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FUN, GAMES AND WEIRD ACTIVITIES IN THE
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Josette Molle
35th TESOL France Annual Colloquium
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JUST A MINUTE
Rules of the TV showhttps://youtu.be/-YF9o692Cgc
Speak on a subject for 60 seconds without* hesitation* repetition* deviation
At anytime one participant can challenge the speaker. If the challenge is correct, they gain a point, if not, the speaker gains a point
and continues with the subject.They can repeat the subject on the card.The person speaking as the buzzer / alarm goes off is the winner.
In class, depending on the students’ level, you would probably use only the ‘ hesitation ’ and deviation rules.
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BLOCKBUSTERS
Rules of the TV showhttps://youtu.be/kvT2qMdPMX4
A solo player competes against a family pair.Each team competes to find words beginning with a
given letter according to the definitions the host gives.
Each team must link the 2 sides of a square (left – right or top – bottom) to win the round.
In class, you can put students in teams, and adapt the definitions and proposed letters to their levels.
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CALL MY BLUFFRules of the game:
Choose weird words with their definition.Put the students into teams and give each team a
word (and its definition!). They have to come up with 2 other definitions. The second team decides which definition is the
correct one.
(they should use modal verbs of deduction: it can’t be… it could be… it must be… )
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IMPROBABLE OBJECTShttp://www.slideshare.net/JosetteMolle/improbable-objects
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WHAT’S THAT?http://www.slideshare.net/JosetteMolle/whats-that-61549228
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GUESS WHO? – SIMPSONS CHARACTERS
https://bonjourfle.com/2016/02/08/qui-est-ce-version-simpson/
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GUESS WHO? – DISNEY CHARACTERShttps://bonjourfle.com/2016/02/03/qui-est-ce-version-disney/
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GUESS WHO? - HARRY POTTER CHARACTERShttps://bonjourfle.com/2016/02/05/qui-est-ce-version-harry-potter/
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PHONETIC DOMINOES
It’s probably better to explain / teach a few phonetic symbols before you play this game, just simple words the students can pronounce well.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonetic-dominoes
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TWO KINDS OF PEOPLEhttp://www.slideshare.net/JosetteMolle/two-kinds-of-people-68895520
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EXPLAIN IT
One topic on each card 8 words for 1 topic
Students take turn, in teams to explain as many of the 8 words as possible
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EXPLAIN IT – CARDS EXAMPLE
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INTERNET RESOURCES Just a minute topics: http://just-a-minute.info/subjects.html Blockbusters questions: http://www.teach-this.com/esl-games/tv-game-shows
Template example: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/interactive-blockbuster-game-template-ppt-3003535
Call my bluff: https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/category/games/page/3/ Improbable Objects, What’s that, 2kinds of people:
http://www.slideshare.net/JosetteMolle 2 kinds of people: http://2kindsofpeople.tumblr.com/ Guess who?: https://bonjourfle.com/ (in French, needs adapting) Phonetic dominoes:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonetic-dominoes DIY (great resource to make your own games):
https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/downloads/
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