Each student describes on paper the members of a well-known family, such as one from the Bible, the school, the government, or history. He then exchanges papers with his partner. The partner reads the description and tries to guess the family being described. By the end of this lesson, all the students will have listened, spoken, written, and read. For variety, begin class by allowing students to work in pairs or small groups.
Comic strips are usually a good source of visual aids.
Supply each pair of students with a comic strip and have them think of as many words as they can to describe the pictures. Then place the pairs into groups. All the members will share their words, and the group as a whole should write a paragraph describing the comic strip. One member of each group should be appointed at the end of the allotted time to read the paragraph to the class. The groups should be small enough for each member to have a specific task.