I’ve never, never

This is a popular drinking game both in Spain and the UK, but it can be used to encourage conversation within an EFL class. One of its main advantages is that you can easily adapt it to the level of the group or even the individual person who is speaking at certain moment.

How it works:

Everybody will think of something they have never done but they think (or they know for a fact) that somebody has done. For instance, somebody might say :”I’ve never, never, been in Barcelona”. If somebody has been in BCN, he or she has to stand up. Here it is where we have to be careful to adapt it to the students’ level. Ask questions and encourage the students to talk about that particular experience, but don’t push them. Allow them to develop their communication skills (strategies) by attempting to communicate with the means that they have. Tell them an expression they might be looking for only if they ask you.

Ta very much for the idea Debbie.