Revised, 3rd Edition
Teachers at the School for International Training
Levels: All proficiency levels. Primary to Adult
7 games, easy to prepare and play using photocopies and 3 x 5 index cards. Three of the games are new with this edition and the rest are up-dated and revised. Student-centered activities provide practice in:
⋅ vocabulary building
⋅ sentence/paragraph structure
⋅ pronunciation & spelling
⋅ questioning
⋅ conversation
The explanation of each game includes a brief description of the game and a statement of its purpose, instructions for playing the game both for the teacher and for the students (in the target language), variations, and a list of grammar, vocabulary, and conversation situations which can be practiced with the game.
A "starter kit" of sample games at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels is given for each game. Once the target language samples are put on index cards and the class has fun using the game, the same techniques can be used to practice whatever language or cultural information the students need to work on. The possibilities are endless.
Language games are useful pace breakers. But more than that, they build a spirit of cooperation and of shared learning. The games were developed by teachers at the School for International Training.
◆ Contents
Introduction ... v
Acknowledgements ... vi
E = easy M = moderate D = difficult
Person, Place, or Thing ... 1
Set 1. (E/M/D) ... 4
Set 2. (E/M/D) ... 5
Set 3. (E/M/D) ... 6
Set 4. (E/M/D) ... 7
Matched Pairs ... 8
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 12
Adjective Synonyms (M) ... 13
Adjective Synonyms (D) ... 14
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 15
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 16
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 17
Clothing (E) ... 18
Phrasal Verbs: separable (M) ... 20
Phrasal Verbs: inseparable (M) ... 21
Phrasal Verbs: all types (D) ... 22
Adjective Synonyms: human qualities (D) ... 23
Prefixes: negation, opposition (M/D) ... 24
Idioms (M/D) ... 25
Proverbs (M/D) ... 26
Sound and Spell ... 27
i/iy/ay (E/M) ... 30
e/ey/ae (E/M) ... 31
ow/o/oy (E) ... 32
u/uw/yuw (E/M) ... 33
k/ch/sh (M/D) ... 34
-s/-z/-iz (E) ... 35
-t/-d/-id (E) ... 36
Syllable Stress (M/D) ... 37
Scrambles ... 38
Scrambled Sentences: Simple present tense (E) ... 42
Scrambled Sentences: Simple past tense (E) ... 44
Scrambled Sentences: Present perfect tense (M) ... 46
Scrambled Sentences: Past perfect tense (D) ... 48
Scrambled Sentences: Conditionals (D) ... 50
Scrambled Sentences: Adverbial clauses (M) ... 52
Scrambled Sentences: Comparatives (M) ... 54
Scrambled Sentences: Conjunctive adverbs (D) ... 56
Scrambled Sequence: An operation:
using a fast food drive-through (E) ... 58
Scrambled Sequence: Ahmed's Day (M) ... 59
Scrambled Story: Aesop's "The Lion and the Boar" (E) ... 60
Scrambled Story: Nasreddin Hodja (M) ... 61
Scrambled Story: A Truckload of Penguins (M) ... 62
Scrambled Story: Clever Hiroshi (D) ... 63
Categories ... 65
Set 1. Things that are green/classroom/travel/above/ animals/vegetables (E) ... 67
Set 2. clothing/body/feet/food/stores/sports (E) ... 68
Set 3. furniture/relatives/kitchen/listen/winter/used by a child (M) ... 69
Set 4. play/beginning with "f"/American/traveling/hot/university (M)
Set 5. carpenter/appliances/opened/professions/phrasal verbs/jewelry store (D) ... 71
Set 6. Florida/holes/parts of car/sea/read/computer commands (D) ... 72
Scenarios ... 73
Family Tree (E/M) ... 76
Family Gathering (M) ... 77
Murder Mystery (D) ... 78
Airplane Trip (D) ... 79
Love Boat Cruise (D) ... 80
Pyramids ... 81
Measurements (E) ... 84
Ameriquiz: Set A (M/D) ... 86
Ameriquiz: Set B (M/D) ... 88
Worldquiz (D) ... 90
Dynamic Duos (M) ... 92
Blankety-Blank Idioms (M/D) ... 94
Old Wisdom (D) ... 96
U.S. History (D) ... 98
Oscars (M) ... 100
What is Money? (M/D) ... 102
Abbreviations and Acronyms (D) ... 104
Resources ... 106
Revised, 3rd Edition
Teachers at the School for International Training
Levels: All proficiency levels. Primary to Adult
7 games, easy to prepare and play using photocopies and 3 x 5 index cards. Three of the games are new with this edition and the rest are up-dated and revised. Student-centered activities provide practice in:
⋅ vocabulary building
⋅ sentence/paragraph structure
⋅ pronunciation & spelling
⋅ questioning
⋅ conversation
The explanation of each game includes a brief description of the game and a statement of its purpose, instructions for playing the game both for the teacher and for the students (in the target language), variations, and a list of grammar, vocabulary, and conversation situations which can be practiced with the game.
A "starter kit" of sample games at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels is given for each game. Once the target language samples are put on index cards and the class has fun using the game, the same techniques can be used to practice whatever language or cultural information the students need to work on. The possibilities are endless.
Language games are useful pace breakers. But more than that, they build a spirit of cooperation and of shared learning. The games were developed by teachers at the School for International Training.
◆ Contents
Introduction ... v
Acknowledgements ... vi
E = easy M = moderate D = difficult
Person, Place, or Thing ... 1
Set 1. (E/M/D) ... 4
Set 2. (E/M/D) ... 5
Set 3. (E/M/D) ... 6
Set 4. (E/M/D) ... 7
Matched Pairs ... 8
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 12
Adjective Synonyms (M) ... 13
Adjective Synonyms (D) ... 14
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 15
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 16
Adjective Synonyms (E) ... 17
Clothing (E) ... 18
Phrasal Verbs: separable (M) ... 20
Phrasal Verbs: inseparable (M) ... 21
Phrasal Verbs: all types (D) ... 22
Adjective Synonyms: human qualities (D) ... 23
Prefixes: negation, opposition (M/D) ... 24
Idioms (M/D) ... 25
Proverbs (M/D) ... 26
Sound and Spell ... 27
i/iy/ay (E/M) ... 30
e/ey/ae (E/M) ... 31
ow/o/oy (E) ... 32
u/uw/yuw (E/M) ... 33
k/ch/sh (M/D) ... 34
-s/-z/-iz (E) ... 35
-t/-d/-id (E) ... 36
Syllable Stress (M/D) ... 37
Scrambles ... 38
Scrambled Sentences: Simple present tense (E) ... 42
Scrambled Sentences: Simple past tense (E) ... 44
Scrambled Sentences: Present perfect tense (M) ... 46
Scrambled Sentences: Past perfect tense (D) ... 48
Scrambled Sentences: Conditionals (D) ... 50
Scrambled Sentences: Adverbial clauses (M) ... 52
Scrambled Sentences: Comparatives (M) ... 54
Scrambled Sentences: Conjunctive adverbs (D) ... 56
Scrambled Sequence: An operation:
using a fast food drive-through (E) ... 58
Scrambled Sequence: Ahmed's Day (M) ... 59
Scrambled Story: Aesop's "The Lion and the Boar" (E) ... 60
Scrambled Story: Nasreddin Hodja (M) ... 61
Scrambled Story: A Truckload of Penguins (M) ... 62
Scrambled Story: Clever Hiroshi (D) ... 63
Categories ... 65
Set 1. Things that are green/classroom/travel/above/ animals/vegetables (E) ... 67
Set 2. clothing/body/feet/food/stores/sports (E) ... 68
Set 3. furniture/relatives/kitchen/listen/winter/used by a child (M) ... 69
Set 4. play/beginning with "f"/American/traveling/hot/university (M)
Set 5. carpenter/appliances/opened/professions/phrasal verbs/jewelry store (D) ... 71
Set 6. Florida/holes/parts of car/sea/read/computer commands (D) ... 72
Scenarios ... 73
Family Tree (E/M) ... 76
Family Gathering (M) ... 77
Murder Mystery (D) ... 78
Airplane Trip (D) ... 79
Love Boat Cruise (D) ... 80
Pyramids ... 81
Measurements (E) ... 84
Ameriquiz: Set A (M/D) ... 86
Ameriquiz: Set B (M/D) ... 88
Worldquiz (D) ... 90
Dynamic Duos (M) ... 92
Blankety-Blank Idioms (M/D) ... 94
Old Wisdom (D) ... 96
U.S. History (D) ... 98
Oscars (M) ... 100
What is Money? (M/D) ... 102
Abbreviations and Acronyms (D) ... 104
Resources ... 106