Drama and Acting

A great way to get your students to actively listen in your lessons.

Students must find a partner and individually think of 3 or 4 topics that they can talk about. It must make grammatical sense EG they must speak in sentences.

They then must sit opposite their partner and both talk at each other non-stop. The trick to active concentration is that they must concentrate on what they are saying but also on what their partner is saying. Every so often stop what they’re doing and ask then what their partner said-EG: ‘Hope, what was Thalia talking about?’

Extension: The same activity but in song rather than speaking. Both must sing their song nice and loud and confidently without stopping or laughing-easier said than done!

Also see if they can find ways of making the task easier - subconscious lip-reading. Eye contact. Tone of voice. Volume of voice. Actions. Energy in voice.