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Activities

What's My Line?

• Level: Any level (depending on material chosen)

• Age Group: Any age

• e-Learning Mode: live or not

• # of Students: As many students as needed

Instructions:

This listening activity works as a homework activity or even in a face to face class if you have a connection to the internet. First, choose a series of movie trailers for movies that are out or coming out now (or any other online clip). Four to six should do. Watch each trailer and make a note of two phrases you hear in the trailer. Then add a “distractor”, a phrase that isn’t in the trailer but that could be. Give the students the title of the trailer and the three phrases. They have to watch the trailer and identify the distractor. This activity is always very popular, and learners can make their own “What’s my line” activities for a partner afterwards.

Credit: emoderationskills

Theory and Technique