ideas for english lessons
Decagon
Subject: Vocabulary + Spelling
Skills: Speaking, Reading
Level: Elementary
Recommended Age: 12+
Number of Participants: 2-12 players
Time: 15-20 minutes
Place: Classroom
Equipment:
- A set of alphabet flashcards
- A desk
- A black- or whiteboard
Materials: A piece of chalk or a marker
Preliminary Preparation: Not required
Immediate Preparation (7-10 minutes).
1. If possible, arrange the participants so that they are sitting in a semi-circle around the desk and in front of the board.
2. Spread the flashcards turned face down on the desk.
3. Write 10 vocabulary categories on the board. A typical list might look something like this:
Animals, Cities, Clothes, Colours, Countries, Family, Food, Furniture, Jobs,
Places in town
How to Play. For starting the competition, Player A comes to the desk and takes a card. Let us consider the letter 'N'. Then they, looking at the board, say, e.g.:
'..., New York, ..., ..., Norway, nephew, nut, ..., nurse, newsagent'
As a result, Player A gets six points by the number of said words. This time, it is Player B, whose turn to come to your desk and so on around the circle. In order to balance chances of the players, it is necessary to carry out two or three rounds, depending on the number of the game participants. 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.