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Greetings Dialogue
Good "1st day" ice-breaker to get the kids comfortable and talking (even if theyīre not sure exactly what it is they are saying).
I first put the students in pairs to practice the dialogue. If true beginners, I will list each expression on the board and ask students what the expression means in their native language (and then write the native expression next to the English equivalent).
I tell the kids that they will "role-play" in front of the class. This will get them more serious and involved. After each pair of students does their role play, you can play a game where all the kids stand in a circle. I introduce a ping-pong (or other) ball. The student with the ball has to start with a statement (eg. "My name is...") and then ask one of the dialogue questions to another student (eg. "and yours...?"), and then throw the ball to that student. That student must then answer the dialogue question and ask another dialogue question ("My name is.... Where do you live"?), and then throw the ball to that student.
Very energetic and focused. You can make it a competition where a missed answer (or forgetting to ask a question, etc) means the student sits down. In big classes, I do this with one of the rules being if anyone other than the student with the ball talks, they sit down (it keeps classes of 50+ students quite quiet).
Level:elementary
Age: 3-17
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