Put students into teams and give each person a famous identity. Set the scene with some background info - Tell the students their group is in a hot air balloon that is too heavy, and one person must jump/be pushed out of the balloon or else everyone will crash! They must fight for their position by debating!

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For higher level students, ask them to think of annoying habits that their colleagues do/might do (e.g. open the window when it’s cold, talking loudly on the phone, smoking in the building, etc.) Then put students into pairs/groups. First students have to confront their colleagues (choosing a few of the points brainstormed earlier) in a rude manner. Students always love this! It's lots of fun and a great way for them to de-stress after a...

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Put students into groups and have them sit in either circles or rows. Give each student a piece of paper and some coloured pencils. Tell students you are going to play some music and you want them to draw whatever comes into their heads. As the music is playing, all students should be drawing. After 20 or 30 seconds, stop the music. Students stop drawing and pass their picture to the person to the left...

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