What Would You Do…?
This activity can be used to practice conditionals (It can also be used as a grouping activiity or to warm up the students). Write a few of these up on the board and have all the students answer them. Then, have them look for people with similar answers, with the most unusual answers, etc. If you want, you can have the students help you construct "What would you do if" questions. I would try to adapt the questions to the specific classroom as best you can.
Q: What would you do if you were…?
A: If I were _______, I would…
What would you do if you were Ecuador's president?
What would you do if you saw your mate/spouse/friend kissing another person?
What would you do if a classmate kissed you?
What would you do if a classmate bit you?
What would you do if your teacher kissed you?
What would you do if you failed this class?
What would you do if you saw a traffice accident?
What would you do if you saw an accident and one of the drivers was a gangster?
What would you do if you found a bag with one million dollars inside?
What would you do if you saw somebody steal something at a department store?
What type of fruit would you be if you could be any one? Why?
What type of vegetable would you be if you could be any type? Why?
What would you do if you were a famous singer?
What would you do if you saw a house on fire?
Find Someone Who...
This activity can serve as a "get to know you" activity, in which students practice talking about likes and dislikes (enjoy +"ing", like + infinitive, like + noun). Before the activity I make a cline with "hate" on the bottom, "love" on the top, and "really don't like/dislike", "don't like/dislike", "don't mind", "like/enjoy", "really like/enjoy" in between. Then I give students a chance to plan the questions, including the follow-up questions (a one or two word clue is given after each initial question for a follow up question) before beginning the activity. During the activity I usually circulate, participate a little bit (to encourage students), and listen a lot. I write down the mistakes I hear (especially regarding question formation) so that I can put them on the board and go over them with the entire class after the activity.
Use follow up questions!
1. ____________ enjoys cooking. What...?
Do you enjoy cooking? What do you like to cook?
2. ____________ doesn't enjoy cooking. How often...?
Do you enjoy cooking? How often do you cook?
3. ____________ likes to listen to music. What kind...?
Do you like to listen to music? What kind of music do you like?
4. ____________ doesn't mind studying English. Why...?
5. ____________ doesn't like studying English. Why...?
6. ____________ likes pizza. How often...?
7. ____________ hates pizza. Why...?
8. ____________ loves animals. Why...?
9. ____________ really likes to watch TV. What...?
10. ___________ really dislikes watching TV. How often...?
11. ___________ is thinking about a TV show right now. Which...?
12. ___________ likes his or her job. Why...?
13. ___________ doesn't like to exercise. Why...?
Conversation Questions: Work
The following questions could be used to generate conversation between pairs or in groups.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Note: Given the theme of work, some of these questions are more appropriate for adult learners rather than high school-aged students.
1. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Why?
2. Do you think it's fair for your boss to ask you to work overtime for no extra pay? Why or why not?
3. If you are paid for your overtime, would you prefer to be paid in money or in "time off"?
4. Which of the following benefits is most important to you in a job and why? Are there any of these that are not important to you? Are there any benefits not on the list that you would like to have?
A high salary
o Good working conditions
o A boss you enjoy working for
o Co-workers you like
o Little or no overtime
o Good opportunities for advancement
o The opportunity to use the training and skills you have acquired
o A job near where you live
o The opportunity to travel
o Flexible working hours
5. Suppose you are in charge of hiring a new employee for your firm. You have to decide between two persons. One is a person with many years of experience in a company very similar to yours who has only a high school education. The other person is a recent university graduate with a degree in a field closely related to your company's business. Which person would you choose?
6. Most businesses in North America compensate their employees according to the "merit principle." Businesses in many other parts of the world have traditionally relied on seniority to determine how much pay and other benefits a worker should receive. Which do you think is the better system? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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