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Today's video is another installment of community games.
Where I invite you
yes you
to share your tips and game ideas with the Mooncake community.
Today's community games feature's Eric from Etacude
Eric is a teacheer with over 13 years experience
and he has a YouTube channel where he shares some tips, advice, and game ideas
There are some brilliant ideas on his channel so make sure you check it out after this video.
Today Eric has shared a fun vocabulary game that will have your students repeating vocabulary again and again without getting bored.
So without further ado, let's get started.
For this activity all you're going to need are some flashcards of the vocabulary you would like to practice.
To get started, position the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher in the middle.
Next, you're going introduce those flashcards one by one using chants and TPR as you do.
If you're not sure what I mean by TPR then make sure you check out my video linked below, where I explain it in more detail.
Next, lay the flashcards out on the floor in front of you or on the whiteboard behind you so that they are visible for students to see.
Explain to the class that the aim of the game is to say each word in order out loud.
But the trick is there is no order for students to speak,
and if two students speak at the same time, then the whole class needs to start again.
Students then need to become really strategic as they decide who should say what word and when.
This really helps students to focus on those words as they try to think about how they can win.
You can even make the game more fun by having a teacher vs student game
where the teacher gets a point every time the students say a word together
and the class gets a point every time they get through one line.
If students do get really clever and think about a good strategy to get through the line
then you can spice things up even further by saying that the last student to say a word is out, and can't play in the next game.
In today's example, I explained how you can. use this game to drill vocabulary
But actually, there are couple of different ways that you can use this game, Eric...
Hi Jema, actually this is a game that is played with number. students have to count up to
twenty and everry time they say the same number, they have to start all over.
I think this game works really well and we can use it the way that you said, but there are some alternatives.
For example if you want to practice sentence structure
you can write down a sentence on the board.
and the students have to read the sentence.
Each student reads one word
If they say a word at the same time, they have to restart.
If you have six students, maybe write down a five-word sentence.
I like to eat everyday.
Then the students have to say it but the one student that doesn't have a word to say is out.
So that way you make it a bit more competitive
This is a great way for students to improve their fluency,
especially when it comes to reading words or sentence structure.
If you're interested in more ESL games and activities, you can check. them out on my channel.
Thank you Jema for having me in this video. Bye
So there you have it a fun activity to get your students practicing vocabulary.
I want to thank Eric from Etacude for sharing with us today, if you haven't already
make sure you check out his channel linked below.
He has great ideas to share.
If you've got a great idea that you'd like to share with the Mooncake community,
and be featured on community games
then you. can email me at jema@mooncakeenglish.com
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