39 ESL Icebreakers by Jackie Bolen

Author:Jackie Bolen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: icebreaker, icebreakers, esl icebreaker, esl icebreakers, esl warm up, esl warmer, english ice breaker, ice breaker, english warmer
Publisher: Jackie Bolen
Published: 2020-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Man on the Street

Skills: Speaking/listening

Materials Required: Laminated question cards

In this activity, each student takes a turn as the reporter, asking a current events question from a card, and the group members answer as a man on the street. Begin with a discussion of the news and man on the street interviews, and/or prep a few clips of such interviews (you might include a funny one or two, such as “Jaywalking with Jay Leno”), or clips from ELLLO (www.elllo.org) which are non-native speakers. Divide students into small groups and give each member of the group a different question card—the groups can have the same pool of cards.

Procedure:

1. In advance, prepare question cards with one current events question on each card. Laminate them, if you want to use them with more than one class. Optionally, also prepare a few clips of man on the street interviews to show a few examples to students.

2. Begin class with a discussion of the news, specifically, man on the street interviews.

3. Explain to the class that they will take turns being a reporter and the man on the street.

4. Divide students into groups of 4-5 and give each group enough question cards for each student to have a different question.

5. If you want this to be a short activity, have each reporter choose a different man on the street, so each group member asks and answers one question each.

6.If you want to extend the activity, have a group discussion after about the different opinions on current events held by the class members.

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