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I start teaching adults conversational English this week and have 6 different classes, and might get more in the future. The point of these classes are to get them to practice speaking English in a fun, casual setting rather than making them memorize grammar and vocab. The students are mostly college students or young professionals in their 20s and early 30s. A lot of them want to improve English for traveling or better communicate with foreign partners at work.
I'm thinking I need some good games or activities for icebreaking/introductions/etc. I want to create a casual environment without a lot of pressure so they can have the confidence to speak up, which I think is the biggest obstacle for many Koreans when it comes to English.
Any useful advice? I have looked up some games via obvious google search but I figure some of my sherbros would have some good insight since we are all 10/10 players who are the life of the party and with unparalleled social skills.
I'm thinking I need some good games or activities for icebreaking/introductions/etc. I want to create a casual environment without a lot of pressure so they can have the confidence to speak up, which I think is the biggest obstacle for many Koreans when it comes to English.
- Some of the other teachers recommend playing the lie/truth game where you tell people some truths and lies about yourself so they can guess which one is true or not.
- I'm thinking of doing a different one where you have people pick number of straws or something without telling them in advance what it's for. Then they have to say something about themselves based on how many straws they picked.
- Another teacher said he was just going to ask them a bunch of questions like, "What three things you'd want if you were stranded on an island."
Any useful advice? I have looked up some games via obvious google search but I figure some of my sherbros would have some good insight since we are all 10/10 players who are the life of the party and with unparalleled social skills.