‘Who’ll be the last to speak?’ is a five or ten minute ‘warmer ’. The teacher shows a picture of a famous person known to the whole group (for example, in Spain, Julio Iglesias). The first student says one thing that he knows about Julio Iglesias. For example, He ’s a singer .The second student says, He lives in Miami .The third student continues, He has dark hair .Statements cannot be repeated but can be challenged.

If the majority believes that something has been invented, the statement is not accepted. If a student cannot think of anything to say within ten seconds, he or she is ‘out ’.The last student to say something wins. As a follow up, the teacher can ask the class to think back and say something about the famous person that they found out during the activity. As an alternative, the activity can be used for pairwork, with a weaker or quieter student being paired with a stronger or more outgoing one. ‘Who’ll be the last to speak?’ works with children and adults, and with monolingual and multilingual classes at most levels.