Getting to Know You ESL Activities, Games and Icebreakers
Do you have a secret?

In this intriguing getting to know you game, students discover secrets about their classmates by asking yes/no questions. First, students write secrets about themselves on cards. Each secret can be... read more
First Class Interview and Introduction

In this useful first day of class speaking activity, students write get to know you questions to ask a new classmate and then interview them and use... read more
Getting to Know You Survey

In this free getting to know you speaking activity, students conduct a survey to get to know their classmates and find out information about them... read more
Introduce your Friend to the Class

Here is a productive first day of class speaking activity to help students get to know each other. In the activity, students complete an introductory text by... read more
Are we compatible?

In this insightful getting to know you questions activity, students interview each other and share personal information to find people who would make compatible flatmates. In pairs, students take turns... read more
Can you tell me more?

In this engaging getting to know you speaking activity, students practice asking for details to questions and making conversation. First, in two groups, students write short answers to questions in numbered... read more
The Question is...

In this free getting to know you questions game, students race to make questions from answers given by other students. First, students read their question cards and complete sentences with answers that are true for them. Students then... read more
What do we have in common?

In this getting to know you speaking activity, students try to find things they have in common with their classmates by asking and answering getting to know you questions. First, students read personal... read more
Assumptions

In this light-hearted icebreaker game, students guess information about a partner and then form questions to ask them to find out the truth. Assign each student with a partner from the other... read more
Pair Introductions

In this first day of class icebreaker activity, students create getting to know you questions to ask a partner, interview them and use the information to introduce them... read more
Shapes of You

In this interesting getting to know you speaking activity, students ask questions and develop short conversations in order to get to know a partner. Students begin by writing short answers to prompts... read more
Shared Interests

In this engaging getting to know you board game, students practice asking questions and making true statements with both of us or neither of us about things... read more
Tell Us About...

This fun getting to know you board game can be used as an icebreaker activity on the first day of class to help students talk about themselves and become acquainted with one another. Students take... read more
That's Interesting!

Here is an enjoyable getting to know you speaking activity for the first day of class to help students find out interesting information about one another. First, students read incomplete statements and... read more
True or False?

In this free icebreaker game, students give true and false personal information and their classmates ask questions to help them decide if the information is true or false. First, students complete ten... read more
A to Z

This memorable getting to know you activity can be used as an icebreaker on the first day of class. In groups, students take turns picking up an alphabet card and reading the corresponding topic and... read more
Prepositions in Common

Here is a creative getting to know you activity to help students get to know a classmate and practice dependent prepositions at the same time. First, in two groups... read more
Tell the group about...

In this rewarding getting to know you game, students talk about various topics for one minute to help them get to know each other and improve fluency. In groups, students take turns picking up a card... read more