Warmers short activities for the beginning of lessons
Warmers
Warmers are short activities for the beginning of lessons. They engage the students and get them using English from the
start.
There are many different kinds of warmers. Here are a few ideas:
Spot the difference
This is an activity where the students are divided into two groups, A and B. All the ‘A’ students are given one picture and all
the ‘B’ students are given the same picture but with a certain number of differences. These kinds of pictures can be found
in many resource books and often as quizzes in newspapers and magazines. If none of these is available you can always
make simple drawings yourself.
Students are then put into A/B pairs. Tell them that they must not show their picture to their partner, but that they must
describe their pictures to each other to find a certain number of differences. Give a time limit of about five minutes.
This activity is very student-centred and can be used to practise and revise the use of prepositions of place, the grammar
of description as well as any vocabulary topic you choose, if you have a suitable picture.
Describe and draw
Put the students into A/B pairs. Give student ‘A’ a picture. That student now describes his picture to student ‘B’ who tries to
draw what his or her partner describes. ‘A’ should not show his picture, but ‘B’ can ask questions to help. The pictures
should not be too difficult to describe and should contain objects and shapes that the students have the vocabulary for.
After a few minutes, let the pairs compare the original picture with ‘B’s drawing. Then change over and give student ‘B’ a
picture to describe for ‘A’. Again, after a few minutes let them compare.
This is a challenging but enjoyable exercise which can provide practice for a wide range of vocabulary and structure.
Hot seat
Hot seat is a vocabulary quiz for teams. First the teacher needs to prepare a list of words and expressions. These should be
vocabulary items that the students have studied.
Warmers
Warmers are short activities for the beginning of lessons. They engage the students and get them using English from the
start.
There are many different kinds of warmers. Here are a few ideas:
Spot the difference
This is an activity where the students are divided into two groups, A and B. All the ‘A’ students are given one picture and all
the ‘B’ students are given the same picture but with a certain number of differences. These kinds of pictures can be found
in many resource books and often as quizzes in newspapers and magazines. If none of these is available you can always
make simple drawings yourself.
Students are then put into A/B pairs. Tell them that they must not show their picture to their partner, but that they must
describe their pictures to each other to find a certain number of differences. Give a time limit of about five minutes.
This activity is very student-centred and can be used to practise and revise the use of prepositions of place, the grammar
of description as well as any vocabulary topic you choose, if you have a suitable picture.
Describe and draw
Put the students into A/B pairs. Give student ‘A’ a picture. That student now describes his picture to student ‘B’ who tries to
draw what his or her partner describes. ‘A’ should not show his picture, but ‘B’ can ask questions to help. The pictures
should not be too difficult to describe and should contain objects and shapes that the students have the vocabulary for.
After a few minutes, let the pairs compare the original picture with ‘B’s drawing. Then change over and give student ‘B’ a
picture to describe for ‘A’. Again, after a few minutes let them compare.
This is a challenging but enjoyable exercise which can provide practice for a wide range of vocabulary and structure.
Hot seat
Hot seat is a vocabulary quiz for teams. First the teacher needs to prepare a list of words and expressions. These should be
vocabulary items that the students have studied.
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