Let's break the ice

GAME

Let's break the ice

START

our language party

Needs Analyses

Name-based

Personal Information

Team-building

Movement based

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Two Truths and One Lie

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

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Change your background

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

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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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Follow the Leader

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

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Find Something Blue

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

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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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"My Name Starts With..." Story

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

400

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Famous Names Match

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

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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.

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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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"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.

100

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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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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

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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