2.  (Optional). Give them a minute or two to think about what they want to say (a bit of silent planning time goes a long way in increasing how much they will say.).

3.    Students work in pairs. They stand, facing each other. One is the speaker and the other is the mirror. The speakers talk about the topic, using a lot of gestures as the speak. Mirrors listens. The also imitate all the gestures, reversing them as a mirror would (i.e., if the speaker moves her left leg, the mirror moves his right). The mirror can ask questions.

*    Beginners might find it difficult to mirror actions, listen and ask questions at the same time. In that case, you might ask them just do the mirror actions and listening. They wait until after the activity to ask two or three questions.

     Variation: Crazy mirrors. Instead of mirroring the action, the mirror does an opposite action. For example, the speaker raises her right arm, the mirror could lower is left art. The speaker touches her head, the mirror touches his leg, etc(RB)

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