The new school year is inexorably swinging itself into view around the headland of summmer and general chilling out.

For the start of the new school year an adaption of speed dating is always a sure fire way to get people up, talking and involved, and it also works great with language exchange groups.

Everybody is paired of with a partner and they have to  find out as much information about their new colleague within  a few short minutes. Then I call time and everybody swaps and sits with a anew partner, this goes on until every member of the class has spoken to eeveryone else. Then they report the most interesting facts and anecdotes from their question and answer session.

Fun with the accent on free speaking and low stress levels to help put the group in the right frame of mind for the new year:)