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#2 Icebreaker: Matching pictures

This icebreaker requires a little bit of preparation (see below). It allows students to talk about
their preferences and get to know each other’s tastes and opinions what leads to exchanging
views and finding out more about each other. It is also great in terms of student talking time and
making students more comfortable speaking in front of their peers. I have seen this game in action
many times and it is incredible how quickly students strike up conversations when they have a
visual prop to give them something to work with. It works best with bigger groups, levels
intermediate and above.
Procedure:
I have two sets of pictures I usually work with: different holiday destinations and different houses.
Each set contains 12 different pictures, each picture has a number from 1 to 6 on the back (you
need to glue pictures and number and cut them up before class). Numbers double, so there are
two different pictures of holiday destinations/houses with the same number on the back. In case
you have toner issues at work, you might always use pictures cut out from newspapers and
magazines, just remember to put numbers on the other side of each.
Ask students to randomly pick a card from a box/ a sack and take a look at the picture.
Do they like this holiday destination /house? Would they like to travel/live there? Why/ why not?
What are advantages and disadvantages of each holiday destination/house?
Give them a minute to think about it and then ask them to walk around the class and find the
person who has the same number at the back of their picture.
Once they find their partner, they should introduce themselves briefly, and talk about their
pictures answering the questions you have asked before.
What might seem like a monologue, usually naturally transforms into a conversation: students
agree or disagree, ask about more details (Person A: I’d like to travel there because it seems
peaceful and I’m very stressed at work. Person B: Really? What do you do?), and exchange
personal experiences. The topics are neutral enough in nature not to cause any controversy or
immediate clashes of opinions.
Give your students 5 minutes to talk in pairs and then ask numbers 1 and 2 to get together (you
should get a group of 4). Same goes for 3 and 4, 5 and 6. Now, let students introduce their partners
to new students:
This is Maria, she would like to travel to this destination because she has a stressful job and would like
to relax, She works as a customer service assistant.

A good way to learn English is… (Intermediate +, 10-20 minutes) Give students the following
sentences on the whiteboard or on an overhead projector. Tell them they can agree, disagree
or change the sentences. Below are some examples. You can add your own. This can lead into
a class discussion about how to learn a language, as well as past experiences learning a
language. A good way to learn English is…

1. In class with a professional English teacher.

2. In a café with a native speaker of English (not necessarily a teacher)

3. Living in a country where people speak English.


4. Doing business in English.

5. Watching films and TV in English.

6. Repeating what the teacher says in class.

7. Keeping a notebook of new words.

8. Doing some English homework (writing or reading) very often.

9. Having lots of tests in class to help us remember.

10. Using a bilingual dictionary all the time.

11. Reading in English.

12. Speaking English with other students in the class.

Questions for girls


1. What were you doing before coming to classes?
2. What are you doing a lot these days?
3. Do you have any obsessions?
4. Can you make any predictions about anything exactly one year from now?
5. What do you do your days off?
6. Where’s your favorite place to visit in the world?
7. What do you love the most about your hometown?
8. What’s the one thing you can never live without?
9. What’s the hobby you won’t ever give up?
10. What’s a hobby you’re planning on picking up?
11. How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
12. What scares you the most?
13. What makes you the angriest?
14. What’s your favorite fashion trend?
15. What’s your favorite exercise?
16. What’s your favorite candy?
17. What’s your favorite thing to eat?
18. What’s your least favorite thing to eat?
19. What’s a dessert you can’t live without?
20. What’s your first memory in life?
21. Who do you look up the most in life?
22. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received from that person?
23. What’s a good rule you’ve learned from your parents?
24. What advice would you give your 15 year old self?
25. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
26. What TV show have you been watching these days?
27. What’s a favorite fictional character you’d want to spend day with?
28. What’s a fictional place you’d love to live in?
29. What’s the last movie that made you cry?
30. What’s the movie you can watch over and over again?
31. What was your favorite movie as a kid?
32. Do you have any hidden talents?
33. Can you say anything in a foreign language?
34. What’s the bigger surprise you’ve ever had?
35. What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
36. What’s the one thing that people would be most surprised to know about you?
37. What’s the silliest nickname you’ve ever been given?
38. What’s your favorite song to be played in the car?
39. If you had to choose another career/course, what would you be doing?
40. Can you tell me a secret?
41. Can you tell me a lie?

Questions for boys

1. What have you been up to these days?


2. What’s your plan for today?
3. What’s the fastest speed you’ve ever driven?
4. Who’s your celebrity crush?
5. Who’s your hero?
6. Who’s your all-time favorite comic book character?
7. How would you describe yourself?
8. What’s the one thing you really want to achieve?
9. Can you describe your mom in three words?
10. What’s your favorite TV show of all time?
11. What’s the best trait you got from your parents?
12. What’s your favorite film?
13. What’s your favorite film when you were growing up?
14. If you had you choose a different career/course, what would you be doing now?
15. Do you have any hidden talents?
16. What’s the coolest place you’ve ever been to?
17. What’s a location that you’d love to go?
18. Looking back at your life, when was the most nervous you’ve ever been?
19. What’s your favorite item in your bedroom?
20. What’s your favorite game of all time?
21. What’s your number one dating rule?
22. What’s your favorite beverage?
23. What’s your favorite food?
24. Who’s someone you really want to meet but haven’t had the chance?
25. Who’s your favorite singer?
26. Who’s your favorite artist?
27. What’s the craziest rumor you’ve ever heard about yourself?
28. If you could have a super power, what would it be?
29. What’s the most important thing that the world is missing right now?
30. What’s your favorite thing about living in Argentina?
31. What’s the worst thing about living in Argentina?
32. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
33. What’s one thing you can’t live without?
34. What’s your favorite sports team?
35. Who would you like to meet in person?
36. Are you afraid of anything at all?
37. What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
38. What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done?
39. What’s the best thing about the Internet?
40. What’s the worst thing about the Internet?
41. If you could have any tattoo, what would it be and where?e

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