Find Someone Who

Vita Education Services

www.vitaeducation.org

“Find someone who……”
Purpose: communicative and student-centered activity that involves a lot of talking and moving around. It helps students get to know each other a little better, and it gives them valuable practice forming questions. Level: multilevel Time: 20 min. approx. Instructions: 1. Explain to students this is an activity to get toknow a little bit about each other. 2. The teacher may want to model forming some questions first and have students practice before asking them to start the activity. 3. Give an activity handout to each student depending on the class language level. Have students mingle around the room and ask yes/no questions from the worksheet to different classmates. 4. If a student answers “yes” to the question,the other student writes the classmates’ name on the worksheet. 5. Explain students cannot use the same person for more than one question! 6. First student who writes a name for all questions wins! (it is ok if students do not have names for all questions) 7. Finally, students return to their seats. Teacher asks students some questions: Example: T: “Who likes cats?” S: “Carlos”

T: “Who speaks3 languages ?” S: “Sam” 8. Ideally, everyone in the class will hear a characteristic attributed to him/her and hear his/her name at least once.

Vita Education Services

www.vitaeducation.org

“Find Someone Who………..”
Walk around the room and ask a classmate a question related to the environment. If the answer is “yes” write down the classmate’s name on the line. Continue mingling andtalking to different students. Don’t forget to ask more questions! First practice asking the questions with the class. Finally, share something you learned about a classmate.

Name of Classmate 1. conserves water in some way. How? _________________

2. grows some of his/her own food. What kind?/ Why? _______________

3. recycles paper, cans and bottles. How? / Why?

_______________

4.practices energy conservation in their home. How?

________________

5. works as a volunteer for a community group. Which one? ____________

6. has reused or recycled something recently. What? / Why? ____________

7. has walked in a rain forest? Where?

_________________

8. eats and buys organically grown produce. Why?

__________________

9. has planted a tree? Where? / Why?__________________

Vita Education Services

www.vitaeducation.org

“Find Someone Who ……..”
Advanced Level
Walk around the room and ask a question to a classmate. If the answer is “yes” write down the classmate’s name on the line. Continue meeting different students and asking about their experiences. Don’t forget to ask more questions! Practice the questions with your teacher first.

Ask yourclassmates: Have you ever ………………?

Name of Classmate

1. …… slept in a hammock?

_________________

2. …… sold or bought anything online?

_________________

3. …… rescued an animal?

__________________

4. …… eaten octopus?

__________________

5. …… had a hangover?

__________________

6. ….. milked a cow?

___________________

Vita Education Serviceswww.vitaeducation.org

Ask your classmates: Have you ever ………………?

Name of Classmate

7 …… driven a tractor?

___________________

8 …… been to Las Vegas?

___________________

9...... flown for more than 7 hours?

___________________

10…… gone ice skating?

___________________

Now tell the class (use complete sentences)
Who has slept in a hammock? Who has sold or bought anythingonline? Who has rescued an animal? Who has eaten octopus? Who has had a hangover? Who has milked a cow? Who has driven a tractor? Who has been Las Vegas? Who has flown for more than 8 hours? Who has gone ice skating?

Vita Education Services

www.vitaeducation.org

“Find Someone Who ……..”
Advanced Level
Walk around the room and ask a question to a classmate. If the answer is “yes” write...