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Keep the conversation peer centred: plenty of pair or small group collaboration.
Avoid asking discussion questions around the class: this puts them in the spotlight and causes
potential embarrassment in front of friends. You also risk dominating the talk.
Give them a concrete list of statements or opinions: help them to choose their own ideas. Dont
expect them to have fully formed opinions on all things teenage!
Keep to fairly short discussion activities (15 minutes): until you know what they like and they feel
relaxed enough with you to talk freely.
Feedback on errors after speaking should be general: try to avoid drawing attention to individual
students errors or they will be reluctant to speak next time.
Discussion activities
Here are some stimulating discussion topics which have worked well with teenagers. The main
features of these topics are that they
a) draw on students personal experience
b) ask students to reflect on their own culture and attitudes
c) give students a concrete decision to make with their peers.
Teenage time capsule
Each group of students is going to bury a box in the ground for future generations to find. This
box will contain 5 photos (or objects) which will tell young people in the future about life at the
start of the third millennium in their country and/or school.
Students must choose their objects/photos together and each member of the group describes it to
the rest of the class or another group. Explain why it is important and what it tells of life today.