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Zulethe
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| One of my favorite games is the "see how long you can keep quiet game." I'm not joking, the kids love it. |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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mongol. wrote : games suck.
As does deubels site
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mongolian spot
Joined: 15 Sep 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| maingman wrote: |
mongol. wrote : games suck.
As does deubels site
idiot! |
clown school vet? |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| My students have been consistently rabid for bingo. There's a site that prints random cards in many categories, you can tweak them, all free. When you play, keep going after one person wins - the others want to "win," too! |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| ippy wrote: |
1. Typhoon
Easily the best "oh crap! theyve sprung a lesson on me at the last minute, but ive got nothing planned!" emergency stop gap game in the entire world of esl. Prepare typhoon cards (points, minus points, double point, bombs (minus points you give to another team), presents - same but plus points - robbers, and typhoon cards (wipe teams entire points)), and youve got a game thatll take you through any 50 minute emergency.
Also, my absolute favorite no work lesson is this:
Buy the following:
2 * Jenga
2 * Packs of cards
2 * Uno
2 * Game of life or any other board game
Split the class into around 6 groups. Let them rock paper scissors to decide who gets first choice, then let them grab a game. The only rule is the students have to say <whatever the grammar point is that day> before their turn. If they get bored with their selection they can change it any time for whatever is left. Make it a punishment game too though, and stalk them so that if you catch them playing their turn without doing the grammar point they have to stand up and do a punishment.
Ive even sent a table of students to the staff room to sing the school chorus for the funny.  I use that as my nuclear option threat
Its great because unlike every other game on the planet, it can literally be used for ANYTHING. Its a bit of an initial outlay, but for lazy teaching, not only does it get the kids actually worked up, but you can use it several times a year without fatiguing them because they freaking love it.
Oh and if you want to use jenga a few times, write some numbers from 1 to 10 on the blocks. Have ten stupid things for the students to do that day (or if youre more straight laced, ten things from the dialogue), when they successfully take out a block they have to do whats on the number. If they knock it down they have to do a special punishment (which could be the full dialogue with the teacher in the style of a horror movie or something).
Again, no crappy ESL game required. Just ten or so thousand won.
What price for an easy life? |
Hey Iggby, where'd you find jeng, uno, and dice in Seoul? I've scoured Dongdaemun, the Department Stores, etc. Though haven't made my way to Emart or Itaewon yet. |
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ippy
Joined: 25 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| jenga and dice are easy. You can find them almost anywhere. In fact they have them at my local 1000 won shop down the road. Uno is much harder and im coming to the conclusion that they dont have it in korea. Ill just have to get some japanese friends to send a few packs over. Im gonna go look in gwangju this weekend, but not really holding out much hope |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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I put together a really neat ARCADE of learning games on EFL Classroom. Mostly for self-study by students but some are suitable for self-learning.
THIS ONE seems to be a favorite. Pretty cool and online games can really be helpful.
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
I put together a really neat ARCADE of learning games on EFL Classroom. Mostly for self-study by students but some are suitable for self-learning.
THIS ONE seems to be a favorite. Pretty cool and online games can really be helpful.
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
As always ddeubel, thanks for your help. But, I don't have any of the resources we trained with. Just chalk, paper stuff, and teaching the old fashioned way. |
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winterfall
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ippy wrote: |
| jenga and dice are easy. You can find them almost anywhere. In fact they have them at my local 1000 won shop down the road. Uno is much harder and im coming to the conclusion that they dont have it in korea. Ill just have to get some japanese friends to send a few packs over. Im gonna go look in gwangju this weekend, but not really holding out much hope |
Really? In Seoul? Then I must be blind, I haven't see em yet. I'll ask the kids today if they can find em for me. |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| As always ddeubel, thanks for your help. But, I don't have any of the resources we trained with. Just chalk, paper stuff, and teaching the old fashioned way. |
Well, you'll become a better teacher through/for it.
See This Post for lots of ideas about using flashcards. Kids can design/make them too. Just use an empty bingo card, brainstorm and then have them draw/label.
then get playing some of the games.
Cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
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