This is a good speaking activity to use while you are waiting for latecomers to arrive.

Activity Name: Walking Questions         

Purpose:

To engage learners in speaking

Preparation time: 

10-15 minutes

Materials:  

Cut-up questions

Preparation:  

On a piece of paper, write out 10-15 questions that are suitable for your learners in terms of language ability and relevancy. Cut the questions up into strips and tape them up around the room.

Procedure:

1. As learners come into the room, tell them to walk around and read the questions.
2. Tell learners to take one question and ask it to a person they are standing nearby.
3. Give learners time to ask each other their questions and give answers.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 two or three times.

Variations:

You may choose to focus your questions on a particular grammatical structure or vocabulary theme.