Lion Tamer

Practises: yes/no questions

Teacher prepares stickers with a profession on each one. The stickers are affixed to students' foreheads. Students try to discover their own profession by asking yes/no questions (do I work at night? am I rich? do I wear a uniform?) in turn. Works best in smallish groups.

Students should be encouraged to think of the usual question words (where do I work? when do I work? why? who? how? how much? etc) and to formulate appropriate yes/no questions to obtain the required information.

Some suggested "professions":

lion-tamer
top model
brain surgeon
president
hypnotist
lavatory attendant
astronaut
X-film actor/actress
bodyguard
trapeze artist
prostitute
monk
strip-tease artist
professional killer
table tennis player
drug dealer
funeral director
magician
clown
English teacher