Pair Interviews (intermediate-advanced, group)

Pairs interview each other, using specified questions for intermediates and open format for advanced students. Then they take turns introducing their partner to the whole class. Be sensitive to privacy when asking for personal information.

Snowball Fight (any literate level, group)

Give learners a piece of white paper and ask them to write down their name, country of origin, and some trivial fact of your choice (such as a favorite fruit). Have everyone wad the pages into 'snowballs' and toss them around for a few minutes. On your signal, everyone should unwrap a snowball, find the person who wrote it, and ask 1-2 more trivial facts. Write the questions on the board so the students can refer to them. Remember that each learner will need to ask one person the questions and be asked questions by a third person, so leave enough time. Variation for small groups: learners can take turns introducing the person they interviewed.

Mystery Identities (any literate level, group)

Write the names of famous people or places (or use animals or fruits for a simplified version) onto 3x5 cards. Attach a card to each learner's back. Give them time to mingle and ask each other questions to try to figure out their tagged identities. This is usually limited to yes/no questions, although beginners might be allowed to ask any question they can. Be at least 90% sure that the learners have heard of the items on the cards and especially the ones you place on their own backs.

 

Irregular verbs

 

VERB	PAST SIMPLE	PAST PARTICIPLE
be [ bi: ]	was [ wOz ] were [ wq: ]	been [ bi:n ]
beat [ bi:t ]	beat [ bi:t ]	beaten [ `bi:tn ]
become [ bi`kAm ]	became [ bi`keim ]	become [ bi`kAm ]
begin [ bi`gin ]	began [ bi`gen ]	begun [ bi`gAn ]
bleed [ bli:d ]	bled [ bled ]	bled [ bled ]
blow [ blou ]	blew [ blu: ]	blown [ bloun ]
break [ breik ]	broke [ brouk ]	broken [ `brouk(e)n ]
bring [ briN ]	brought [ brO:t ]	brought [ brO:t ]
build [ bild ]	built [ bilt ]	built [ bilt ]
burn	burnt	burnt
burst	burst	burst
buy [ bai ]	bought [ bO:t ]	bought [ bO:t ]
catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
come [ kAm ]	came [ keim ]	come [ kAm ]
cost [ kOst ]	cost [ kOst ]	cost [ kOst ]
creep [ kri:p ]	crept [ krept ]	crept [ krept ]
cut [ kAt ]	cut [ kAt ]	cut [ kAt ]
do [ du: ]	did [ did ]	done [ dAn ]
draw [ drO: ]	drew [ dru: ]	drawn [ drO:n ]
dream [ dri:m ]	dreamt [ dremt ]	dreamt [ dremt ]
drink [ driNk ]	drank	drunk [ drANk ]
drive [ draiv ]	drove [ drouv ]	driven [ `drivn ]
eat [ i:t ]	ate [ et ]	eaten [ `i:tn ]
fall [ fO:l ]	fell [ fel ]	fallen [ `fO:l(q)n ]
feed [ fi:d ]	fed [ fed ]	fed [ fed ]
feel [ fi:l ]	felt [ felt ]	felt [ felt ]
fight [ fait ]	fought [ fO:t ]	fought [ fO:t ]
find [ faind ]	found [ faund ]	found [ faund ]
fit [ fit ]	fit [ fit ]	fit [ fit ]
fly [ flai ]	flew [ flu: ]	flown [ floun ]
forget [ fo`get ]	forgot [ fo`gOt ]	forgotten [ fo`gOtn ]
forgive [ fo`giv ]	forgave [ fo`geiv ]	forgiven [ fo`givn ]
freeze [ fri:z ]	froze [ frouz ]	frozen [ `frouzn ]
get [ get ]	got [ gOt ]	got [ gOt ]
give [ giv ]	gave [ geiv ]	given [ givn ]
go [ gou ]	went [ went ]	gone [ gOn ]
grow [ grou ]	grew [ gru: ]	grown [ groun ]
hang	hung	hung
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide [ haid ]	hid [ hid ]	hidden [ `hidn ]
hit [ hit ]	hit [ hit ]	hit [ hit ]
hold [ hould ]	held [ held ]	held [ held ]
hurt	hurt	hurt
keep [ ki:p ]	kept [ kept ]	kept [ kept ]
kneel [ ni:l ]	knelt [ nelt ]	knelt [ nelt ]
know [ nou ]	knew [ nju: ]	known [ noun ]
lay [ lei ]	laid [ leid ]	laid [ leid ]
lead [ li:d ]	led [ led ]	led [ led ]
lean [ li:n ]	leant [ lent ]	leant [ lent ]
learn	learnt	learnt
leave [ li:v ]	left [ left ]	left [ left ]
lend [ lend ]	lent [ lent ]	lent [ lent ]
let [ let ]	let [ let ]	let [ let ]
lie [ lai ]	lay [ lei ]	lain [ lein ]
light [ lait ]	lit [ lit ]	lit [ lit ]
lose [ lu:z ]	lost [ lOst ]	lost [ lOst ]
make [ meik ]	made [ meid ]	made [ meid ]
mean [ mi:n ]	meant [ ment ]	meant [ ment ]
meet [ mi:t ]	met [ met ]	met [ met ]
mistake [ mis`teik ]	mistook [ mis`tuk ]	mistaken [ mis`teik(e)n ]
pay [ pei ]	paid [ peid ]	paid [ peid ]
prove [ pru:v ]	proved [ pru:vd ]	proven [ pru:vn ]
put [ put ]	put [ put ]	put [ put ]
quit [ kwit ]	quit [ kwit ]	quit [ kwit ]
read [ ri:d ]	read [ red ]	read [ red ]
ride [ raid ]	rode [ roud ]	ridden [ `ridn ]
ring	rang	rung
rise [ raiz ]	rose [ rouz ]	risen [ `rizn ]
run [ rAn ]	ran [ rxn ]	run [ rAn ]
say [ sei ]	said [ sed ]	said [ sed ]
see [ si: ]	saw [ sO: ]	seen [ si:n ]
seek [ si:k ]	sought [ sO:t ]	sought [ sO:t ]
sell [ sel ]	sold [ sould ]	sold [ sould ]
send [ send ]	sent [ sent ]	sent [ sent ]
set [ set ]	set [ set ]	set [ set ]
sew [ sou ]	sewed [ soud ]	sewn [ soun ]
shake [ Seik ]	shook [ Suk ]	shaken [ `Seik(e)n ]
show [ Sou ]	showed [ Soud ]	shown [ Soun ]
shrink [ SriNk ]	shrank [ SreNk ]	shrunk [ SrANk ]
shut [ SAt ]	shut [ SAt ]	shut [ SAt ]
sing [ siN ]	sang [ seN ]	sung [ sAN ]
sink [ siNk ]	sank [ seNk ] sunk [ sANk ]	sunk [ sANk ]
sit [ sit ]	sat	sat
sleep [ sli:p ]	slept [ slept ]	slept [ slept ]
slide [ slaid ]	slid [ slid ]	slid [ slid ]
sow [ sou ]	sowed [ soud ]	sown [ soun ]
speak [ spi:k ]	spoke [ spouk ]	spoken [ `spouk(e)n ]
spell [ spel ]	spelt [ spelt ]	spelt [ spelt ]
spend [ spend ]	spent [ spent ]	spent [ spent ]
spill [ spil ]	spilt [ spilt ]	spilt [ spilt ]
spoil [ spOil ]	spoilt [ spOilt ]	spoilt [ spOilt ]
spread [ spred ]	spread [ spred ]	spread [ spred ]
spring [ spriN ]	sprang [ sprxN ]	sprung [ sprAN ]
stand	stood	stood
steal [ sti:l ]	stole [ stoul ]	stolen [ `stoul(q)n ]
stick [ stik ]	stuck [ stAk ]	stuck [ stAk ]
sting [ stiN ]	stung [ stAN ]	stung [ stAN ]
sweep [ swi:p ]	swept [ swept ]	swept [ swept ]
swell [ swel ]	swelled [ sweld ]	swollen [ `swoul(e)n ]
swim [ swim ]	swam [ swem ]	swum [ swAm ]
swing [ swiN ]	swung [ swAN ]	swung [ swAN ]
take [ teik ]	took [ tuk ]	taken [ `teik(q)n ]
teach [ ti:C ]	taught [ tO:t ]	taught [ tO:t ]
tear	tore	torn
tell [ tel ]	told [ tould ]	told [ tould ]
think [ TiNk ]	thought [ TO:t ]	thought [ TO:t ]
throw [ Trou ]	threw [ Tru: ]	thrown [ Troun ]
understand	understood	understood
wake [ weik ]	woke [ wouk ]	woken [ `wouk(e)n ]
wear	wore	worn
weep [ wi:p ]	wept [ wept ]	wept [ wept ]
wet [ wet ]	wet [ wet ]	wet [ wet ]
win [ win ]	won [ wAn ]	won [ wAn ]
wind [ waind ]	wound [ waund ]	wound [ waund ]
write [ rait ]	wrote [ rout ]	written [ `ritn ]