Intro This is a simple idea which is very good for drilling verb tenses and for encouraging shy students to speak up. As students get used to the standard questions on the sheet you can encourage them to play with the language more. Organization Distribute one sheet to every student. Get them to write their names on each side. These sheets are good for more than one class so I encourage my students to look after them. Ideally, separate desks into two parallel lines of equal numbers (if there´s an odd one out it´s no big deal). One row of students sit facing the other row. Leave enough space between the desks for you to walk between them. The "game" (it´s not really a game but it works in place of one!) Quite simply, a student begins by calling the name of someone in the opposite row and then asks them a question. If they don´t know the answer they can fumble for it on the sheet (they´ll soon find that one side of the sheet corresponds to other... so they´re allowed to cheat)! Then they get to fire a question back but to a different student in the opposite row. And so forth. Students have to ask/answer correctly before the next student can proceed. Make sure that everyone gets a few goes and encourage students to catch each other out. When someone clearly isn´t paying attention, whisper their name into the ear of whoever is asking the question (students will generally see the funny side of it and play along)! Precautions This game can be tedious in large numbers (the wait time gets too long and students get bored/restless). Try and limit to about six students per row and divide class accordingly. Enjoy!

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