaires into
grammatically correct questions. They then have to talk to as many of the other students as possible to try and find people
for each question. This is best arranged by letting the students stand up and move around the class, or ‘mingle’. When
someone answers a question positively, the first student should write down that student’s name and if appropriate ask for
extra information.
For example:
During the activity the students will be repeating the target language many times as they ask and answer questions. It is a
form of controlled practice but is interesting for the students as they are using the target language to talk about their own
lives. After a few minutes, get the students to sit down. Then you can do some feedback, asking students to tell the class
any interesting information they found out about their classmates.