Brainstorming Sentences Activity

(TESOL Ideas--Any Grammar Point)

I've previously mentioned this activity in Activities That Can Be Used for Any Grammar Point.  It is semi-controlled practice.

Brainstorming Sentences  (Materials: worksheet) (Preparation:  Create worksheet--10 minutes)

Students are put into groups, and given a prompt containing the target language.  (Example: “must”: “What must you do at school?”, “2nd conditional”: “If you were the teacher, what would you do?”)

The students have to come up with as many sentences as possible responding to the prompt within a given time limit.  At the end of the time limit, the group with the most acceptable sentences is the winner.  

The prompt could also take the form of a picture, which students have to describe using the target language.

Any example, using the second conditional, is here:

1. If  I were a horse….

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2. If  I were the teacher…

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3.  If I were a giant…

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4. If I could eat rocks…

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