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Games and Activities Vocabulary @ Games and Activities Peter Watcyn-Jones To Ani & Gareth Day for good food and inspiration at their Garuda Indonesian restaurant in Swansea Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. ISBN 0 582 46565 6 ‘This edition published 2002 Copyright © Peter Watcyn-lones 2001 ‘The moral right of the author has been asserted. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders in every case. The publishers would be interested to hear from any not acknowledged. Designed and typeset by Ferdinand Pageworks Ilustrations by Mark Davis, Jean de Lemos and Ross Thomson Printed in Spain by Mateu Cromo S.A., Pinto, Madrid All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. 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Contents Introduction Part 1 Teacher's notes Part 2 Material for photocopying Key Words Game/Activity Time X | Key te contents table 7 | Activity ype Preparation pinto Ly thansout coy ir work several handouts to coy 39 | ems 0 lous to copy we 1 handout to copy and 157, Me SB) ote Hig oreo SB Soap teacherted activity handout io Be cat up ino sg BB) sesera pieces or nto cards Key vecabulary/Topic Activity Preparation Pages type Beginner/Elementary 1 Icebreaker 20mins Various nouns: 4 Q 1/al bingo 1 Led, chait, envelope, plate, etc. 2 Stepping 10 mins __ Common verbs: it 1/4243 stones climb, cook, cry, dance, etc. o 3. Alphabet 10 mins Pairs of letters (those that usually 2/44-46 feet me cause meblense S&S Bp JG, FA, UY, JA, atc. 4 Find the 25 mins Food and drink words: 2/47-49 differences a cake, a sausage, a cup of coffee, iM 0 a pizza, etc. 5 Howdothey 20mins Adjectives to describe people: ry 3/80 Took? fat, bored, well-built, frightened, tit ER sad, happy, etc. 6 Picture 20 mins Parts of the body words: 3/51-82 crossword: arm, back, chin, knee, etc. Mit OO Parts of the body 7 Who'swhoin 15 mins Relatives; my 4/53 the family? brother, sister, uncle, cousin, ete. Aa (Logic problem) 8 Matching 25 mins Verbs to talk about your life: 4/5455 pairs: Verbs tobebom tostertschool tot = AK MR BS to talk about married, etc. your life 9 Halfa 30 mins Various verbs: S/S6-57 crossword: bite, cay, cough, cry, draw, Me AA Useful verbs: dream, etc. 10 20-square: 20mins _ Categories of words: 3/58 Aad one apple, bons, per gra, deg, worse, MAREE DAB more word tion (animals), ete. 11 Complete the 20 mins Various nouns, verbs and adjectives: 6/59 sentences address, beard, butcher, ride, thank, afraid, disappointed, etc. MS D8 Game/Activity Time Key vocabulary/Topic Activity Preparation Pages type 12 Noughts & 10-15 mins Various objects in the home: ith LD AQ 7150-01 crosses: per game a fiidge, a cooker, a bookcase, zl Things in a screwdriver, etc. the home Elementary/Pre-intermediate 13 True or 20-25 mins Various words: +k Bo 8/62 false? 1 umbrella, bucket, saucepan, Dutch, belt, ete. 14 A jigsaw 18 mins Various 5-letter words: 9/63-64 problem 1 sleep, round, shelf, glass, brown, it C dirty, ete. 15 Nationalities 20 mins Various nationalities: 9165-66 crossword Australian, Chinese, Mexican, Scottish, rv MA 6 French, ete. ¥6 Group the __20mins Various nouns grouped under 10/67-68 words: Nouns headings: at 38) Pets and farm: animals: cow, duck, goat, Kitten, puppy Things in the kitchen: dishwasher, freezer, tea towel, oven, tin opener, etc. 17 Matching 20 mins Adjectives to describe people: 10/69-70 pairs: ‘generous, honest, last, shy, tt AF Adjectives to romantic, etc. describe people 18 Alphabet fun 10-15 mins Letters of the alphabet and uA ordinal numbers: it Lb consonant, vowel, fourth, tenth etc. 19 Ice-breaker 20mins Various words: 11/72 bingo 2 rabbit, fortnight, cucumber, sharp, sit a arrive, prison, etc. 20 Picture 20 mins Various sports and hobbies: 12/73-74 crossword: cricket, painting, photography, Mitt OC Sports and football, etc. hobbies 21 Who won the 10mins Various words to do with football: 12/75 European Cup? beat, lost scorea goat emifinal ec, KE ME =O (Logic problem) 22 Ask the right 20mins Various nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc: 12/7677 question hungry, ent, lp! a night, Ht AB expensive, etc. 23 Board game: 20-25 mins Clothes and accessories: 13/78-79 Clothes & boots, watch, shirt, tights, pyjamas, it B38 accessories earrings, etc. 24 Halfa 30-35 mins Adjectives: 14/80-81 crossword: rue, diffcut, exciting, tate, modem, ARK o Useful adjectives etc. Gume/Activity Time Key vocabulary/Topic Activity Preparation Pages type Pre-intermediate/Intermediate 25 Find someone 20 mins Various words 14/82-84 gS 8 who 26 Bingo: British- 10 mins __British-American English: 15/85-88 American per game _liff-elevator, taxi-cab, motorway— S pe English freeway, etc. 27 Prepositions 10 mins Various adjectives followed by 16/89 maze prepositions: Ht a interested in, fond of, tired of, famous for, ete. 28 20-square: 20 mins Opposites: 17/90 Opposites shrp-blint, mecn-senerus,to AR SB OA fait-to succeed, profit-toss, etc. 29 A jigsaw 15mins Various é-letter words: it QD 7a problem 2 Sweden, nephew, salary, recipe, etc. 30 AZ 15-20 mins Various words: it p 7s Wictionary architect, bracelet, disappear, jury, etc. quiz. 1) 31 Cross them ‘Various categories of words: 38/95 out Speaking: shout, whisper make KR ESE GB a speech Mines and pain: cold, headache, temperature, sore throat, etc. 32 Making 20-25 mins Various words: 19/96 sentences, goverment neighbour, sensitive, — fs bribe, rush, prejudiced, on holiday, etc. 33 Who drives 15 mins Various words: 20/87 which car? neither, nor, bigger, smaller, etc, A it A {Logic problem) 34 Board game: 20 mins Various prepositions: Ht a 20/ Prepositions per game _on, in, at, among, over, through, etc. 98-100 38 Dominoes: 20mins Various phrasal verbs, ttt 20/ Phrasal verbs fall out - quarrel, o 101-102 ook into — investigate, etc. 36 True or 20-25 mins Various words: Rm 21/103 false? 2 fed up, hostage, sub-tittes, recipe, etc. AE A Intermediate/Upper Intermediate 37 Ice-breaker 20 mins_—_Various words: tit my 22/104 bingo 3 nightmare, daffodil, drawing pin, ‘compulsory, tortoise, etc. 38 Two words 1Smins The end of one word is the 23/105-106 for one beginning of a new one: h Q cheap-apple, stale-teek, keen-enemy, etc. 39 AZ 20mins Various words, exch starting with a 23/107 (Dictionary different letter of the alphabet: At a quiz 2) annual, burglar, continent, depressed, etc. 40 20-square: — 20mins Confusing words: 24/108 Confusing foreigner-stranger, lucky-happy, sg Osa words recipe-receipt, etc. vit viii Game/Activity Time Key vocabulary/Topic ‘Activity Preparation Pages type 41 Noughts & 10-15 mins crosses: per game Spelling Spelling of various word: +i accommodation, biscuit, diary, excellent, etc. BSB os-tt0 42 Vocabulary 30-40 mins sets Sets of cards each dealing with a specific area of vocabulary. At Teachers choose five to use from: Describing character and personality; Cars and motoring; House and itome; Books, etc.; Travel and holidays; Desoribing moods and feelings A 26/111-114 48 Anagrams 20 mins crossword ‘All clues are anagrams: toga-goat, singer-resign, Ht att admirer-married, etc. 0 27/115-116 44 The definition 30 mins Various nouns, verbs and adjectives: amir game accident bighended siy hive ete, MAES] AB 45 Dominoes: 20 mins Compound adjectives: ih : 28/ Compound best-selling, brand-new, BD 8 nsi20 adjectives easy-going, etc. 46 Vocabulary 25-30 mins Vazious phrasal verbs and adjectives: pg Ps 28/121-122 Quizzes per quiz fall through, go with, vain, delicious, furious, etc. 47 Word- 20 mins Various words: 29/123-124 building successful, ats, decison, please, KR ARK Bb crossword strength, etc. 48 True or 20-25 mins Various words: = 30/125 false? 3 bicker dimple, deretc sip oad, AK ARK rung, ete. Upper Intermediate/Advanced 49 Findeight — 20mins Various words, all connected ‘th SB, 3126127 words in some way: = Name an irritating habit; Name a . jab where you have to talk a lot; ‘Name a word to do with love and marriage; etc. 50 Half a 30mins Various nouns, verbs and adjective 31/128-129 crossword: barrister, bilingual, boast, chess, att 6 Various words confused, otc. 51 Board game: 20 mins "Various veib + noun collocations: pag. 32) Verb+noun per game ask permission/the way, break a BB ote collocations Jeg/one’s heart, catch a cold/a bus, change your mindi/gear, cut someone deadjone’s losses, etc. 52 Avisit tothe 15mins Medical complaints: Mt 33/133 doctor sore throat, backache, migraine, (Logic problem) hay fever, etc. $3 20-square: 20 mins Ambiguous headlines. Students try 33/134 Ambiguous to give both meanings:

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