This is an activity which my students love. When in the hotseat, they cannot answer �yes � or �no �, so they have to think of ways round it. If they do, I bang my pen against the the metal bin and they are out.  Keep it lively. Can you get them moving? For example, if they �ve read something or watched something, put some terms on flipchart paper, e.g place/character/action and they have to go round writing things - or sticking cards -  in the right place (categories.)

For a reading activity, stick the passage in 3 or 4 places on the classroom wall. Put the students in pairs and give them a grid to complete, or a set of questions. Only one student can go to the wall to do the reading. He has to report back to his partner. He can go as many times as he likes to collect the info. His partner can go once to check. 

Just a few ideas! I know it �s not easy.

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From my experience, even hyper types love speaking activities which follow a short listening activity with content that relates to the topic of the lesson and at the same time to the real life situations.

Here �s how it goes:

they do a while-listening fill in the gaps activity based on a dialogue/short conversation

then they work in pairs to change the underlined phrases with the phrases offered in the prompts (there they have a variety of choices)

then they role-play their dialogues in pairs

The noise level during this activity is quite high but it �s controlable (you have to move around the class and follow what they are doing, offering help when needed), but your teens are very much involved and they learn things easier.

Another thing is motivation. Even those of my students who don �t like English eagerly do the task (if you give clear instructions) if they know they �ll get a mark for it.

Sophia