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Let's break the ice

Олена Чехратова

Created on November 17, 2025

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GAME

Let's break the ice

START

our language party

Needs Analyses

Name-based

Personal Information

Team-building

Movement based

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points

Two Truths and One Lie

Share 2 true facts and 1 false fact about you teaching/learning experience

300

points

Change your background

Instruct participants to change their virtual background according to their mood today and explain it

100

points

The Two-Word Story (about your weekend)

Tell us about your weekend (in the chat) using exactly two words." (e.g., Slept profoundly. Coffee, research.

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points

Follow the Leader

One participant performs movements (wave, stretch, shake arms); others copy.

300

points

Find Something Blue

Participants quickly find an object of a specific color and show it on camera.

200

points

Problem/Solution Swap

One group member poses a problem. The others must brainstorm three quick solutions

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Prediction/Hypothesis

Particapants write three hypotheses about the content or outcome. They share and justify their predictions briefly.

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Group Story-Telling

The first person starts a story with one sentence. The next person adds a sentence, continuing the narrative.

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"If I Only Learn One Thing ..."

Participants complete the sentence: "If I only learn one thing from this webinar, I hope it is..."

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points

"My Name Starts With..." Story

Create a three-sentence story, where every noun/verb starts with the first letter of their name.

400

points

Famous Names Match

One participants says a HALF of a famous name. Others are to guess the second part.

300

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Name Letter Keywords

In the chat, type three keywords related to the webinar topic that start with the first letter of your name.

400

points

My Life in Numbers

One person names 3 numbers, other participants share something related to their life (e.g., 10 = years teaching)

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Stand Up/Sit Down for Agreement

Read statements related to the topic. Participants stand up if they agree, stay seated if they disagree.

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points

"The Best Part Of..."

Quickly finish the sentence: 'The best part of teaching ELT is...'

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A-B-C-D-E (Name Initials)

If a participant’s initials are O.C., one can say O - optimistic C - cheerful

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Gesture the Meaning

Say an emotion. Participants must quickly make a gesture that represents that emotion on camera.

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The Playlist of Me

Participants name a song that represents their mood or personality and explain why.

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The Question Box

In the chat, everyone types one burning question they hope this webinar will answer.

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Adjective Name Chain

The first person says their name and an adjective starting with the same letter (e.g., I'm Ambitious Adam).

400

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Quick Change

Participants change one small thing about their appearance. Others guess what changed.

Rate the Difficulty

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points

List 5-7 upcoming topics/rules. Participants silently rate the perceived difficulty of each topic from 1 (easy) to 5 (hard) and record their scores.

400

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Talk Show Activity

Give the participants a simple scenario (e.g., people meeting at an international conference on language learning, topic of the speech - making the mistakes). Choose a host, and each participant "comes to the studio" to share their point of view.

500

points

Secret Word

Groups receive one secret word that they must use naturally in conversation. Other groups must guess the word.

300

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Find 3 Things in Common

Teams find three unusual things they all share