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Activities may be brisk and fast moving or slow and reflective( such as reading a text and responding in writing).
TEMPO/PACE/RHYTHM
The learners work on their own/pairs/groups or as a whole class.
CLASSROOM ORGANISATION/MANAGEMENT/INTERACTION
Activities may be based on the written or the spoken language ad within these the learners are asked to either to produce (speak write) or receive (listen, read).
SKILLS
Activities may be seen as easy and non-demanding or difficult, requiring concentration and effort.
diffficulty
Both the language teaching point and the (nonlinguistic) topic may change from one activity to another.
topic
Activities vary also in mood: light and fun-based versus serious and profound happy versus sad; tense versus relaxed.
mood
Some activities enliven and excite learners (such as controversial discussions or activities that involve physical movement); others, like dictations have the effect of calming them down
stir/settle
learners may be activated in a way that encourages their own initiative or they may be required to do as they are told
active/passive
