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ssjup81 · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:57 am Post subject: Wasn't sure where to post this...

Hello there. I have a good while before hand, but I'm trying to plan a game for the group of ESL students I'm working with. The thing is, all of my ideas seems that it would benefit children, as I would get them to run around, play, etc., not adults, which is a bit of a challenge for me.

Anyway, the lesson is to review the verb "to be" in the past, present, and future tense. I was thinking of maybe a Bingo set up, but I want a back up as well, so aside from Bingo, my mind is blank.

So, any suggestions?

Oh, and if this is in the wrong section, could a mod please move it? Thanks.

father Mackenzie · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 105 Location: Jakarta Barat

You could try snakes and ladders with the questions centered around the verb tenses. Dominoes is good as is tic tac toe or matching pairs.

ssjup81 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:06 am Post subject:

Dominoes seems interesting, but I don't see how to set something like that up. Tic Tac Toe as well. Could you maybe provide some examples?

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

In pedantic mode, you do know there isn't a future tense in English, don't you?

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject:

Betti · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 44

OK, dominoes: print up double-faced cards with the pronouns (I, you , he, she etc) and the verb tenses (am, are, is etc). Shuffle. Deal the cards. SS match the correct pronoun to verb or vice versa. Tic Tac Toe (or Noughts and Crosses for us Brits!) Draw the frame on the board and insert pronouns, verbs etc. Divide ss into groups - O's and X's, ss select a square and make a correct sentence with the information provided. Alternatively you could use time words such as today, tomorrow, last week etc and ss have to use the correct form of be. Obviously, they would have to know some adjectives / nouns to complete the phrases. Another way to practise the present tense question form would be to write the names of famous people on post-it notes. One student comes to the front of the class with said post-it on head - let's say David Beckham. The student then proceeds to ask questions to discover who he/she is. "Am I a man or a woman?" "Am I old or young?" Again, this could be a team game. Hope this helps.

ssjup81 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject: