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Classroom Activities:
Language Games for English
Classrooms:
18-Taboo
Level:
Medium to Difficult
This game
is a simplified version of the board game "Taboo".
Before
class, create several index cards. On each card write one
word in a large font with a circle around it, and underneath
write 2-4 related words in a smaller font. The goal is for
students to get their teammates to guess the circled word.
They can say anything they like to try to make them guess,
except for the words written on the card.
Divide the
class into groups of two, and write each group on the board
to keep track of points. Place a desk in the front of the
room facing the class, so that someone sitting it has their
back to the board and can't read it. Place another desk in
front of it, so the teammates are facing each other.
Pick a team
to go first, and have them choose a card. Have the teammates
decide who will guess and who will talk. The guesser sits
with their back to the board. On the board, making sure the
guesser can't see, write the circled word as well as the
other taboo words. The talker then has to try to make their
partner guess the circled word without saying it, or any of
the other words. After they guess it have another group come
up. When all the groups have gone, do it again and have the
teammates switch roles.
My students
really enjoy this game, so much so that they often give the
guesser clues even when it is not their team! It's a great
way for students to practice forming sentences, and it
forces them to use words and structures they might otherwise
not use.
19-Beep Game
Level: Easy
to Medium
Choose
around 10 volunteers to come and stand in a line at the
front of the classroom. The first student in line must begin
counting from 1, and each student in turn calls out the next
number. However, every 4th number must be replaced by the
word "beep" (or buzz etc.). Following a "beep" the next
student in line must call out the next number, and not the
number that has been replaced. For example, 1, 2, 3, beep,
5, 6, 7, beep, 9 etc.
If a
student hesitates too much or makes a mistake he/she must
sit down, so eventually only one student remains. Whenever a
student sits down, begin from 1 again. See how far you can
get!
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