Find something in Common

Find Something in Common Conversation Activity

This is a speaking and listening activity for intermediate-advanced level students, which requires no materials and takes 10 to 20 minutes.

Procedure:

1. Students stand up, with a pencil and paper

2. They talk to other students  to find something in common by asking  questions. Some kinds of questions that work really are things like, “Have you ever _____ (been abroad)?”, “Are you _____ (an only child)?” or, “Do you _____ (have a sister)?”

3. Once they find something in common, they write that down, along with the person's name.

4. Students find a new partner and continue until they've talked to everybody in the class (hopefully).

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