BC1 · A1–A2 · Teens and adults · 10–15 minutes · Pair speaking
Help beginners get past the first answer. Learners ask about familiar activities, try one follow-up question and find something they have in common.
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Run it in class
Use this with learners who already recognise familiar free-time verbs and simple questions with do. Model Do you watch films? and follow a yes answer with When do you watch films?
- Pairs choose two familiar activities and prepare true or invented answers.
- They ask and answer, then swap roles. After a no answer, they can try a different activity.
- Each pair reports one thing they have in common or one difference. Give brief feedback and repeat with a fresh answer.
Hear the discussion
Read Gav and Em’s advice on beginner conversation. Find the 01:48 discussion in the S07E20 episode guide.