Safe
Subject: Spelling + Have got
This is an original version of the popular Hangman game. Its difference from the classic variant is the players guess the word as a whole, but not by letters.
Skills: Speaking, Writing
Level: Beginner
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Participants: 4-12 players
Time: 20-25 minutes
Place: Classroom
Equipment: A black- or whiteboard
Materials: A piece of chalk or a marker
Preliminary Preparation: Not required
Immediate Preparation (3-5 minutes).
1. If possible, arrange the game participants so that they are sitting or standing in a semi-circle in front of the doard.
2. Make sure that the players are familiar with the game of Hangman. If they are not, it would be feasible to briefly explain the general rules of the classic version.
3. Think of a word (e.g.'dream') and draw it as a row of dashes on the board like this:
_ _ _ _ _
4. Ask the players to 'pick the cipher to the safe', using different combinations.
How to Play. A typical game might start something like this:
Player А: Is it 'train'?
You: No, but it's got 'r' at the same place.
You write the letter 'r' on the board like this:
_ r _ _ _
Player A gets one point by the number of revealed letters.
Player B: Is it 'dress'?
You: No, but it's got 'd' and 'e' at the same places.
You write the letters 'd' and 'e' on the board like this:
d r e _ _
Player B gets two points by the number of revaled letters.
Player C: Is it 'dream'?
You: Yes, it is.
You write the letters 'a' and 'm' on the board like this:
d r e a m
Player C gets two points by the number of revealed letters.
This time, it is Player A, whose turn to come to the board and draws their guessed word with a row of dashes. Then it is the turn of Player B to make the first guess and so on. The game continues around the circle as long as each student has guessed a word and it has been revealed. At the end of the activity, the number of points, accumulated by each participant during the whole competition, is counted up. The player, who gets the most points in total, becomes the winner of the game.