Groups: Solo

Christmas Cards

Description

Using coloured card, cut enough shapes for each student. They should be roughly Christmas card-sized.

Half the students are ‘shopkeepers’, and half are ‘customers’. The shopkeepers sit down at a desk with the shapes on it. The customers come and the shopkeepers (in groups) ask them what they want. When a student has their card, they can decorate it to make a Christmas card. After a few minutes, shopkeepers and customers switch roles, until all students have a shape.

Next, the cards are shuffled and given to random students. The students make pairs and ask what shape they want. Their partner answers using their partner’s Christmas card as the shape they want. They then swap cards and make a new pair.

When time is up, the students can keep the last card they were holding as a present.

Notes

  • It’s best to split the ‘shopping’ activity/card designing and the card exchange into two lessons.

Timer Bingo

Description

Students get a bingo sheet, and write the target English randomly in each square (or use small cards). The teacher calls out the target English and the students repeat, until a timer goes off. Students mark the square that matches the last word that was called. When they get a complete line, they get one point.

Notes

Using small cards instead of drawing on a worksheet can help the game run for multiple rounds. The students turn over the matching card rather than check a box.

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Bingo

Description

Students get a bingo sheet, and write the target English randomly in each square. The teacher calls out the target English and the students mark off each square. When they get a complete line, they get one point.

Notes

Using small cards instead of drawing on a worksheet can help the game run for multiple rounds. The students can put each of their cards into a grid, and turn over the matching card when it is called rather than check a box.