10 games to revise and have fun

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10 GAMES TO REVISE AND HAVE FUN

RUNNING DICTATIONDivide your students into groups. Display copies of the next texts on theclassroom walls. One learner in the group has to run to the correspondingtext and read it, try to memorise as much of it as possible and run back totheir partners and dictate it to them. Each group should have a writtenversion of the text; the running student may rotate as they wish. The firstgroup to finish with the fewest mistakes is the winner. Students can thenput the paragraphs of the story in the right order.

Running dictationTEXT 1At night, there were people sleeping everywhere. We could hardly move! My seven cousinsslept in our bedroom with my sister and me. Some adults slept in the living room andothers in my parentsroom. When somebody got up, everybody woke up, so they got up,too.TEXT 2What? You think this was a mess? No there were nine children and six adults, there wasno room for us to be comfortable and if it rained we all had to stay in and play boardgames or watch TV. Sometimes it was so noisy in the house that my ears hurt but it was all

worth it. It was the best summer ever.TEXT 3

In the mornings, my mother and my aunts prepared breakfast for all the children. It wasfantastic! We had milk, some toast with honey and butter and some home-made cookies orcakes.

TEXT 4It was summer of 2003 and I was only eight years old. My parents, my sister and I lived in asmall town and we had a big family living in the city. They were visiting us for the summerand we were so happy to see them that we couldnt wait for them to come. We organisedthe house but when they finally arrived, we realised that there wasnt enough room for

everybody!TEXT 5In the afternoons, my seven cousins, my sister and I played sports in the yard. My auntsand my mother drank some ice tea and gossiped until their mouths were dry. My fatherand uncles played cards and shouted at the top of their lungs. We had a fantastic time!

RUNNING DICTATION

Key: 4-3-5-1-2

2) PASS THE MESSAGE

Write some messages on slips of paper. Take one message at a time andshow it to one student sitting at the front. Let this student read themessage and then put it away. Tell them to write this message down andshow it to the next student following the same procedure. The process isrepeated until the last student reads the message aloud. There will be criesof astonishment! You may then discuss where and why the changeshappened.

Some suggested messages:

Did you go to the supermarket to buy some fruit?Is Jenny the girl with short curly black hair?Please, remember to do you English homework this afternoon.I am reading a very interesting book about a princess and a castle.In my bedroom I have a laptop, a big wardrobe and a white bed.Why dont we go to the cinema to see a romantic film?

3) A GROWING LISTRead aloud one of the phrases below and have your students take turns to

repeat it and add no more than two words. If they cant remember all thewords, give them a point. When the game finishes the student with thefewest points is the winner.*Peter has a jacket, a dress, a T-shirt*At the zoo I saw an elephant, two lions*In the fridge there are two lemons, a bottle of milk, an apple*Pat is tall, beautiful, blond*I like reading, playing computer games..


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4) PARTS OF THE BODYDivide your students into pairs. Each pair has a turn to take a card. Theyshould put together the parts of the body written on that card, e.g. Head-Hand; one student puts a hand on the other students head. The card shouldgo in between without touching the floor, so if they drop it, they lose thegame. The pair with the most cards is the winner.

5) FIND YOUR TWIN

Make two copies of the profiles you have here and give outone card to each student. Make sure you hand out even

HEAD

HANDMOUTH

FINGER

NOSE

EAR

HEAD

HEAD

HAND

EYE

FOOT

FOOT

HAND

EAR

LEG

LEG

KNEE

FOOT

NOSE

HAND

KNEE

ARM

ARM

EAR


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copies. Tell the children that they have to play the role ofthe person on the card and find their twin by askingquestions. The first ones to complete the task are thewinners.

Name: SusanRiversAge:32Nationality:ItalianFavouritecolour:yellow

Name: SusanRiversAge:32Nationality:ItalianFavouritecolour: yellow

Name: MarkStevensAge: 21Nationality:BrazilianFavouritecolour: Blue

Name: MarkStevensAge: 21Nationality:Brazilian

Favouritecolour: Blue

Name: PamSandersAge: 18Nationality:AmericanFavouritecolour:Orange

Name: PamSandersAge: 18Nationality:AmericanFavouritecolour: Orange

Name:AndrewSmithAge: 45Nationality:MexicanFavouritecolour: Black

Name:AndrewSmithAge: 45Nationality:MexicanFavouritecolour: Black

Name: JackBlackAge: 19Nationality:EnglishFavouritecolour: green

Name: JackBlackAge: 19Nationality:EnglishFavouritecolour: green

Name: RoseRossAge: 7Nationality:SpanishFavouritecolour: pink

Name: RoseRossAge: 7Nationality:SpanishFavouritecolour: pink

Name: MelJonesAge: 13Nationality:Australian

Favouritecolour: lightblue

Name: MelJonesAge: 13Nationality:Australian

Favouritecolour: lightblue


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7) GUESS WHAT IT IS Make a listo of words learnt the previous year on a sheet of paper.Divide your students into small groups and tell them they are going to taketurns to guess what you will draw on the board. Draw it one line at a time tomake it a bit more challenging. You may give more points to the groups thatguess with the first three lines you draw, two points with the other three linesyou draw and one point from the sixth line onwards. Another option is to givethem one or two minutes to guess.

8) THE SPELLING GAME Make a list of words learnt the previous year on a sheet of paper. Divideyour students into small groups and tell them that one group at a time has toselect a representative who will come to the front to spell out a word for theirgroup. They can only spell it twice and their group will have only one chanceto say it right.

9) SENTENCE SCRAMBLEPrepare sets of cards with words and punctuation marks to make

sentences. Put each set in a numbered envelope. The sentences you choosemay depend on your studentslevel and the contents you want to revise.Divide your students into pairs. Hand out one envelope to each pair and askthem not to open it until you say so. Explain that in the envelope, they willfind words and punctuation marks to form a correct sentence. Once they havefinished, they have to shout Ready! The first three pairs to finish the task arethe winners. Weak students may be helped by the whole class. You mayprepare several rounds to make the game last longer and provide morepractice.

Example: Likes My doesnt but tennis She sisterlike football

(My sister doesnt like football but she likes tennis)

10) WORD SCRAMBLE

Prepare sets of cards bearing letters to form words. Put each set in anumbered envelope. The words you choose may depend on your studentslevel and the vocabulary you want to revise. Divide your students into pairs.Hand out five envelopes to each pair and ask them not to open the envelopesuntil you say so. Explain that in each envelope they will find letters to form aword. Once they have formed five words, they have to shout Ready! The firstpair to finish is the winner. Students who haves problems in ordering theletters may be helped by the whole class.

6) MAKING NOISESDivide your students into small groups. Ask the members ofeach group to take turns to go to back of the classroom

where nobody can see them, choose a card and makenoises related to that picture to let their group make a goodguess. They are not allowed to speak. If the group answerscorrectly by giving the complete sentence, they get a point.

KEYS: 1) He/She is eating; 2)He/She is drinking milk: 3) He/She is sleeping;4) He/She is driving a car; 5) He/She is riding a bicycle; 6) He/She is playingthe guitar; 7) He/She is crying; 8) He/She is laughing; 9) He/She is watching

TV; 10) He/She is running

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