Fun
disappearing text
a type of drilling technique when a Teacher removes a word from each line of the text and students need to read the text
pictionary
students need to draw a word/ collocation
More info here:
chunk swap
students receive either the beginning or ending of chunks, then they move around the class looking for the second part of chunks
The name is taken from Leo Selivan's book "Lexical Grammar"
word auction
Begin by having the students list vocabulary they have been studying. Try to get at least 20 terms from them. Next, divide the class into groups of 3-4. Give each group a budget of $1000 and have them bid in increments of $50-100. (Note: if you are using money or tokens, you will need your own supply, to pay out groups who double down.)
Once you have the list on the board, auction every word away to the highest bidder. As groups run out of money, they have to stop bidding. This is where money or tokens come in handy, because you can collect the money and groups can’t become overdrawn.
If students will just be working with a budget, have each group nominate a treasurer to keep track of spending. The treasurer should also keep track of unsuccessful bids.
As bidding slows, like an auctioneer, say, “Going once, going twice, SOLD!” A mallet is fun, if you have one. If you teach children, your school may have a giant plastic one kicking around somewhere.
Now that the auction is over, it’s time for students to try to win their money back. Go down the list and have the winning group define the word. If they can, they get their money back, and can double down by using the word correctly in a sentence.
If they cannot, the second highest bidder gets a chance. Then if they are also unsuccessful, the next highest bidder gets a chance, and so on, until one group gets it right. When all terms have been defined, the winner is the team with the most money.
bingo
can be played with definitions/ synonyms/ opposites, etc
fork
Collocation fork (by Leo Selivan)
students need to make collocaions with a word
award
e.g. prestigious job
firm
categories
there can be an alphabet game
and/or students name as many words belonging to a certain category as possible
sentences
students can write sentences with new words and as a follow-up
- write a bigger text
- translate into L1 and back into L2
cubes
Vocabulary cubes
a good example: https://www.pinterest.ru/pin/226446687484498964/
https://www.imagineforest.com/blog/story-cubes-game/
concentration
Concentration game
the same as memory game when students need to put 2 similar cards face up but there can be cards with words and collocation/ definitions/ synonyms/ opposites
An online version: https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/concentration/
board game
board games help students come up with the language they know and attempt new language; they develop creativity, too
Dixit
Imaginarium
Uno, etc