![]() ![]() I often use opening lines from different books (often, the ones I’d like my students to open and read, or the ones that are relevant to the topic of class discussion). Hangman with a sentence sounds like an ideal combination. Then players should add one word to the sentence to make a new sentence. Once each student has got their words, tell them that they must write a single sentence that uses all the five words. Hand out a sheet of paper to each student. Captain Cook and Caitleen were sure nothing Congo wrong on Christmas night. ‘When did Captain Cook and Caitleen go to Congo?’ – They went to Congo on Christmas night.Īsk your students to make up one sentence answering the questions, “Who, does what, to whom, when, where, how, and why?” in one long sentence.Į.g. ‘Where was Caitleen from?’ – She was from Cairo. ‘With whom did he go to Congo?’ – With Caitleen/He went there with Caitleen. – ‘Where did Captain Cook go?’ – He went to Congo. You can also use it to practise answering and asking questions ( grammar focus). The game stops after the Cat gets three points. ‘When?’ – Christmas night.Įvery time a player cannot give an answer, the Cat gets one point. – to which the players should give short answers starting with the letter they picked (this can be a phrase or a single word). The Curious Cat asks students different questions – Who? Why? Where? When?, etc. The player tells which letter he/she stopped at. Students recite alphabet silently, the Curious Cat says ‘STOP’ and points randomly at a player. This activity works really well as a pre-reading exercise, serving as a springboard for further discussion. The idea is beautifully explained in the Opposites Game by Brendan Constantine.Īs a writing exercise, Brendan Constantine gives students a line of famous poetry and asks them to write, word for word, the exact opposite. They planned a 2-day trip to England so they could see …………………. Get students to suggest more words or phrases that could be added to the item (before/after). You can use this game to make any gap-fill exercise more learning rich. Today, I need to go to the shop to buy a lovely ceramic coffee mug for my mom………………………………………………………………………………… I need to go to the shop to buy a lovely ceramic coffee mug for my mom I need to go to the shop to buy a lovely ceramic coffee mug Go to the shop to buy a ceramic coffee mug ![]() The winner is the one who has scored more points. Then invite students to add one or two extra words to make it into a longer sentence. Write a single word or a phrase on the board. Similar to the Telescopic Text experiment, the aim of the game is to expand a phrase or a simple sentence into as long a sentence as possible by adding extra words. You can play the game with the whole group or split students into small teams. ![]() These are games that require next to no time to prepare and might be used to help students retain new vocabulary and grammar, improve their speaking and writing, while playing around with the language. My today’s post is a collection of one-sentence games ( see Word Games if you’d like to try some games with words). One sentence may be as useful for teaching purposes as a wall of text with lots of words. More doesn’t always mean better. Smarter is better. ![]()
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