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Favourites

Brief reading and discussion; survey of class tastes.

Procedure:
Write on the board about five or six names of items or topics in
the same field: television programmes, for instance, or foods,
colours, songs, singers, politicians, school subjects, etc. Identify
each by a letter: A, B, C, etc. For example, you might give:

EACH STUDENT WRITES DOWN THE LETTERS IN
ORDER OF PREFERENCE: IF SPORT IS THE
FAVOURITE THEN THE STUDENT WILL WRITE D AT
THE TOP OF THE LIST. THOSE WHO FINISH EARLY
CAN COMPARE AND DISCUSS THEIR CHOICES WITH
THEIR NEIGHBOURS. WHEN THEY HAVE ALL
FINISHED, HOLD A VOTE TO SEC WHICH CHOICES
WERE MOST POPULAR. IF YOU HAVE TIME, DISCUSS
DIFFERENT TASTES, AND SEE IF THERE IS A
GENERAL CONSENSUS ON FAVOURITES.

Find someone who

Brief pair conversations.

Procedure: The students have one minute to walk around the room
and find at least one person in the class who was born in the same
month as they were: they get one point for every person they find
in the time. Then they have to find someone who was born on the
same day of the month. Give further similar tasks for as much time

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