Games 2.pdf

Number Toss

Language Aims:

To practice numbers from for example 0 to

10.

Time:

10 minutes

Preparation:

You need a small ball such as a tennis ball.

Procedure:

Ask students to stand up and make a

circle.

Tell the students you will throw the ball

to one of the students. That student

catches the ball and then says any number

between 0 and 10 (e.g. "4")

The student on the right must then say the

number that comes after (i.e."5"). The

student on the left says the number before

(i.e."3"). Note: If the student who has the

ball says the number 10, the student on

the right says "0" and the student on the

left says "9". It is probably a good idea to

practice this first to make sure students

understand the rules of the game.

After the students say the numbers, the

student who caught the ball throws it to

another student and Steps 2 and 3 are

repeated. If a student says an incorrect

number, he/she must leave the circle.

The last student(s) left standing wins.

Running dictation

Language Aims:

To practice reading, writing, speaking and

listening.

Time:

15 minutes.

Preparation:

Cut a suitable text into four (or more) pieces

and attach the pieces on the wall somewhere

in the classroom so that the students can

easily see it.

Procedure:

1. Put the class into pairs. Tell students to

prepare pen and paper.

2. Pin or tape a few copies of the chosen text

either on the classroom walls or just outside

the class. Students should not be able to read

the text from their seats.

3. Explain that this is a race. Student 'A'

should get up and run to the text, then

read 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 way

through the text. The first pair to rewrite

the text (without spelling or other errors !)

is the winner.

Word race

Language Aims:

To review vocabulary or grammar points

from previous lessons (e.g. tense forms,

vocabulary of description, general

knowledge, prepositions, etc.)

Time:

15 - 20 minutes

Preparation:

Write down the questions you plan to ask the

students. Move desks to the sides of the

classroom.

Procedure:

Divide the class into two or three teams

of equal numbers. The students to bring

the chairs out into the middle of the

room.

Each team should form a row; students

sit in chairs one behind the other to

form a line perpendicular to the white

board.

Assign each member of the teams a

number from 1 (front of the row) to the

maximum number of team members

(the end of the row).

Ask a question and then say a

number. For example, "What is the

opposite of 'up'? Number 5." The

student who is number 5 on each team

runs to the board to write the

answer. The first correct answer gets a

point for his/her team. Pushing,

stealing the other team's pen, and

erasing the other team's answer is

subject to penalty.

Mime

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 goes

with the noun (e.g. ride a bicycle; drive a

car; 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 action

without using any words or

sounds. Encourage the student to exaggerate

the action.

3. The other students try to guess verbally

what he/she is doing by making a sentence in

the present continuous tense (e.g. "You are

riding a bicycle.").

4. The student who says the complete

sentence correctly then gets to select a

classmate to go up and act out the next

phrase.

Variation

You can do this activity with all kinds of

word families. Or let the student mime what

they had for dinner last night.

Vocabulary Anagram

Language Aims:

A simple activity to expose students to a

particular lesson topic and to help them

recall and expand their vocabulary.

Time:

10 minutes

Preparation:

None

Procedure:

Put the class into pairs or groups of three.

Write the phrase 'Happy New Year' (or

any other word or phrase of your choice)

on the board and tell students that they

have five minutes to make as many words

as possible from the letters in Happy New

Year. They can only use the letters once

and may not add any letters that are not in

the word or phrase.

3. Explain that the group with the most

words wins. At the end of 5 minutes ask

the groups to count their words to

determine the winner.

Check the winning groups answers. The

group to call out the words whilst you

write them on the board. You may also

like to follow up by inviting other

members of the class add other words that

the winning group missed.

Variation

Ask your students to write a story that

includes all the words on the board.

What’s that?

Language Aims:

To review the names of things found in a

classroom.

Time:

10 minutes

Preparation:

Look around the classroom and make a list

of the names of about ten items.

Procedure:

1. Tell students you're going to do a quick

vocabulary quiz with them so they need

to have a pen and a piece of rough paper.

2. Tell them that you will point to something

in the room and they must write down the

English word for that object. (They are

not allowed to talk or share answers with

other students or use their dictionaries.)

3. Say "Number 1" and point to an object

(e.g. a chair). The students then write

down the word for that object on their

paper: In the example they would write

down: 1. chair.

4. Then say "Number 2" and point to a

different object. (This could be something

more difficult like the whiteboard or a

cassette recorder.) Students continue to

write the words for these things on their

paper.

5. Continue until you have pointed to about

10 things around the room. (These could

include: a pencil case, a schoolbag, a

dictionary, the light switch, a whiteboard

marker, etc.) Then tell students to stop

writing.

6. Students can then compare answers or you

can do a check of their answers straight

away by pointing again to the items and

asking students for the English words.

(You will need to refer to the list you

made before class to help you remember

the order of the items.) Write the correct

spelling of these words on the board so

that students can check their answers and

correct any pronunciation errors as

students say the names of the objects.

Word tennis

Language Aims:

To practise or revise any vocabulary group

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