Peer Teaching Presentation

Each student prepares and delivers a short lesson teaching classmates about a personal hobby, skill, or interest — combining presentation skills with genuine communicative purpose.

Procedure

1. Assign: Each student chooses a hobby, skill, or interest they know well (a sport, a game, a craft, cooking a dish, etc.).
2. Prepare: Students plan a 2–3 minute "lesson" explaining the basics to an absolute beginner. They should include visuals or a brief demonstration. Can be done in class or as homework.
3. Deliver: Students present one at a time (or in small groups to reduce pressure in larger classes).
4. Listen: Audience has a task — prepare 1–2 follow-up questions after each presentation.
5. Q&A: Presenter answers questions from the class.
6. Debrief: Class discusses what made certain presentations clear and engaging.

Variations

• Pair version: Students teach their partner, then the partner summarises what they learned to another pair.
• Demo format: If materials are available, students do a live demonstration (origami, a card trick, a recipe step).
• Peer feedback: Give audience a simple rubric (clear explanation, eye contact, interesting content) for constructive feedback.

Tips

• Not a first-day activity — you need to know students' levels to gauge how much scaffolding to provide.
• Set explicit expectations: time limit, no reading from notes, at least one visual aid.
• Emphasise that the topic should be something they genuinely enjoy — this produces far more natural and fluent language than assigned topics.
• For lower levels, reduce to 1–2 minutes and allow brief notes on a card.