EFL Warmer Game| Conversation Interrupt

Having good conversation skills is an important skill to have no matter what language we're speaking. Parts of a good conversation are:

• asking good questions 
• active listening to the other person 
• asking follow-up questions to show that we're interested in what the other person is saying.

This is a nice, short activity that we can fit in anywhere in a lesson, and we recommend doing it often enough that our students can build a good routine of asking follow-up questions and practice real conversation. Use this to turn the English mode on in their brains.

Lesson Plan

LESSON: Use as an opener, closing activity, or if you have a few minutes to kill
OBJECTIVES: Have interactive conversations
LEVEL: Can be appropriate for most levels and ages.
TIME: 6-8 minutes
PLAN: 
· Ask a student to tell you about their day in detail (or any conversation topic)
· Teacher models the task by interrupting the student's answers with 'follow-up' questions from what they say.

Example conversation:

Student: I woke up at 7:00...
Teacher: How did you wake up?
Student: Um, my phone alarm.
Teacher: Ok. Continue.
Student: Then I had breakfast.
Teacher: What did you eat?
Etc.
·      Students do this with a partner.
·      Share a few examples as a class to correct.

Pro Tips:

Create a point system that you see fit. (Ex. a point for each follow-up question)

Good luck! Let me know how it worksfor you and if you have any special touches that I can try in my classes:

Easter Egg Lesson

If we do this on a regular or semi-regular basis, the students will grow their interactive conversation skills that they can use in English or their own language. Being a good conversationalist can be difficult, but it's fundamental in making new friends and influencing people.

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