ICE-BREAKING ACTIVITIES

DIALOGUE ON A TRAIN TO OXFORD:
A: Ummm cigarette
b: Thanks
A: Oxford
b. Yes You
A: that's right Student
b:Nurse you
A: Unemployed................
...................................etc.........

Students read the dialogue. They can play roles in pairs. The aim of this activity is to make students aware of the fact that sometimes it is not necessary to say the whole sentence to make oneself understood.
It is important to recognize the VALUE OF CONTEXT AND NON-LINGÜISTIC STRATEGIES

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH FULL SENTENCES