Manchester
Subject: Spelling + Vocabulary
Skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading
Level: Beginner
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Participants: 2-12 players
Time: 10-15 minutes
Place: Classroom
Equipment: A black- or whiteboard
Materials: A piece of chalk or a marker
Preliminary Preparation: Not required
Immediate Preparation (1-3 minutes).
1. If possible, arrange the game participants so that they are sitting or standing in a semi-circle in front of the board.
2. Write on the board:
M A N C H E S T E R
How to Play. A typical game might start something like this:
You: I'm going to Manchester to buy a magazine.
Player А: I'm going to Manchester to buy an armchair.
Player В: I'm going to Manchester to buy a necklace.
and so on around the circle, each time naming an object, beginning with the next letter of the key word. A player, who cannot find an appropriate item, drops out of the game. When the key word ends, you write on the board: 'BIRMINGHAM' and follow the same procedure. In the third round, you write the word 'PORTSMOUTH', in the forth one - 'CANTERBURY' and in the fifth one - 'NOTTINGHAM'. During the whole competition the nouns must not be repeated! The activity continues as long as only one student is left. This last remaining player becomes the winner of the game.