Find someone who... had a good summer vacation! An ESL speaking activity
I used this one at the beginning of the fall semester, right after summer break. I went over rejoinders and follow-up questions before we started. This is also when you get students to create their own for #13-15. They should be related to the summer vacation theme if possible.
Watch out for the one about the swine flu rule - it's for Korean schools starting the fall 2009 semester.
During the activity I usually circulate, participate a little bit (to encourage students), and listen a lot. I write down the mistakes I hear so that I can put them on the board and go over them with the entire class after the activity.
Use rejoinders (cool, that sucks, really?, etc.) and follow-up questions. After the activity you will have to report some of what you learned to the class so take notes as you speak to your classmates.
__________________ visited a foreign country during summer break.
__________________ visited an interesting place in Korea during summer break.
__________________ did something wild this summer.
__________________ is planning a trip for winter break.
__________________ has gotten yelled at recently.
__________________ has goals s/he needs to achieve this semester.
__________________ recently found something new that s/he enjoys.
__________________ got some new clothes this summer.
__________________ had to wait before coming to campus because of the new swine flu rule.
__________________ did a lot of work this summer.
__________________ went to the beach or to a water park this summer.
__________________ read a good book over the summer.
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Rejoinders from Conversation Strategies :
| Surprise: | Good news: |
| Oh really? Oh really! You're kidding | That's great! Terrific! |
| Express interest: | Bad news: |
| I see. Oh yeah? | That's too bad. I'm sorry to hear that. |