After Christmas break, students are eager to talk about their holidays—making it the perfect time to practice Past Simple grammar. This Find Someone Who walk-the-room activity gets students moving, speaking, and forming their own questions based on holiday-themed prompts.
This winter ESL speaking activity includes a fun twist: before students begin mingling, they must write the correct Past Simple question for each prompt card. It's an ideal warm-up for the first lesson back, supporting both grammar accuracy and conversational fluency.
Example
Prompt: Find someone who ate cookies this Christmas
Student Question: Did you eat cookies this Christmas?
What’s Included
- 24 After-Christmas themed prompt cards (color + black & white)
- Student recording sheet for writing questions and collecting signatures
- Practice with Past Simple question formation, speaking, and listening
- Cards can be placed on desks, hung around the room, or passed between students
- All cards fit on a keyring for easy storage and yearly reuse
- Perfect low-prep January ESL activity
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Pair It With
For even more Past Tense practice, pair this activity with the Past Simple Verb Tenses Speaking Card Game —a great companion resource for follow-up small-group grammar work.
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