Language Acts for Teachers

8/6/2019 Language Acts for Teachers

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yy GrammarGrammar doesn'tdoesn't havehave toto bebe somethingsomething thatthat

studentsstudents strugglestruggle toto memorizememorize fromfrom aa

textbooktextbook.. InIn fact,fact, thatthat rarelyrarely eveneven worksworks

yy StudentsStudents learnlearn grammargrammar muchmuch betterbetter whenwhen

theythey havehave aa chancechance toto useuse itit withinwithindifferentdifferent contextscontexts..

yy GamesGames areare aa greatgreat wayway toto teachteach grammargrammarbecausebecause theythey keepkeep studentsstudents engagedengaged andand

learninglearning..


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yy GamesGames requirerequire themthem toto talktalk withwith oneone another,another, holdhold

theirtheir attentionattention andand helphelp themthem toto relax,relax, notnotworryingworrying aboutabout makingmaking mistakesmistakes..

yy They also help students absorb grammaticalThey also help students absorb grammatical

conventions naturally and thoroughly.conventions naturally and thoroughly.


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22.. BingoBingo

GiveGive eacheach studentstudent aa bingobingo cardcard withwith

wordswords thatthat representrepresent differentdifferent partsparts ofofspeechspeech..

StudentsStudents willwill searchsearch theirtheir cardscards forfor

suchsuch words,words, placingplacing aa bingobingo chipchip onon anyany

thatthat matchmatch..


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coldcold hehe latelate

smartsmart

oftenoften

spyspy slowlyslowlyseesee thesethese

looklook FREEFREE totowhowho tootoo

peacepeace forfor itselfitselfcobcob becausebecause

earlyearly fewfew intointoladlad wewe

oceanocean


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33.. CommandCommand PrepositionsPrepositions

DivideDivide studentsstudents intointo eighteight teamsteams andand

havehave themthem guessguess thethe prepositionpreposition thatthatdescribesdescribes youryour actionaction.. ForFor example,example, youyou couldcould

setset aa pencilpencil "in""in" aa pencilpencil holderholder oror restrest youryour

handhand "on""on" aa bookbook..


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44.. CorrectCorrect thethe SentencesSentences RaceRace

WriteWrite 1010--1515 sentencessentences thatthat containcontain anan

errorerror onon thethe boardboard..DivideDivide thethe classclass intointo eighteight teamsteams..

TheThe teamsteams racerace toto catchcatch andand correctcorrect allall thethe

errorserrors inin thethe sentences,sentences, writingwriting theirtheir answersanswersonon aa sheetsheet ofof paperpaper..


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11.. II dodo notnot knowknow thatthat girlsgirls..

22.. ItIt waswas meme whowho firstfirst foundfound thatthatreferencereference forfor ourour groupgroup projectproject..

33.. TheThe strangestrange noisenoise startledstartled theythey..

44.. ThereThere shouldshould bebe nono quarrelquarrel betweenbetweenSarahSarah andand hehe..

55.. IfIf youyou werewere meme whichwhich ofof thisthis twotwo shirtsshirts

wouldwould youyou buybuy..


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5. Word Association Relay5. Word Association Relay

Useful for practicing spelling.Useful for practicing spelling.

EachEach teamteam thenthen sendssends aa studentstudent toto thetheboardboard toto writewrite downdown anan associatedassociated

wordword.. ifif thethe firstfirst wordword isis apple,apple, thethe

studentstudent couldcould followfollow withwith wordswords suchsuch asasbanana,banana, redred oror fruitfruit..

AfterAfter writingwriting aa word,word, thethe studentstudent returnsreturns

toto thethe backback ofof hishis lineline andand thethe nextnext personpersontakestakes aa turnturn..


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SetSet aa timetime limitlimit..

WhenWhen thethe gamegame isis over,over, checkcheck bothboth wordword

listslists.. GiveGive pointspoints forfor eacheach correctlycorrectly spelledspelled

wordword..

ForFor extraextra speakingspeaking practicepractice andand vocabularyvocabularyreview,review, havehave studentsstudents explainexplain whywhy eacheach

wordword waswas chosenchosen..


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6. Fill in the Blanks

Suitable for individuals or teams of all

ages.Prepare a simple list of words that all

have one or two letters missing.

Give students a list and have themcompete to be the first to fill in the

blanks correctly.

Customize the game to suit moreadvanced students by using paragraphs

with entire words missing.


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ExamplesExamples::

r ___ r ___r ___ r ___

(uncommon)(uncommon)

i ___ d ___ s t ___ i ___ ___ ___i ___ d ___ s t ___ i ___ ___ ___

(hardworking)(hardworking)

c ___ m ___ l ___ ___ a t ___ ___c ___ m ___ l ___ ___ a t ___ ___

( complex, difficult )( complex, difficult )

w ___ r ___ tw ___ r ___ t( superlative of bad )( superlative of bad )

i ___ f ___ r m ___ ___ i ___ ei ___ f ___ r m ___ ___ i ___ e

( full of information )( full of information )

aa ee

nn uu rr oo uu ss

oo pp ii cc ee dd

oo ss

nn oo aa tt vv


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77.. HeadsHeads andand TailsTails

StartStart byby callingcalling outout aa randomrandom wordword..

TheThe nextnext personperson mustmust useuse thethe lastlastletterletter of of thatthat wordword toto comecome upup

withwith aa newnew oneone.. ForFor example,example, ifif

thethe startingstarting wordword isis cat,cat, thethe nextnext

wordword mightmight bebe treetree

GiveGive studentsstudents stricterstricter guidelinesguidelines totoincreaseincrease thethe game'sgame's levellevel ofof difficultydifficulty..

DoDo notnot allowallow repeatsrepeats..


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GiveGive studentsstudents stricterstricter guidelinesguidelines toto

increaseincrease thethe game'sgame's levellevel ofof difficultydifficulty..

DoDo notnot allowallow repeatsrepeats.. RestrictRestrict wordswords toto aa specificspecific categorycategory

oror onlyonly allowallow wordswords thatthat containcontain aa

certaincertain numbernumber ofof lettersletters..


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ExamplesExamples::

cacatttretreee

employeemployeeeeaeatt

teacheteacherrrazorazorr


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88.. SpellingSpelling RelayRelay

DivideDivide thethe studentsstudents intointo eighteight teamsteams..

Tell teams that you will give them aTell teams that you will give them a word toword tospell.spell.

Once you say go, students can go upOnce you say go, students can go up to theto the

board one at a time and beginboard one at a time and begin to write theto write theword.word.

Each team member can write only oneEach team member can write only one

letter, before moving back to his lineletter, before moving back to his lineand giving the chalk to the next teamand giving the chalk to the next team

member.member.


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If a student sees an error in theIf a student sees an error in the spelling ofspelling of

his team, he can use hishis team, he can use his turn to erase theturn to erase the

incorrect letters.incorrect letters. If the incorrect letter is three or fourIf the incorrect letter is three or four lettersletters

back, he must erase all of theback, he must erase all of the lettersletters

leading back to the incorrectleading back to the incorrect one.one. If a student erases a letter or group ofIf a student erases a letter or group of

letters, that move constitutes hisletters, that move constitutes his turn.turn.


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TheThe lastlast studentstudent toto answeranswer onceonce thethe wordword

hashas beenbeen correctlycorrectly spelledspelled circlescircles thethe wordword

toto indicateindicate completioncompletion.. IfIf thethe teamteam hashas spelledspelled thethe wordword correctly,correctly,

theythey winwin aa pointpoint..

IfIf theythey havehave notnot spelledspelled thethe wordword correctly,correctly, thethe

otherother teamteam cancan continuecontinue toto spellspell thethe wordword

correctlycorrectly andand winwin thethe pointpoint..

TallyTally thethe pointspoints andand declaredeclare thethe teamteam withwith

thethe mostmost pointspoints atat thethe endend ofof thethe gamegame thethewinnerswinners..


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99.. PartsParts ofof SpeechSpeech BasketballBasketball

CreateCreate aa listlist ofof4040 toto 5050 wordswords.. IncludeInclude

nouns,nouns, verbs,verbs, adjectiveadjective andand adverbsadverbs onon thisthislistlist..

CollectCollect fourfour emptyempty trashcans,trashcans, andand labellabel

eacheach trashcantrashcan withwith oneone partpart ofof speechspeech usingusingcomputercomputer oror constructionconstruction paperpaper..

Divide them into eight teams.Divide them into eight teams.

Ask each student to stay in his seatAsk each student to stay in his seat untiluntilhis turn.his turn.


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CallCall upup oneone studentstudent atat aa time,,time,, andand givegive

thethe studentstudent aa sheetsheet ofof paperpaper fromfrom thethe

setset.. OnceOnce thethe studentstudent receivesreceives thethe sheetsheet of of

paper,paper, hehe needsneeds toto holdhold itit upup toto hishis

classmatesclassmates andand readread thethe wordword onon thethesheetsheet..

AskAsk thethe studentstudent toto identifyidentify thethe partpart of of

speechspeech ofof thethe wordword aloudaloud..

TheThe classmatesclassmates givegive aa thumbsthumbs upup ifif hehe isis

rightright andand aa thumbsthumbs downdown ifif hehe isis incorrectincorrect..


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,,thethe otherother teamteam cancan comecome upup andand guess,guess,

stealingstealing thethe pointpoint..

OnceOnce aa studentstudent hashas correctlycorrectly identifiedidentifiedthethe partpart ofof speechspeech ofof thethe wordword inin

question,question, allowallow thethe studentstudent toto

crumplecrumple upup thethe paperpaper andand taketake aashotshot forfor thethe cancan labeledlabeled withwith thatthat

partpart ofof speechspeech..

IfIf thethe studentstudent makesmakes thethe shot,shot, awardaward hishisteamteam twotwo pointspoints..


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,,them one point, rewardingthem one point, rewarding them for thethem for the

correct part of speechcorrect part of speech identification.identification.

IfIf hehe guessesguesses incorrectly,incorrectly, aa membermember ofofthethe otherother teamteam cancan comecome upup andand guess,guess,

stealingstealing thethe pointpoint..

OnceOnce aa studentstudent hashas correctlycorrectly identifiedidentifiedthethe partpart of of speechspeech of of thethe wordword inin

question,question, allowallow thethe studentstudent toto

crumplecrumple upup thethe paperpaper andand taketake aa shotshot forforthethe cancan labeledlabeled withwith thatthat partpart ofof speechspeech..


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1010.. SpellSpell BoundBound

StudentsStudents areare askedasked toto circlecircle aroundaround aa

groupgroup ofof chairschairs asas musicmusic playsplays.. WhenWhen thethe musicmusic stops,stops, thethe personperson thatthat

remainsremains standingstanding mustmust challengechallenge aa

seatedseated personperson toto spellspell aa wordword.. IfIf thethe challengedchallenged personperson spellsspells itit

IfIf hehe doesdoes notnot spellspell itit correctly,correctly, thenthen thethe

challengerchallenger takestakes hishis placeplace..


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1111.. RoleRole PlayingPlaying

rrEncourageEncourage thethe classclass toto talktalk aboutabout aa varietyvariety

ofof professions,professions, socialsocial positionspositions ororidentifiableidentifiable peoplepeople withinwithin societysociety..

rrGuideGuide thethe studentsstudents toto discussdiscuss particularparticular

characteristicscharacteristics associatedassociated withwith eacheach typetypeofof personperson..

rr AskAsk eacheach studentstudent toto pickpick oneone kindkind of of

personperson hehe wouldwould likelike toto changechange rolesroleswithwith..


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rr LetLet eacheach studentstudent drawdraw aa scenarioscenario fromfrom aa

containercontainer..

rr WriteWrite situationssituations inin thethe formform of of aasentencesentence onon thethe paperpaper stripsstrips andand dropdrop

themthem intointo aa containercontainer..


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1212.. PuppetPuppet TheatreTheatre

AA puppetpuppet theatretheatre isis entertainingentertaining andand

appropriateappropriate forfor allall gradegrade levelslevels.. ItIt providesprovides studentsstudents withwith anan

opportunityopportunity toto interactinteract andand buildbuild

theirtheir communicationscommunications skillsskills.. ProvideProvide aa boxbox stagestage forfor thethe classclass andand aa

varietyvariety ofof puppetspuppets..


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EachEach smallsmall groupgroup mustmust thenthen createcreate

aa storystory forfor theirtheir puppetspuppets EncourageEncourage

thethe studentsstudents toto bebe creativecreative oror simple,simple,dependingdepending onon theirtheir languagelanguage

capabilitiescapabilities atat thethe timetime ofof thethe lessonlesson..

GiveGive eacheach teamteam nono moremore thanthan fivefive

minutesminutes toto performperform..


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1313.. TELEGRAMSTELEGRAMS // MESSAGESMESSAGES

EachEach studentstudent triestries toto writewrite aa telegramtelegram (or(or shortshort ee--

mailmail message!)message!) usingusing thethe lettersletters ofof theirtheir namename asas thethe

initialinitial lettersletters ofof thethe wordswords

ee..gg.. TEDTED ==

LONDONLONDON::

ENGLANDENGLAND::TOKYOTOKYO::

JAPANJAPAN::

SWEDENSWEDEN::

TreasureTreasure EveryEvery DayDay..

LivingLiving OnOn NothingNothing DrivesDrives OneOne NutsNuts..

EveryEvery NiceNice GirlGirl LovesLoves AA NonNon--alcoholicalcoholicDrinkDrink..

LivingLiving OnOn NothingNothing DrivesDrives OneOne NutsNuts..

JokesJokes AboutAbout PoliticiansPoliticians AreAre NormalNormal..

SociableSociable WomenWomen EatEat DoughnutsDoughnuts EveryEveryNightNight


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ANAGRAMSANAGRAMS

As an alternative to a straight spelling test, theAs an alternative to a straight spelling test, the

words can be given with jumbled letters:words can be given with jumbled letters:

ployeddeployedde deployeddeployed

ocscerocscer soccersoccerelitsohelitsoh hostilehostile

umbnumbn numbnumbdanredengedanredenge endangeredendangered

tiouscienlyconstiouscienlycons conscientiouslyconscientiously


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1414.. FINDFIND YOURYOUR PARTNERPARTNER..

|| EachEach labellabel containscontains aa realreal person'sperson's namenameoror thethe namename ofof aa charactercharacter fromfrom fictionfiction oror

televisiontelevision cartoonscartoons..

|| EachEach namednamed personperson shouldshould havehave aa naturalnaturalpartner,partner, forfor exampleexample ROMEO,ROMEO, therethere shouldshould

alsoalso bebe aa labellabel withwith thethe namename JULIETJULIET stuckstuck onon

somebody'ssomebody's backback..


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QuestionsQuestions mustmust bebe ofof thethe typetype thatthat cancan eithereither bebe

answeredanswered withwith YESYES oror NoNo::

AmAm II manman oror aa woman?woman? AliveAlive oror dead?dead?FilipinoFilipino oror American?American? RealReal oror fictitious?fictitious?

AmAm II aa charactercharacter fromfrom aa cartooncartoon oror aa book?book?

AmAm II rich?rich? AmAm II famous?famous?

HaveHave II beenbeen inin thethe newsnews recently?recently? AmAm II

someonesomeone fromfrom youryour country?country? Britain?Britain?

DoDo II workwork inin sportsport // musicmusic //

entertainmententertainment // thethe cinemacinema // thethetheatre?theatre?


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ROMEOROMEO JULIETJULIET TOM the catTOM the catJERRY theJERRY the

mousemouse

POPEYEPOPEYE OLIVE OILOLIVE OIL Prince PhilipPrince PhilipQueen ElizabethQueen Elizabeth

IIII

Micky MouseMicky Mouse Minnie MouseMinnie Mouse Stan LaurelStan Laurel Oliver HardyOliver Hardy

King Juan CarlosKing Juan Carlos Queen SofiaQueen Sofia Andr AgassiAndr Agassi Steffi Graff Steffi Graff

NelsonNelson

MandellaMandella

WinnieWinnie

MandellaMandellaJohn LennonJohn Lennon Yoko OnoYoko Ono

Richard BurtonRichard Burton Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor

BonnieBonnie

(gangster)(gangster) Clyde (gangster)Clyde (gangster)

TarzanTarzan Jane (jungle girl)Jane (jungle girl)The LoneThe Lone

RangerRangerTonto (cowboy)Tonto (cowboy)

Prince CharlesPrince Charles Princess DianaPrincess Diana CindarellaCindarella Prince CharmingPrince Charming


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1515.. ChainChain SpellingSpelling ((ShiriShiri--tori)tori)

TheThe teacherteacher givesgives aa wordword andand asksasks aa studentstudent

toto spellspell itit.. AA secondsecond studentstudent shouldshould saysay aa wordword

beginningbeginning withwith thethe lastlast letterletter of of thethe

wordword givengiven..

TheThe gamegame continuescontinues untiluntil someonesomeone makesmakes aa

mistake,mistake, thatthat is,is, toto pronouncepronounce thethe wordword

incorrectly,incorrectly, misspellmisspell itit oror comecome upup withwith aa

wordword thatthat hashas beenbeen saidsaid already,already, thenthenhe/shehe/she isis outout..


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TheThe lastlast oneone remainingremaining inin thethe gamegame isis thethe

winnerwinner..

ItIt cancan bebe mademade difficultdifficult byby limitinglimiting thethewordswords toto aa certaincertain category,category, ee..gg.... food,food,

tools,tools, oror nouns,nouns, verbs,verbs, etcetc..


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1616.. GETTINGGETTING TOTO KNOWKNOW AA LITTLELITTLE MOREMORE

ABOUTABOUT YOURYOUR CLASSMATECLASSMATE

TeacherTeacher givesgives everyevery studentstudent aa piecepiece ofofpaperpaper onon whichwhich theythey writewrite aa sentencesentence aboutabout

theirtheir personalpersonal lifelife..

ThisThis sentencesentence cancan bebe aboutabout school,school, family,family,music,music, friends,friends, thethe lastlast vacation,vacation, etcetc..WhenWhen theythey finishfinish writingwriting theirtheir sentencessentences

theythey foldfold thethe paperpaper andand givegive itit toto thethe teacherteacher..


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TellTell studentsstudents thatthat thethe informationinformation theytheyareare goinggoing toto writewrite isis "a"a secret"secret" andand

notnot toto showshow itit toto theirtheir classmatesclassmates.. TellTell studentsstudents toto writewrite theirtheir namesnames onon thethepaperspapers..

AfterAfter collectingcollecting allall thethe papers,papers, askask thethestudentsstudents toto writewrite thethe numbersnumbers fromfromoneone toto 1010 (or(or 2020,, dependingdepending onon thethe

numbernumber ofof studentsstudents youyou havehave inin thatthat

momentmoment inin thethe classroom)classroom) inin theirtheir

notebooksnotebooks..


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Teacher reads the sentences in random order(without saying the name of the student), and

the students write the names of the people

they think wrote sentences.

After reading all the sentences, say the questionnumber and read the sentence again for each piece of

paper and ask the students to namewho they thought wrote it.

Tell the students the name of the student whowrote that sentence. Students should write (C)

for correct guesses and (I) for incorrect guesses.


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1717.. TellTell MeMe AboutAbout MyselfMyself

WorksWorks wellwell withwith studentsstudents atat prepre--

intermediateintermediate levellevel oror aboveabove ItIt isis anan originaloriginal wayway of of introducingintroducing

yourselfyourself (as(as aa teacher)teacher) toto aa classclass forfor

thethe firstfirst timetime.. PreparePrepare inin advance,advance, onon anan overheadoverhead

transparencytransparency oror whitewhite--board,board, aa mindmind

mapmap ofof yourselfyourself..

UseUse singlesingle words,words, numbers,numbers, dates,dates,

symbolssymbols andand illustrationsillustrations wherewhere

possiblepossible..


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1818.. SurvivorSurvivor SpellingSpelling GameGame

CallCall outout aa spellingspelling wordword..

TheThe firstfirst studentstudent beginsbegins byby sayingsaying thethe wordwordandand sayingsaying thethe firstfirst letterletter..

TheThe secondsecond studentstudent thethe secondsecond letterletter ofof

thethe wordword

TheThe thirdthird studentstudent thethe thirdthird letter,letter, andand soso onon

untiluntil thethe wordword isis spelledspelled correctlycorrectly..

IfIf hehe commitscommits aa mistake,mistake, theythey sitsit downdown

andand startstart fromfrom thethe beginningbeginning againagain untiluntilthethe wordword isis spelledspelled correctlycorrectly..


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TheThe lastlast studentstudent thenthen pronouncepronounce thethe wordword

correctlycorrectly andand givegive aa definitiondefinition inin orderorder toto staystay

standingstanding.. TheThe studentstudent whowho isis leftleft standingstanding isis thethe

"survivor""survivor" andand winswins thethe gamegame..


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19. Spelling Review19. Spelling Review

Make students review spelling in aMake students review spelling in a funnyfunny

way.way.You can create similar spellings asYou can create similar spellings as thethe

following ones:following ones:

I.1

.2

.C.U =I.1

.2

.C.U =R.U.O.K? =R.U.O.K? =

IIs T =s T =

I.C.Q=I.C.Q=

I.O.U. =I.O.U. =

E.Z. =E.Z. =

I want to see youI want to see you

Are you O.k?Are you O.k?

Iced teaIced teaI seek youI seek you

I owe youI owe youEasyEasy


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B.Z. =B.Z. =

I.1.T =I.1.T =

I.8 =I.8 =

U.2 =U.2 =

Y? =Y? =C.U.$$$.9 =C.U.$$$.9 =

2E.Z.4U =2E.Z.4U =

R.U.D.Z? =R.U.D.Z? =

BusyBusy

I Want teaI Want tea

I ateI ateYou two/ you too.You two/ you too.

WhyWhy See you at nineSee you at nine

Too easy for youToo easy for you

Are you dizzy?Are you dizzy?


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2020.. TimeTime IndicatorsIndicators

rr StudentsStudents practicepractice usingusing differentdifferent subjectsubject

pronouns,pronouns, verbverb tenses,tenses, andand thethe timetime wordswords

andand phrasesphrases thatthat gogo withwith themthem..

rr TheyThey mustmust alsoalso bebe ableable toto recognizerecognize differentdifferent

formsforms ofof thethe samesame verb,verb, especiallyespecially irregularirregular

verbsverbs..rr PlayPlay usingusing onlyonly fourfour verbverb tensestenses (present,(present, past,past,

future,future, andand presentpresent progressive)progressive)..

rr OneOne studentstudent sayssays aa timetime wordword oror phrasephrase (e(e..gg..

nextnext year,year, aa fewfew daysdays ago)ago)..rr AA secondsecond studentstudent mustmust completecomplete aa sentencesentence

usingusing thethe properproper verbverb tensetense..

rr


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rr ThatThat studentstudent thenthen sayssays aa differentdifferent timetime wordword oror

phrasephrase..

rr VerbVerb tensestenses maymay bebe repeatedrepeated ifif necessary,necessary, butbut

verbsverbs maymay notnot..

rr SubjectSubject pronounspronouns maymay bebe repeatedrepeated onlyonly afterafter

theythey havehave allall beenbeen usedused onceonce..


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ExamplesExamples::

First student: "First student: "At the moment . . ."At the moment . . ."Second student: ". . .Second student: ". . . I am sitting in a classroom."I am sitting in a classroom."

Second student:Second student: "Last year . . .""Last year . . ."

Third student: ". .Third student: ". . . they went to Europe. they went to Europe."."Third student:Third student: "Every day . . .""Every day . . ."

Fourth student: ". . .Fourth student: ". . . she takes the bus to work."she takes the bus to work."

hh ff hh


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2121.. TheThe GameGame ofof TruthTruth

MakeMake aa lotlot ofof smallsmall cardscards withwith interestinginteresting

topicstopics writtenwritten onon them,them, suchsuch asas:: LOVE,LOVE,JEALOUSY,JEALOUSY, PIRACY,PIRACY, MONEY,MONEY, SMOKING,SMOKING,

,DINKING,,DINKING, CLONNING,CLONNING, BRIBING,BRIBING,

FRIENDSHIP,FRIENDSHIP, DEATHDEATH PENALTY,PENALTY, PHYSICALPHYSICAL

PUNISHMENT,PUNISHMENT, FAMILYFAMILY..

LookLook forfor topicstopics thatthat makemake studentsstudents speakspeak..


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Every student in the class will takeEvery student in the class will take turns inturns in

taking a card. He or she willtaking a card. He or she will talk a little abouttalk a little about

the topic in the cardthe topic in the card he or she selected. Forhe or she selected. Forexample:example: MONEY: for me money is veryMONEY: for me money is very

important , but is not the most importantimportant , but is not the most important

thing.It is only a way to reach things.Success isthing.It is only a way to reach things.Success isnot measured by the money you can get.,etc.not measured by the money you can get.,etc.

Allow student to express their feelings evenAllow student to express their feelings even

if it is not their turn.if it is not their turn.

2222 hh GG


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2222.. TheThe BragBrag GameGame

AA simplesimple gamegame forfor PresentPresent perfectperfect..

MakeupMakeup aboutabout 2020--3030 sentencessentences inin PresentPresentPerfectPerfect describingdescribing variousvarious activitiesactivities oneone

wouldwould shareshare toto bragbrag..

StudentsStudents drawdraw aa slipslip of of paperpaper withwith aastatementstatement likelike that,that, he/shehe/she sayssays itit aloudaloud

toto thethe groupgroup andand theythey trytry toto outdooutdo him/herhim/her byby

thinkingthinking upup aa statementstatement whichwhich wouldwould bebe moremore

impressiveimpressive..

ItIt i hti ht l kl k thithi liklik thithi


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ItIt mightmight looklook somethingsomething likelike thisthis::

StudentStudent11:: ""I'veI've eateneaten lunchlunch withwith AlAl Gore"Gore"

SS22:: SoSo what?what? I'veI've eateneaten lunchlunch withwith BillBill Clinton!"Clinton!"

SS33:: SoSo what?what? I'veI've eateneaten lunchlunch withwith AlAl GoreGore andandBillClintonBillClinton""

SS44:: SoSo what?what? I'veI've eateneaten GoreGore andand ClintonClinton forfor lunch"lunch"

WhenWhen theythey can'tcan't comecome upup withwith something,something, theytheyjustjust saysay WOWWOW lookinglooking impressedimpressed andand movemove onon toto thethe

nextnext statementstatement..

SS11:: SpielbergSpielberg hashas askedasked meme toto playplay inin hishis newnew moviemovie..

SS22:: SoSo what?what? I'veI've askedasked SpielbergSpielberg toto playplay inin MYMY newnewmoviemovie..

SS33:: WOWWOW

2323 SS


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2323.. StopStop

OnOn thethe toptop ofof aa pagepage eacheach studentstudent

writeswrites thethe followingfollowing:: categorycategory namesnames::NAME,NAME, PLACE,PLACE, ACTION,ACTION, ANIMAL,ANIMAL,

OBJECT,OBJECT, FRUIT/VEGGYFRUIT/VEGGY andand TOTALTOTAL..

SomeoneSomeone startsstarts sayingsaying thethe alphabet,alphabet,

A,A, B,B, CC......etcetc..

SS ll ii hh l h bl h b


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SomeoneSomeone elseelse interruptsinterrupts thethe alphabetalphabet--

tellerteller shoutingshouting :: STOP!!!STOP!!!

SupposeSuppose thethe alphabetalphabet tellerteller waswas interruptedinterruptedonon letterletter K,K, AllAll thethe participantsparticipants inin thethe gamegame

shouldshould trytry toto findfind wordswords thatthat startstart withwith

letterletter KK toto fillfill outout thatthat chartchart.. TheThe teamteam thatthat finishesfinishes fillingfilling allall categoriescategories

firstfirst shoutsshouts STOP!!STOP!!


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TheThe participantsparticipants comparecompare theirtheir wordswords..

TheThe wordswords repeatedrepeated byby twotwo playersplayers areare

worthworth 5050 pointspoints ;;thethe wordswords repeatedrepeated byby

threethree oror moremore areare worthworth 2525.. TheThe wordswords

thatthat areare notnot repeatedrepeated byby anyoneanyone areare worthworth100100 pointspoints.. TheThe emptyempty categoriescategories areare ""00""..

E hE h ll dddd llll thth i ti t hh tt ff


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EachEach playerplayer addsadds upup allall thethe pointspoints hehe gotgot forfor

thethe letterletter inin turnturn andand putput thethe resultresult inin thethe

"TOTAL""TOTAL" AtAt thethe endend ofof thethe gamegame allall thethe subtotalssubtotals

areare addedadded andand thethe oneone whowho getsgets thethe highesthighest

scorescore isis thethe winnerwinner..

3131 2424 StSt T lliT lli && MM GG


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3131.. 2424.. StoryStory TellingTelling && MemoryMemory GameGame

tt StudentsStudents sitsit aroundaround inin aa circlecircle..

AskAsk oneone childchild toto saysay aa sentencesentence inin aa storystoryformform ee..gg "once"once therethere waswas aa boy"boy"..

TheThe nextnext childchild willwill havehave toto repeatrepeat thatthat

sentencesentence andand addadd somethingsomething moremore toto itit likelike

"once"once therethere waswas aa boyboy whosewhose namename waswas JohnJohn InIn thisthis wayway thethe childrenchildren keepkeep buildingbuilding upup aa

storystory asas wellwell asas rememberingremembering whatwhat thethe

previousprevious sentencessentences

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2525.. SentenceSentence RaceRace

PreparePrepare aa listlist ofof reviewreview vocabularyvocabulary wordswords..

WriteWrite eacheach wordword onon twotwo smallsmall piecespieces ofofpaperpaper.. ThatThat meansmeans writingwriting thethe wordword

twice,twice, onceonce onon eacheach paperpaper..

OrganizeOrganize thethe piecespieces likelike bundles,bundles, 22

bundles,bundles, 22 setssets ofof identicalidentical wordswords..

DivideDivide thethe classclass intointo 88 teamsteams.. getget themthem toto

makemake creativecreative teamteam namesnames..


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Distribute each list of words to bothDistribute each list of words to both teams.teams.

Every student on each team should haveEvery student on each team should have aa

paper.paper. Both teams have the same words.Both teams have the same words.

When you call a word, 2 students shouldWhen you call a word, 2 students should

stand up, one from each team.stand up, one from each team.

The students must then run to theThe students must then run to the

blackboard and race to write ablackboard and race to write a sentencesentence

using their word.using their word.

The winner is the one with a correct andThe winner is the one with a correct andclearly written sentence.clearly written sentence.

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2626.. PronunciationPronunciation BingoBingo

THISTHIS BINGOBINGO ISIS FORFOR NOUNNOUN--VERBVERB STRESSSTRESS

TheThe ideaidea isis toto makemake aa bingobingo gamegame contrastingcontrasting thethe

pronunciationpronunciation ofof nounsnouns andand verbsverbs withwith thethe samesamespellingspelling..(Use(Use aa stressstress markmark (()to)to showshow thethe studentsstudents

thatthat nounsnouns areare stressedstressed inin thethe firstfirst syllablesyllable andand

verbsverbs onon thethe second)second).. ExamplesExamples::prgressprgress--progrssprogrss

prsentprsent--presntpresnt

prtestprtest--protstprotst

cntractcntract--contrctcontrctdsertdsert--desrtdesrt

rbelrbel--reblrebl

sspectsspect--suspctsuspct

cnsolecnsole consleconsle


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cnsolecnsole--consleconsle

cnflictcnflict--conflctconflct

rcordrcord--recrdrecrdcnvictcnvict--convctconvct

nsertnsert--insrtinsrt

prmitprmit--permtpermtetc.etc.

WhenWhen youyou namename thethe cardscards letlet thethe

studentsstudents listenlisten toto thethe wordswords butbut notnotlooklook atat thethe cardscards.. ThisThis isis thethe wayway byby

whichwhich theythey willwill distinguishdistinguish thethe

differencedifference..

2727 PrepositionsPrepositions GameGame


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2727.. PrepositionsPrepositions GameGame

PreparePrepare aa texttext thatthat containscontains

prepositionsprepositions.. TakeTake outout thethe propositionspropositions andand printprint themthem

onon aa separateseparate sheetsheet..

PutPut eacheach prepositionpreposition isis onon aa piecepiece ofof paper,paper,

thenthen putput allall ofof themthem inin anan envelopeenvelope

DivideDivide thethe classclass intointo groupsgroups andand givegive

eacheach groupgroup anan envelopeenvelope..

TellTell thethe studentsstudents thatthat youyou areare goinggoing toto


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TellTell thethe studentsstudents thatthat youyou areare goinggoing toto

readread aa texttext andand wheneverwhenever youyou

raiseraise youryour handhand theythey shouldshould bringbring aasuitablesuitable prepositionpreposition andand putput itit onon

youryour deskdesk andand thatthat thethe fastestfastest teamteam

wouldwould getget pointspoints..

ReadRead thethe texttext withwith eacheach groups'groups' orderorder

andand cancelcancel aa pointpoint forfor eacheach mistakemistake..

FinallyFinally readread thethe texttext withwith correctcorrect

prepositionsprepositions..

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28. People Who ...28. People Who ...

The aim is to complete sentences andThe aim is to complete sentences and

also take advantage of thealso take advantage of thecontributions in order to generatecontributions in order to generate

debate and interaction.debate and interaction.

Just hand out the following sheet withJust hand out the following sheet withthe headingthe heading

PEOPLE WHO ...PEOPLE WHO ...

and tell the students they have to completeand tell the students they have to completethe sentences with realismthe sentences with realism--not just adding onnot just adding on

a grammatically correct ending.a grammatically correct ending.

PARK THEIR CARS ON THE FOOTPATHPARK THEIR CARS ON THE FOOTPATH


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PARK THEIR CARS ON THE FOOTPATH ...PARK THEIR CARS ON THE FOOTPATH ...

WHO DON'T PAY TAX ...WHO DON'T PAY TAX ...

WHO THROW LITTER ON THE GROUND ...WHO THROW LITTER ON THE GROUND ...

WHO GIVE MONEY TO CHARITIES ...WHO GIVE MONEY TO CHARITIES ...EAT CRISPS AT THE CINEMA ARE ...EAT CRISPS AT THE CINEMA ARE ...

WHO DRINK AND DRIVE ...WHO DRINK AND DRIVE ...

WHO TRAVEL A LOT ...WHO TRAVEL A LOT ...

WHO SAVE LOTS OF MONEY ...WHO SAVE LOTS OF MONEY ...

WATCH TV ALL DAY ...WATCH TV ALL DAY ...

GO TO THE OPERA ...GO TO THE OPERA ...

EAT FROG'S LEGS ...EAT FROG'S LEGS ...CLIMB EVEREST ...CLIMB EVEREST ...

HUNT WHALES ...HUNT WHALES ...

EAT TOO MUCH ...EAT TOO MUCH ...

DRIVE TOO FASTDRIVE TOO FAST


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DRIVE TOO FAST ...DRIVE TOO FAST ...

WHISTLE AT GIRLS ...WHISTLE AT GIRLS ...

SMOKE IN PUBLIC PLACES ...SMOKE IN PUBLIC PLACES ...EARN A LOT OF MONEY ...EARN A LOT OF MONEY ...

SNORE ...SNORE ...

Etc .......... (Add more!)Etc .......... (Add more!)NB: The idea is to get personal, individualNB: The idea is to get personal, individual

endings.endings.

For example,For example,"People who eat crisps in the cinema ...","People who eat crisps in the cinema ...",


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annoy meannoy me

should eat them before the showshould eat them before the showmake a lot of noisemake a lot of noise

have a right to do so (!)have a right to do so (!)

Everybody has a different answerEverybody has a different answer--andandopinion.opinion.

You practice grammar and you getYou practice grammar and you get

students talking.students talking.

2929 GOODGOOD MORNINGMORNING BALLSBALLS


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2929.. GOODGOOD MORNINGMORNING BALLSBALLS

YouYou havehave threethree differentdifferent colouredcoloured

balls,balls, (they(they shouldshould bebe veryvery lightlightweight,weight, smallsmall ballsballs..))

GetGet thethe classclass toto makemake aa circlecircle..

ThenThen givegive threethree peoplepeople aa ballball.. RedRed BallBall -- GoodGood MorningMorning

GreenGreen BallBall-- HowHow areare you?you?

BlueBlue BallBall FineFine thankthank youyou andand you?you?


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BlueBlue BallBall -- FineFine thankthank youyou andand you?you?

TheThe classclass membersmembers passpass oror gentlygently

throwthrow thethe ballsballs andand thethe personperson whowhoreceivesreceives themthem sayssays thethe meaningmeaning ofof thethe

ballsballs..

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4141..

30. Guess the Object30. Guess the Object

PPrepare cutout pictures that arerepare cutout pictures that are

pasted or taped to index cards.pasted or taped to index cards. One student selects a card andOne student selects a card and mustmust

describe it in English untildescribe it in English until anotheranother

student can guess thestudent can guess the object.object. The cardholder should verbalizeThe cardholder should verbalize thethe

description.description.


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TheThe SelectSelect picturespictures thatthat reflectreflect thethe

vocabularyvocabulary levellevel ofof thethe studentsstudents.. LaterLater on,on, complicatedcomplicated picturespictures

thatthat suggestsuggest actions,actions, scenesscenes andand

relationshipsrelationships couldcould bebe usedused..

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31. Verb Review Game

Give the students 5 minutes to review a

list of both regular and irregular verbs. The teacher writes something like this on

the board : "things we do with our feet"

The teacher checks the students' lists of

verbs. Each verb counts for one point. Any

verbs appearing in more than one list are

eliminated.

The teacher writes another topic on theThe teacher writes another topic on the


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The teacher writes another topic on theThe teacher writes another topic on the

board, "things we do with ourboard, "things we do with our

mouth", for instance.mouth", for instance.The student or team with the mostThe student or team with the most pointspoints

is the winner.is the winner.

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