Example:
Categories
Animals
Clothes
Food & Drinks
Geography
Weather & Climate
Classroom
Hobbies and Interests
Art
The letter chosen:В T
Students:
Animals: tiger, tapir
Clothes: trousers, T-shirt
…
Variation: The presenter writes/types aВ list ofВ category headings on the board. The participants should think ofВ five words fitting into each category.
Example:
Categories
Animals
Clothes
Food & Drinks
Classroom
Hobbies and interests
Geography
Climate and weather
Art
…
Students:
Animals: cat, dog, elephant, wolf, mouse
Clothes: dress, shirt, jeans, trousers, T-shirt
…
Some helpful ideas: The list ofВ categories can certainly be extended. You could findthe following tips useful: В«SportsВ», В«Health and MedicineВ», В«MusicВ», В«LiteratureВ», В«Fine artsВ», В«Film industryВ», В«TransportВ».
You may also introduce or add your own items toВ the category list.
An adverb poem contest
Core language: Formation ofВ adverbs withВ -ly
Level: Pre-intermediate – advanced
Number ofВ students:В Any
Stuff needed:AВ white/blackboard
Time: 10В minutes
People/characters involved:
– The teacher acts as a presenter and possibly as a participant
– All the students are the contestants
Procedure: The teacher writes/types adverbs ending inВ -ly and aВ sample poem on the board and explains the rules ofВ the contest toВ the students. The students have seven minutes toВ write aВ poem (one or two verses) using adverbs from the list and any others. Then they read their poems out. Finally, the class decides whose poem is the best.
Example:
Adverbs
Slowly, quietly, tragically, angrily, carefully, carelessly, nervously, urgently, lovingly, suddenly, lazily, peacefully, heavily, really, immediately, nearly, finally, incredibly, loudly, eventually, hysterically, desperately, fortunately, unfortunately, warmly, happily, fondly, luckilyВ etc.
SampleВ poem
At aВ lesson (aВ joke)
She was watching them carefully —
They were yawning lazily,
She asked them a question angrily —
They looked away nervously…
They were talking toВ each other loudly,
She tried to stop them desperately…
They were sitting quietly,
She laughed hysterically…
Some ofВ them were sleeping peacefully,
Others were using their phones carelessly…
She sighed and gazed at them lovingly,
She started again patiently…
InВ the end, they smiled at her warmly,
So, the lesson ended happily.
Some helpful ideas: It seems toВ be aВ nice idea toВ award aВ little prize toВ the best poet ofВ the group.
Definitions
Core language: The class vocabulary
Level: Intermediate – advanced
Number ofВ students:В Any
Stuff needed:AВ white/blackboard
Time: 10В minutes
People/characters involved:
– The teacher acts as a presenter and possibly as a participant
– All the students are participants
Procedure: The teacher writes/types aВ list ofВ words and phrases that need revising on the board. One ofВ the students thinks ofВ an item from the list and, without saying it, gives aВ definition ofВ that item. The rest ofВ the group guesses which word/ phrase has been chosen. The participants take it inВ turns toВ define the vocabulary items. At the end, the students may vote for the best definition justifying their decision with reasons and comments.
Example: (from aВ text about roller coasters, intermediate level)
An amusementВ park
exhilarating
anticipation
aВ pendulumВ ride
suspended
weightlessness
motion
aВ roller coaster
gravity
glimpse
Student A: AВ railway track at aВ fairground with lots ofВ steep slopes and sharp bends where people ride inВ fast trains.
Student B: AВ roller coaster!
Student A: That’s right. It’s a roller coaster.
Student C: It is an adjective which means making someone feel very excited or elated.
Student D: Exhilarating!
Student C: Yes, that’s correct. The word I mean is «exhilarating».
…
