![]() Then they must try to decide which of their partners 3 statements is false. Working in pairs, learners interview each other about all 3 statements, asking follow-up questions as required. There are many variations on this theme, the simplest of which is to get learners to write down 3 statements about themselves, 2 of which are true and one of which is false. This includes a number of activities, for example Call my Bluff and Two Truths and a Lie. The learner who remembers their ‘spy identity’ most accurately wins the game. They then interrogate all the members of the other group. Learners split into 2 groups, and receive the personal information cards from the other group. name, nationality, job, telephone number, etc.) and has a few minutes to memorise this information. Each learner is given a role-play card with personal information (e.g. The pairs whose story has the most differences are ‘convicted’ as the criminals!Īn alternative activity of this type is the game called ‘Spy’, good at lower levels for practising basic personal information questions. The class then break into 2 groups, and interview pairs from the other group only. ![]() A possible suggestion here is to put all the students into pairs to prepare their own alibi. ![]() It also usually involves whole class interviews, where a small number of learners do the majority of the speaking. This activity is great fun, but logistically difficult to organise. Any differences in their stories indicate that they are guilty. Then they are interviewed separately by the whole class, who ask the same questions to both of them. They pretend that they were together for the whole evening, and agree in detail on exactly what they did for the duration of the evening. Two learners prepare an alibi for an evening in the past when a crime was committed. Enjoy! Activities that involve lying or secret informationĪlibi and Spy – memorising and recalling lies (c) Īlibi is a classic of the language classroom. It includes an overview of different activities that involve lying or secret information (some of which are ‘standards’, and others are my own ideas), reasons why lying might be a useful function/skill to practice in the language classroom, and a short plug of my latest book at the bottom. Here Is a summary of the content of my talk. ![]() Jason Anderson – Talk at IATEFL Manchester, April 2015 ![]()
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