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You can also use Fun Card English 1 and 2 with intermediate students
to practise conversation or any grammatical structures.
The general rule of the game is to get rid of your cards before other players do it. We can put a card only on the card of the same colour or symbol. We can also use special cards. Click the link below to watch a video with more detailed descripition of the rules.
Students can put a card on the discard pile only when they answer the question and then ask a question to next player. Let's see how it works.
SAY A SENTENCE GAME
Students can put a card on the table only when they say a sentence with the word or phrase from the card. We can set the rule that it must be a PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT or FUTURE SIMPLE sentence. We can practise any grammatical structures we want to, TENSES, CONDITIONALS, PASSIVE VOICE etc.This video shows how we can practise Past Simple.
SLAP JACK ENGLISH GAME
One student explains a word and starts throwing cards at the table. The other students have to slap the right card. The fastest student to slap the right card takes the card and gets one point. If someone slaps a wrong card he/she loses three turns. After 5 cards, another student explains and throws the cards. At the end of the game, all students count their cards (points) and the student with the highest number of cards wins the game.
BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE...GAME
Students can put a card on the table only when they say a sentence with the word "BECAUSE". With this great exercise, students learn how to make longer sentences.
TEAM VS TEAM GAME
We divide 4 players into two teams. Players from the same team sit opposite each other. Students can put a card on the table only when they explain in English the word from the card and their partner guesses the word. When a player gets rid of all the cards, their team wins the game. Sorry, no video for this one. Click here to learn more about other ways of using Fun Card English
I and my students really like this game. Try it out, I'm sure it will be fun!!!
RULES OF THE GAME:
Before class prepare a key of what weapons will go in each grid space. Divide the class into teams, each person has 3 lives. Draw a 10x10 grid on the board. Ask students the revision questions, whoever gets the question right can choose a square. Tell the student what the square contains. Gun= take one life point away. Two guns = Take two life points from the same person or one each of 2 people. Bomb= The answer-er loses one life point. Fire= The whole team loses one life point. Heart= Add one life point. The team that still has people alive in the end wins. Change the names of the values if you wish.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your students into two competing teams.
2. Explain the rules of the game to your students and tell them to remember the words and the sentences, they can get more points in the revision.
2. Students see pictures and they have to answer a question. The person who answers the question first gets 2 points for their team, However, if the answer is wrong the team loses 3 points.
3. During the revision, the teams must say three sentences for each question
(1 point for each correct sentence).
For example: What is the sharpest?
A fork is sharp / A knife is sharper than a fork / A razor is the sharpest.
4. After the revision, we sum up all the points.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your students into two competing teams.
2. Explain the rules of the game to your students and tell them to remember not only the idioms but also their definitions and the texts in speech bubbles.
2. Students from the first team must guess the meaning of the idiom presented in the first picture.
If they guess it correctly, they get a point and the other team has to guess the meaning of next idiom.
3. If students can't guess the meaning of an idiom, they get no points and the other team must guess it.
4. The second part or the video is a revision of the whole material. Students get one point for completing the texts in speech bubbles and one point for completing each definition.
*****After the game, you may conduct a speaking activity. Students work in pairs. One student sits back to the screen and the other student must describe the picture from the screen. The student sitting back to the screen must guess the idiom. After 10 pictures students swap seats.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. You can divide your students into two competing teams or...
*You can also play YOUR STUDENTS VS YOU. I tried this a few times and it was lots of fun. When students guess correctly what is in the picture they get 2 points if they don't you get 3 points (sounds a bit unfair but my students usually won anyway:)
2. Students can see only a small part of a picture.
They have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what will happen.
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necessary so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. The second part or the video is a revision of the whole material.
Read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture.
This picture game is a great tool to teach kids new vocabulary (adjectives).
It's also perfect to get your students engaged and
turn your lesson into an entertaining game.
1. Divide your students into two competing teams.
2. Students have to guess what animal is in the picture as quickly as possible.
3. The team which guesses first gets one point.
However, if the guess is wrong the other team gets a point.
***If both teams guess at the same time they play rock, paper, scissors
4. The second part of the video is a revison (students have to complete the speech bubbles with correct adjectives). You can also turn it into a game and fun activity.
*For example, you can play YOUR STUDENTS VS YOU. I tried this a few times and it was lots of fun. When students guess an adjective correctly they get a point
if they don't you get a point.
If you think it's too easy for your class you can introduce a different rule.
For example, when students guess an adjective correctly they get a point
if they don't you get three points.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture. This trivia quiz is a great tool to teach new vocabulary. It's also perfect to get your students engaged in the lesson, expand their knowledge about the world and turn your lesson into
an entertaining game.
1. Pre-teach the vocabulary from the quiz that students might not know.
2. Divide your students into two competing teams.
3. Students have to guess what's in the picture as quickly as possible.
4. The team which guesses first gets one point and can answer next question. However, if their guess is wrong the other team gets a point and can answer next question.
***If both teams guess at the same time they play rock, paper, scissors
5. If students answer a question correctly they get a point for their team and can answer next question. However, if they give a wrong answer the other team gets a point and the other team can answer next question.
6. After three questions (sometimes two) there is another photo and again
students from both teams have to guess what it shows as quickly as possible.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary and grammar much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. You can divide your students into two competing teams or...
*You can also play YOUR STUDENTS VS. YOU. I tried this a few times and it was lots of fun. When students guess correctly what is in the picture they get 2 points if they don't you get 3 points (sounds a bit unfair but my students usually won anyway:)
2. Students can see only a small part of a picture.
They have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what happened.
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. The second part ot the video is a revision of the whole material.
Read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.
1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)
5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.
Using cartoons is an effective and enjoyable way of teaching English. This video is perfect to conduct a cartoon quiz during a lesson. How? It's very simple.
1. Pre-teach vocabulary (the game will go more smoothly if you do it).
2. Divide your class into groups.
3. Tell students to use only English while discussing each question in groups.
If they don't comply they lose a point.
4. Play the video. Students in each group have to guess what will happen in a moment
by choosing one sentence (1 point for each correct guess).
