Warmers. Warm-up activities. Openers. Icebreakers. No matter what you call them, they are often rushed through before the ‘real lesson’ begins. What many teachers do not realise is that they can shape the entire lesson to come. A warmer can do true wonders: it can help students switch into English, feel less tense and make them want to talk. In classes with teenagers and adults especially, the beginning of the lesson often determines how the rest of the lesson will progress: if students start speaking immediately in a relaxed and playful way, the remainder of the class tends to . . .
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