Today I'm giving you a fun flashcard game called pairs... pairs
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comments below and let me know where in the world you are teaching. So, if you're
here then you must be like me and always on the lookout for some new flash card
games to get your students speaking English quickly. Well, today I'm giving
you just that with a couple of fun twists on the classic game of pairs. So without
further ado let's look at the first twist... pairs. Now to play this game all
you gonna need are two sets of flashcards of the vocabulary you'd like
to practice. Position the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher in the
middle. Next you're gonna split the class into two teams and give them fun team
names. Start by introducing the flashcards one by one using TPR and
chants as you do. If you're not sure how to use TPR in the classroom or if
you're not sure how to introduce new words to students then you can check out
some of my other videos linked below. Next, you're gonna take the cards and shuffle
them together with that second set and place them on the board behind you so
students can't see. Now if you don't have a board available you can place them
face down on the floor in front of you. Next, a student from Team A is gonna come
to the middle and you're gonna ask them a review question. For example "what's the
weather like today?" If that student's able to do so correctly they get to pick
two cards from the board. Now before that student picks those two cards however
we're gonna have the whole class ask them the target question together, for
example "what's your favorite vegetable?" a student in the middle then picks a card
and answers using the word on it, for example "my favorite vegetables are
carrots" they then pick another card and again answer the question using that
word for example "my favorite vegetables are carrots" If those two words are a
pair then they get one point for their team. That member from team A then sits down
and a member from Team B comes to the middle we ask them a review question and
go again. Keep going again and again until all the cards have been paired.
This next twist on the classic game of uses the same concept but makes it even
more fun! To play all you're going to need are two sets of flashcards of the
vocabulary you want topractice and a sticky ball. once again we're going to start by
positioning the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher in the middle. Next
you're going to split the class into two teams and give them fun team names. Once
again we're going to introduce those flashcards one by one this time placing
them face up randomly on the floor. Next you're going to take that second set of
flashcards and so students can't see you're gonna place them on the board
behind you. Next, one member from Team A is gonna
come and stand in the middle next you're gonna have the class as a whole ask that
student the target question for example "what's your favorite vegetable?" The student in
the middle then needs to look at the flashcards on the floor and pick one
word with which to answer. They go and stand on that flashcard and reply with
the sentence for example "my favorite vegetables are carrots" Next they're going
to take that sticky ball and they're going throw it onto the board.
Whichever flashcard that ball lands on is then revealed you the teacher then
need to ask the whole class "what's your favorite vegetable?" and the class need to
reply using the flashcard that was just revealed. If the to make a pair then that
student gets one point for their team. A member from Team B comes
to the middle and we go again. Keep going until all the cards have been paired. Now
it's really important that we pay attention to having the whole class
practice this target language together. Although we only have one student
playing at any one time it's really important that we create opportunities
for the whole class to practice that target language. So when you are planning
this game, try and think about different ways that you can create opportunities
for students to practice as much as possible. So there you have it, a couple of
twists on the classic game of pairs that will have your students speaking English
faster. If you like this game let me know by commenting with the word 'helpful' in
the comments below and by sharing with your fellow teachers. If you're looking
for more fun ESL games you can check out some of my other videos right here.
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