1998 Page 22 . . . They can offer a motivating start to the week or act as an innovative segue between skill area lessons. The activity offered below functions well in each of these contexts and is basic and dynamic enough that it can be easily adapted for students ranging from elementary school children to adult language learners of all ages and at all levels of proficiency.
Most communicative classrooms make extensive use of pair and group activities.
Before beginning any pair or group task, students should get to know each other. This initial knowledge fosters an atmosphere of cooperation which increases the likelihood of productive communication in the lessons to follow. A few of my favorites are listed. Drawing phase Divide the class into pairs. If you have an odd number of students make one group of three.