TEACHER'S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Have You Ever Bingo

Activity Type Introduction

Listening and speaking In this 'Have you ever...?' game, students find c lassmates who
activity have had the experiences shown on a bingo card.

Procedure
Language Focus
Give each student a bingo card.
Present perfect for
experience
Explain that the students are going to play a game of bingo where
'Have you ever...?' they ask and answer present perfect 'Have you ever...?' questions
questions and short to find classmates who have had the experiences shown on their
answers bingo card.

Aim
To play a game of bingo
by asking and answering
'Have you ever...?'
questions.
Preparation
Make one copy of the
worksheet for every eight
students and cut into
bingo cards as indicated.
Make enough copies to
play several rounds.
Level
Elementary (A1-A2)
Time
30 minutes
Students do this by changing each verb on their bingo card into its
past participle form and creating a present perfect question with
'ever' from the prompt, e.g. if the prompt was 'lose some money',
the student would say 'Have you ever lost some money?'
Go through the vocabulary on the cards and remind the students
how to form past participle verbs and present perfect questions
with 'ever'.
Students then walk around the classroom asking 'Have you
ever...?' questions from the prompts on their card.
When a classmate answers 'Yes, I have', the student writes down
their name under the prompt in the space provided.
The first student to get three names in a row, either horizontally,
vertically, or diagonally shouts 'Bingo!' This student wins the first
round.
Students then continue the game to see who can complete all
nine squares with names. The first student to do this shouts out
'Bingo!' This student wins the second round.
Play several rounds. Make sure students receive a different bingo
card each time they play.

Afterwards, have a class feedback session. Ask students whose

names they have written on their bingo card and ask the students
in question to explain more about their experiences.

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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Have You Ever Bingo

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someone cry holiday late night money diary

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write a fly in an go ice lose your see the fly in a

poem airplane skating keys sunrise helicopter

see a play table have an break a go to be on

ghost tennis x-ray vase Europe TV

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