Warm-up ideas

1. First, put students in groups of 2 or 3.
2. Next, tell the students that they are going to look at a picture for 30 seconds and that they must try and remember as many details as they can about the photo.
3. After 30 seconds, hide the photo and get students to write as many details as they can remember about the photo.

For example:

‘There’s a man sitting on the left hand side”

“There is a cup and spoon in front of the man”.

After, get the groups to count how many details they wrote. The group who has written the most details tells the rest of the class what they have written. The other groups compare their notes. After, look at the photo and see how well the remembered the photo.

Picture Tips: Choose photos related to the topic students are studying. It’s best to choose photos that have a lot of detail or action in them. Try and choose photos that students will know the vocabulary to describe.