1 WORKSHEET – 10 GAMES | ELT-CATION. Make drilling more meaningful and fun. All you need is a sheet of paper. This post shows how the use of game mechanics can help a teacher design better drilling activities and turn repeated practice of target grammar or vocabulary into a cognitively engaging exercise. Focus on the material to be practised and learning outcomes for your group of students: e.g. irregular verbs It is essential to clearly see the ‘why’ in terms of language learning and use games and game techniques as a means to an end, rather than for their own sake. Bringing a game from the external world, without adapting it to learners’ needs and expected learning outcomes, may be just a waste of time (and money, if the game requires numerous handouts) in terms of learning.
Games most certainly add a fun element to the lesson. Form of interaction: two or three students alternating between the roles. Learning irregular verbs requires much memorization, drilling and practice. . – What did you write first in your sheet? Open English. For those teachers willing (and able) to try out some more controversial topics with their students, I have some templates set up for some of the so-called 'taboo' PARSNIP (Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sexuality, Narcotics, Isms, Pork) themes.
The only one of those not represented here is 'Ism'. These are all open source (or open sauce, as I've become increasingly fond of calling it) materials, and if you are looking for application ideas to go with them there are dozens presented in various ways throughout the rest of the Open Source English material bank. So, here they are, for the daring... Open English - Stars and Sparks (PDF) Open English - Stars and Sparks (MS Word) Open English - Stars and Sparks (Compatible) Open English - Cheers (PDF) Open English - Cheers (MS Word) Open English - Cheers (Compatible) Open English - Like a Prayer (PDF) Open English - Like a Prayer (MS Word) Open English - Like a Prayer (Compatible) Open English - Just a Couple (PDF) Open English - Just a Couple (MS Word)
TeachingEnglish Compendium: favourite class games. Adapting games – Drawful. This is an adaptation of a fun and inventive game that was released just last year. While the original game is played on a computer, this adaptation for the classroom is played on paper. This is a perfect game for revising chunks of language. In this example my class are revising phrasal verbs. For the game you need a set of sentences (or phrases) that include the language you’re revising (guidance on how to choose your sentences will follow at the end).
One of the sentences containing the target language.a sheet of paper ¼ the size of a sheet of A4.four small slips of paper (big enough to write a single sentence).a paperclip. Ask the students to write their sentence on one of the small slips of paper. Ask the students to attach their sentence to the back of the drawing (ensure your instructions are clear and demonstrate to make sure everyone follows). When students have finished their sentences they attach them to the back and pass the picture to the left.
Like this: Like Loading... Games for the language classroom: Blockbusters. I‘m a gamer: I love using games in the language classroom. I find them such a great and versatile tool and, if used well, something that always goes down well with learners. I’ve discussed the role of games before on this blog and have probably summed up everything I want to say about the theory behind the use of games in my best-selling e-book ‘Using games in the Language Classroom‘ (by which I mean I’m not going to go into great detail about the how and the why of using games in this post; please click on the link to download the book – it’s free!).
So, why am I returning to this subject? Well, my e-book on the theory of using games has proven to be so popular that I feel compelled to follow it up with a series of posts look at specific games. Let me start off with an old favorite… The classic, easy-to-use Blockbusters grid Blockbusters! OK, then, first things first. In case you need a little bit more, here are some directions on how to use this in class. What do learners need to know? Games for the language classroom: Blockbusters. ELT-CATION | My Vocation is my Vacation: Resources, Materials and Ideas. “Google Feud” Would Be An Incredibly Useful Game For ELLs IF You Could Be Sure Of Classroom Appropriate Responses. Get Lost in these Free Adventure Games. Adventure games are back in style! Okay, not really: the point-and-click genre peaked in the early ’90s, and is today mostly a niche.
But it’s a pretty great niche! And with the recent re-release of cult classic Grim Fandango, the success of TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead, and the first episode Game Of Thrones game, adventure games are experiencing a renaissance right now. If you want to play some adventure games, but don’t want to pay, you’re in luck: the web offers a lot.
Some of these titles are classics, some are hidden gems, but all of them are great for the adventure game fan (or anyone looking to become one!) Download These Free Classics For ScummVM If you love classic adventure games, you need to know about ScummVM, the emulator for classic point and click adventures on any modern computer. ScummVM’s website list of where to get games for the emulator includes a few classic titles that are now free. Beneath a Steel Sky is a sci-fi game set in a post apocalyptic Australia. ClassTools.net.