Choose one of the lines below and compete to say something that is the most extreme version of that. Continue until everyone gives up or the examples become less extreme. Discuss which example was the most realistic and useful for you/ in normal life, then take turns choosing lines from below to do the same thing with.
- The most sympathetic reaction to bad news
- The most enthusiastic response to some gossip
- The longest thank you/ The most over-the-top thanks
- The deepest apology
- The best reason for your misdeed
- The most helpful offer
- The most persuasive invitation
- The most outrageous request that you can get someone to agree to
- The politest request
- The most emotional farewell/ The longest farewell
- The politest disagreement
- The strongest agreement
- The politest interruption of your partner’s story about yesterday
- The greatest number of polite interruptions in one minute
- The politest turning down of an invitation/ The best reason for turning down an invitation
- The politest refusal to help/ The best reason for refusing to help
- The most enthusiastic greeting
- The best advice for the problem your partner tells you
When your teacher stops you, share an extreme version and see if anyone can outdo you. Then share a most realistic and useful version and see if people agree.
Ask about anything above which you aren’t sure about, working together as a class to come up with extreme and realistic/ useful versions each time. Then in groups write down three different versions of each of the things above.
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