Read It and Do It!
Give Me Directions, Please.
Roleplay!
Small Talk!
What's Your Question?
100
Stand up. Turn 360 degrees, in a circle. Nod twice. Ask five people that are NOT in your team, five different questions of your choice. Say, "Oh! That's interesting!" after each answer. Sit down.
Great!
100
Explain to me in five or more sentences, where a bus stop is.
Thanks!
100
You are at a restaurant. Rachel is the waitress. Look at the menu and place your order.
I'll bring that right out!
100
Talk for one minute about your hobby.
That seems like a fun hobby.
100
Well, I like the color blue -- but, actually, my favorite color is green!
What is your favorite color?
200
Stand up. Walk to the front of the classroom and walk to the back of the classroom. Kick your right foot, then kick your left foot. Do this three times. Say, "I can do the cancan!" Walk to the front of the classroom again and bow to the class. Return to your seat. Sit down.
You can and you did! Good job.
200
From this classroom, where is the English language section of the library? Explain in five or more sentences.
Thanks!
200
You are at a restaurant. You are the server (waiter/waitress) and Rachel is the customer! You start...
Thank you for your excellent service!
200
Talk for one minute about the plot of your favorite novel.
I should read that book!
200
I was born in 1984.
When were you born? / In what year were you born?
300
Stand up. Walk to the front of the classroom and face the class. Say, "hello!" to the class. Introduce yourself in five sentences. Say "Goodbye!" and walk out into the hallway. Come back into the classroom. Dance, don't walk, back to your seat. Sit down.
Very good!
300
On the map, I'm at the shopping mall. I want to go to the restaurant, after I visit the pharmacy first. Explain to me in 10+ sentences how I do that.
Thank you. You are so helpful!
300
You are shopping! You want to buy a new sweater for your friend. Let me help you.
Enjoy your purchase! Come again!
300
Talk for one minute about your future goals! (You can talk about more than one goal that you have.)
I think you will be very successful!
300
Yes, he is my friend. Do you want to meet him?
Is he your friend? / Do you know him?
400
Stand up. Talk about the plot of your favorite movie for one minute. Ask someone who is not on your team what their favorite movie is. Shout, "ME TOO!" and jump up and down twice. Sit down.
It sounds like an interesting movie!
400
On the map, I'm at the grocery store. I need to drop food off at the apartment building before I meet my friend at the gym. After the gym, I'm going to see a movie at the cinema with my friends. Could you please give me directions, in 10+ sentences?
Thanks! You've been a big help!
400
I am shopping. I want to buy a Christmas present for my best friend, but I don't know what to get. You must help me!
Thanks for your help!
400
Talk for one minute about people that inspire you! (You can talk about more than one person.)
Lovely! Thanks!
400
No, I don't know who she is! Do you?
Do you know who she is?
500
Stand up. Go to the window and draw back the curtain. Wave! Run out of the classroom (don't walk!) into the hallway. Then run (don't walk!) back to your seat. Sit down. Stand up. Repeat this rhyme three times: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled pipers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?"
Wow! Well done!
500
On the map, I'm at work in the office building. But I cut my finger of a piece of paper! I need to go to the hospital! Then I need to go to the pharmacy! After that, I need to go to church to pray that I won't die! Then, I need to go to the police station, because I think my co-worker is trying to kill me, because he wants my job! Can you help me? Tell me where to go, in 15+ sentences, please! I'm so lost!
Thank you so much! I must hurry! Goodbye!
500
You are my cousin. We are eating dinner together. We make small talk, then we start to argue about something. You must keep responding to me until I finish the discussion / argument. I'll start and finish the roleplay!
Great work!
500
Talk for TWO MINUTES about anything you want! (You can talk about several topics, as long as your speech is two minutes long.)
You are long-winded! Great job!
500
I sure do! I have three cats, two cockatoos, and one dog -- a papillon.
Do you have pets? / Do you have any pets?