CREATIVE IDEAS

IN TEACHING ESL
STUDENTS
The Jeopardy
Game
By:
Elvera Nancie W Norman
SMK Perempuan Likas
18 May 2015

T H E J E O PA R DY G A M E

StudentCentered

Element of Collaborative
Group Work
Fun

This game can be

used to:
Prompt students to
make sentences
containing target
language
Practice grammar
structures
Go over reading
strategies
Review vocabulary
words and idioms

Materials Needed
Materials:
Special set of jeopardy index
cards
Use 4 colours for 4
categories
Write the question on one
side of the card
Write a number from 1 to 4
on the other side
Make a special card for the
topic category
Tape the cards so the same
colours are going down the
wall (vertical) and
the
same numbers are
going across the wall

How To Play
Divide students into 2-3
groups
Team 1 chooses the category
and value and tries to
answer the question or make
the sentence
If they succeed, they get the
number of points written on
the card
If they fail, the game moves
to the next team
Additional Rules:
Impose time limit of 10
seconds
Can make it an
individualised

Category
Category
Category
Category

1
2
3
4

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