Ball Toss
In this active activity, learners stand in a circle and take turns asking and answering questions as they throw a ball to one another. This activity allows learners to practice speaking and consolidate the grammar/vocabulary newly learned.
2. Learners stand in a circle.
3. Give one learner the ball. S/he should answer the question on the board.
4. Have the learner throw the ball back to the teacher. Teacher repeats what the learner said and gives his/her own response to the question (e.g., He is going home. I am going to buy some food.).
5. Teacher throws the ball to a different learner. S/he have to repeat the teacher’s response and then add his/her own response.
6. Continue until everyone has responded to the question. Remind learners to listen to every response carefully because they never know when they will get the ball.
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Materials:
A soft ball or bean bagProcedure:
1. Teacher writes a question on the board (e.g., What are you going to do after school?) and elicits a few possible answers from learners to check their understanding of the question.2. Learners stand in a circle.
3. Give one learner the ball. S/he should answer the question on the board.
4. Have the learner throw the ball back to the teacher. Teacher repeats what the learner said and gives his/her own response to the question (e.g., He is going home. I am going to buy some food.).
5. Teacher throws the ball to a different learner. S/he have to repeat the teacher’s response and then add his/her own response.
6. Continue until everyone has responded to the question. Remind learners to listen to every response carefully because they never know when they will get the ball.