Speaking Activities for the Classroom - NoblePath

Find Someone Who...
It’s amazing how these “someone who” tasks make students feel so
unselfconscious and spontaneous that, while they are interacting in the lager
group, they almost forget that the teacher is in the room. Sooner or later, when
things start to go quiet this means they are finished asking one another the
questions. That’s when the teacher says, “O.K. let us put our chairs in a circle now
and let me ask you what you have learned from your survey.” Subsequent survey tasks
will use the past or past perfect or the continuous tense, so there is some
grammatical progression in this series of tasks. Teachers can make up forms
that will be appropriate for their groups.
Here’s another model to follow as an example by asking questions such as:
Who was a beautiful baby? “Were you a beautiful baby?”
Who was the oldest child? Were you the oldest child in your family?
Was the youngest child?
Was an only child?
Was born in Bangkok?
Was always in trouble?
Was a very quiet child?
Was a fat baby?
Was a very thin girl?
Was a very noisy boy?
Was a very clever student?
Was a slow learner?
Was a generous sister?
Was never scolded by her mother? Were you ever scolded by your mother?
Was a naughty child? Were you a naughty child?
Was an ugly child? Were you an ugly child?
Was born into a large family?
Was always a good singer?
Was good at Thai dancing?
Was a good football player in school?
Was a poor swimmer in school?
Remember that asking the question using correct grammar is important when
doing these exercises: Question : “Were you the oldest child?” Answer : “No, I
was not the oldest child.” “Who was the oldest child in the family?” “Nid was
the oldest child in the family.” The teacher should always allow students time
to prepare the questions before everyone stands up to perform the group
activity.
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