#eams race against each other to complete their grid with a singular noun that fits in each category. #hey need to chec" their answers with the rest of the class y ma"ing statements li"e '2a33 music(4 '5ondon is a city.( '+ car is a machine.( #hey can announce which category they need help with& and other students can offer advice using the target language.
#eams race against each other to complete their grid with a singular noun that fits in each category. #hey need to chec" their answers with the rest of the class y ma"ing statements li"e '2a33 music(4 '5ondon is a city.( '+ car is a machine.( #hey can announce which category they need help with& and other students can offer advice using the target language.
#eams race against each other to complete their grid with a singular noun that fits in each category. #hey need to chec" their answers with the rest of the class y ma"ing statements li"e '2a33 music(4 '5ondon is a city.( '+ car is a machine.( #hey can announce which category they need help with& and other students can offer advice using the target language.
Chapter 1: Using Be Activity: Categories Materials needed: Game cardsone card per pair of students. (See sample cards following.) It isnt necessary to have a completely different card for each pair of students; its O to have one or two overlapping categories on each card. Description: Give each pair or group of three students a grid!game card and ma"e sure they understand their categories. #eams race against each other to complete their grid with a singular noun that fits in each category. $or e%ample& if the category is 'machine&( the team might fill their category with the words 'coffee ma"er&( '#)&( 'car&( 'washing machine&( 'for"lift&( 'pencil sharpener.( Set a time limit depending on the level of your class so that some people might complete their cards& *ut others wont. +t the limit& shout '#imes up,( and as" everyone to put their pencils down. #eams with completed cards get to go first. #hey need to chec" their answers with the rest of the class *y ma"ing statements li"e '+ coffee ma"er is a machine&( '+ car is a machine&( etc. #he teacher can encourage variety *y writing on the *oard the different ways students can chec" their answers- '+ car is a machine.( '+ car& a washing machine& and a coffee ma"er are machines.( '.offee ma"ers are machines.( /0ith common nouns only& not with proper or uni1ue nouns& li"e '2a33 music(4 '5ondon is a city.( /6o article with proper nouns4 #he students who have not completed their cards can as" for help from other pairs. #hey can announce which category they need help with& and other students can offer advice using the target language& li"e '#urtles are pets&( or '+ntarctica is a continent.( In addition& teams can challenge each other *y saying things li"e '#omatoes arent vegeta*les, #heyre fruit,( 7ere are some other categories for ma"ing game cards. 8e sure to spread out the proper nouns among various cards- house pet& musical instrument& wild animal& form of transportation& movie& month& season& language& city& country& vegeta*le& fruit& sport& drin"& insect& fish& color& num*er& continent electronic device& teacher& relative& movie stars& "inds of music& part of the *ody& class!course (9nglish& math& chemistry& etc.)& o*2ect in space (planet& star& satellite& sun& comet& etc.) Page 1 of 2
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