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seven items linked to a common subject area, for example, names
of animals. The students try to define each as 'the most. . . ' or 'the -
est' of the group. If the items were horse, elephant, spider, cobra,
parrot, dog, they might say:
The horse is the fastest.
The dog is the friendliest.
The cobra is the most dangerous, etc.
Other possible subject areas: food, clothes, famous people,
furniture, household items.

The other you

Describing.
Procedure: Tell the students that you will ask some questions and
that you want them to answer by pretending to be the sort of
person they would like to be.
Give the students a minute to imagine the kind of person they
would like to be. They can do this seriously or humorously. You
then ask the questions, but students should give their answers to
their neighbour. Examples of questions are given in the BOX
opposite.

Variation 1: Students can ask the questions either of their
neighbour or of the class as a whole. Answers can be given to one
neighbour, to a group or to the class.

Variation 2: If you think the students would like the idea, help
them to establish this 'other you' character and offer other short
activities in future lessons, which allow them to develop the
character further. For example, you can mention a current event in
the news and ask how their other character would respond to it.

Variation 3: The students take on the role of the sort of person
they feel is the opposite of themselves, perhaps an utterly crazy
character if they are normally sane and sensible, or a cool and
tough character if they are normally warm and easy-going.

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