Fluency challenge
In small groups, you have 5-7min to create the longest sentence you possibly can, without using the letter ....
Creative uses of stuff
The group gets a piece of paper. Assign a 'scribe'. Pick a number 1-10. Discuss different uses for that object
What can you do with a ....
1. shard of glass
2. potato
3. lump of clay
4. pair of mittens
5. a woolen hat
6. 3 toothpicks
7. 5 pieces of unboiled pasta
8. a magnet
9. 3 rubber bands
10. a stump of pencil
Rephrasing Challenge
Two young fish were swimming happily in the ocean. As they swam past an older fish, he said: "Hi, guys. How is the water?"
The two fish carried on until one said: "What the heck is water?!"
In small teams, re-write the text without once using the letter ....
Answer Key
shooting star, star fish, fish tank, tank top, top shelf, shelf life, life cycle
Collocations challenge: each word needs to make a fixed phrase or collocation with the one underneath
1. SHOOTING
2. S _ _ _
3. F _ _ _
4. T _ _ _
5. T _ _
6. S _ _ _ _
7. L _ _ _
8. C _ _ _ _
Levels of difficulty (Ch 1):
Easy: U (3), R (5)
Medium: O, N (8)
Hard: T (10)
Really hard: I, A, S (11), E (12)
