Things in Common

Ways of improving class cohesion while practicing loads of language

As any good host or hostess will know, showing people that they have things like their hobbies and hometowns in common is the best way to improve the atmosphere and make sure that everyone gets along. Not only is this also true in the language classroom, but getting students to find things in common with each other is also a great language activity as it means that they have to think carefully about what they say and listen carefully to their partner’s responses. As you will see below, it can also be used for lots of different language points and with very different kinds of classes.