Activity of the week

Here is a zero-prep fun game that really gets students reaching for that target language!

Materials- Some slips of old paper

Target language -  Use with vocabulary sets. Idioms and phrasal verbs work especially well

Procedure - In the final part of the lesson during the production phase, give each student two slips of paper.

Ask the students to write on each slip one of the phrases/words from the board.(making sure to keep it a secret)

Encourage the students to choose a word or phrase they didn't know at the start of the lesson.

The teacher gives a question which the students have to discuss with another student.

The idea is to try and 'win' the slips from their partner by using in context (not just saying) the slips their partner is holding.

Of course the students don't know which phrases and words their partner is holding, and so this activity will force the students try to use the more difficult phrases from the board.

The teacher must monitor and feed in new discussion questions at regular intervals.

the winner is the student who is holding the most slips at the end of the lesson.

This activity can be done sat down in pairs with rotation or as a mingle.

Enjoy!