Question loops
Your pupils will love these easy, fun and effective speaking activities that consolidate knowledge of popular CLIL topics such as animals, the human body and plants.
How do they work? Each pupil receives a strip of paper containing a question or a definition and an answer to a separate question. One pupil begins by reading out their question to the rest of the class. The rest of the class looks at their slips of paper to see if they have the answer. When one pupil spots that they have the answer, they shout it out, then read out their own question. The process continues until the questions loop back to the beginning. Very easy, fun, and effective!
Each set of question loops is accompanied by procedural guidance on exactly how to conduct the activity in class.
Want to know how to make your own question loops, on any topic?
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Twenty question loops on the key characteristics of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores such as snakes, eagles, frogs and gorillas.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty-five question loops that focus on the definition of anatomical terms including types of bones (femur, tibia, fibula etc.) and types of muscles (biceps, triceps, pectorals, etc.)
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Introduce or revise the topic of Ancient Greece with this fun, whole class speaking activity.
Type: General lesson plan
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Twenty-four question loops on specialist anatomical vocabulary connected with the process of circulating blood, medical conditions such as angina and thrombosis and the organs involved when digesting food.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty-six question loops on nouns, adjectives and verbs related to population growth and related issues.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty-nine subject-specific terms including serf, riot, tsar, agrarian and feudalism feature in this speaking activity which will help students remember key vocabulary.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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You can do this fun interactive integrated speaking, reading and listening activity at any time. It suits the beginning of a new topic like ‘The Cold War’ to introduce new material, or the end of a topic to revise material already learned.
Author: Keith Kelly Type: Game, General lesson plan
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You can do this fun interactive integrated speaking, reading and listening activity at any time. It suits the beginning of a new topic like ‘Tourism’ to introduce new material, or the end of a topic to revise material already learned.
Author: Keith Kelly Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty-five question loops on different types of vegetables, the structure of plants and the characteristics of trees.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Introduce or revise the topic of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Economic Activity with this fun, whole class speaking activity.
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Twenty-four question loops on the main planets and stars, their position from the Sun and different types of eclipse.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty question loops on the characteristics of vertebrates, invertebrates, mammals and amphibians as well as specialist terms such as viviparous and oviparous.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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Twenty-six subject-specific terms feature in this speaking activity, which will help students remember key vocabulary associated with the American Revolution.
Author: Keith Kelly Type: General lesson plan
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Twenty-four question loops on a variety of reproduction vocabulary such as germinate, airborne and bulb for plants, zygote, placenta and umbilical cord for humans.
Type: Game, General lesson plan
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These teacher’s notes explain exactly how to create your very own question loops for any topic you have studied or are about to study with your class.
Type: General lesson plan, Reference material
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Your pupils will love these easy, fun and effective speaking activities that consolidate knowledge of popular CLIL topics such as animals, the human body and plants.
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