Stewart's Good GamesI know a billion games , but these are the best of them. Games For teaching EnglishI find that when I get my students to play games they have fun and learn without really trying. As well as interacting with each other.
Who am I ? - using someone in the room What`s that in English ?
If the students are good enough the game can write any phrase which they think is a plausible answer not necessarily the correct one. Or instead of picking one member of team 2 you get them to vote on the correct answer. Beat That : The students take it turns to change a sentence until it can`t be beaten student 1 "I`ve seen
David Bowie" Find someone who : good introduction exercise the students have a questionaire and have to ask questions to each other in order to complete it. you can use different types of sentences to practice different tenses. .. Simple present : Find some who likes the Spice Girls Future : Find someone who will go to Spain Past : Find someone who drank tea , yesterday Used To : Find someone used to live another city etc..negatives Direct the blind man : One student is blindolded his partner has to direct him mto the chocolate. What am I talking about ? : To practice describing . The students picks a word card , and descibes the thing on it to his partner, without using the word. She has to guess Where am I ?: To practice listening . The students listen to the description of a famous place . the first to guess the place gets the point. Photogame : To practice describing . Each student has a photo to look at for a few minutes then you put all the photos on the table. Each student talks about their photo and the others have to guess which one it is. Hotspot : To practice talking about yourself . A student is interviewed Lettermen style. the others have to guess which one it is. Jobgame : The students interview another student for a job he has to guess what the job is Bottle game: To practice answering . Spin the bottle whoever it points at picks a question and answers it Just A Minute : To practice talking . The student speaks on the given subject for one minute without speaking.. give preparation time. I usually : To practice simple . Write 10 things you normally do on Sunday. I normally : To practice ..ing . Use a clock or game board to ask the students what they are normally doing at the time. I wish : To practice ..ing . Each student writes 5 regrets. e.g. "I wish I hadn`t met her" I`d like : To practice comparitives as, er than , more than, less than, the same as , different from , we both . Put the chairs in a circle with one empty. You don`t want the chair on your right next to you empty so make a statement. e.g. "Pat I'd like you to sit next me , because you are younger than me" , Pat moves so the person next to the new empty seat has to speak.
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