Games III

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Language Aims:

To practice numbers from for example 0 to10.

Time:

10 minutes

Preparation:

You need a small ball such as a tennis ball.

Procedure:

1.

Ask students to stand up and make acircle.2.

Tell the students you will throw the ballto one of the students. That studentcatches the ball and then says any numberbetween 0 and 10 (e.g. "4")3.

The student on the right must then say thenumber that comes after (i.e."5"). Thestudent on the left says the number before(i.e."3"). Note: If the student who has theball says the number 10, the student onthe right says "0" and the student on theleft says "9". It is probably a good idea topractice this first to make sure studentsunderstand the rules of the game.4.

After the students say the numbers, thestudent who caught the ball throws it toanother student and Steps 2 and 3 arerepeated. If a student says an incorrectnumber, he/she must leave the circle.5.

The last student(s) left standing wins.

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Language Aims:

To practice reading, writing, speaking andlistening.

Time:

15 minutes.

Preparation:

Cut a suitable text into four (or more) piecesand attach the pieces on the wall somewherein the classroom so that the students caneasily see it.

Procedure:1.

Put the class into pairs. Tell students toprepare pen and paper.

2.

Pin or tape a few copies of the chosen texteither on the classroom walls or just outsidethe class. Students should not be able to readthe text from their seats.

3.

Explain that this is a race. Student 'A'should get up and run to the text, thenread and remember as much as they can.After this they must return to student 'B'and dictate what they have remembered.Student 'B' then writes this down.Students should change roles half waythrough the text. The first pair to rewritethe text (without spelling or other errors !)is the winner.

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Language Aims:

To review vocabulary or grammar pointsfrom previous lessons (e.g. tense forms,vocabulary of description, generalknowledge, prepositions, etc.)

Time:

15 - 20 minutes

Preparation:

Write down the questions you plan to ask thestudents. Move desks to the sides of theclassroom.

Procedure:

1.

Divide the class into two or three teamsof equal numbers. The students to bringthe chairs out into the middle of theroom.2.

Each team should form a row; studentssit in chairs one behind the other toform a line perpendicular to the whiteboard.3.

Assign each member of the teams anumber from 1 (front of the row) to themaximum number of team members(the end of the row).4.

Ask a question and then say anumber. For example, "What is the

opposite of 'up'? Number 5." Thestudent who is number 5 on each teamruns to the board to write theanswer. The first correct answer gets apoint for his/her team. Pushing,stealing the other team's pen, anderasing the other team's answer issubject to penalty.

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Language Aims:

To review word fields (transportation, job,moods, animals, …)

Time:

10 - 15 minutes

Preparation:

Make a list of 8 - 10 modes of transportation. Include the verb that goeswith the noun (e.g. ride a bicycle; drive acar; fly a plane).

Procedure:

1. Select a student to come up to the front of the class. Show the student the first phrase(e.g. ride a bicycle). Do not let the rest of the class see it.2. Tell the student to act out that actionwithout using any words orsounds. Encourage the student to exaggeratethe action.3. The other students try to guess verballywhat he/she is doing by making a sentence inthe present continuous tense (e.g. "You areriding a bicycle.").4. The student who says the completesentence correctly then gets to select aclassmate to go up and act out the nextphrase.

Variation

You can do this activity with all kinds of word families. Or let the student mime whatthey had for dinner last night.

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