Introduction: 

This is a starter you can use with any new group, or at the beginning of any class, really. Students complete the sentences individually and look for the students whose strips of paper they have selected, to interview them further. I have purposefully chosen sentences that hopefully will encourage students to respond in a positive way to make them feel good throughout the activity, especially if it is their first class and they don’t know the teacher and/or the classmates.

Note: This activity could be adapted if you want to use a warmer related to a specific topic, e.g. describing personalities. I have created an example worksheet for you called ‘It’s all me, me, me…’

Level: B1+

Time: 30 minutes

Objectives:

1. To complete the sentences with students’ own ideas.
2. To get to know other students better.

Materials (Click on the worksheet below to download the PDF file):

1. A good old chin wag Worksheet
2. It_s all me, me, me Worksheet ( Topic related warmer)

Procedure:

1. Print one or two copies of A good old chin wag worksheet and cut the paper into strips.
2. Hand each student two or three strips of paper and ask them to complete them individually with their answers, making sure they put their names on each piece.
3. When the students have finished, put the strips in a container, e.g. a hat, and mix them up.
4. Go round the classroom and ask students to pick two or three pieces of paper from the hat. If they pick one of their own, ask them to choose another one.
5. Next, students walk around the classroom, find and speak to the students who completed the sentences on their pieces of paper. Students chat to each other and try to get more information from each other, e.g. I get great pleasure from drinking coffee. Oh really? How many coffees do you drink a day? Do you like it black or white? Etc.
6. At the end ask students to share what they found out about their classmates.

P.S. Thank you Alex.