Games for Language Teaching

  Game 1 Olympics Every four years, we see one of our country's most incredible and gifted athletes compete on the international stage at the Olympics. It is an absolutely magnificent occasion. Hungary often wins gold, and the pupils like keeping track of how many bronze, silver, and gold medals we earn. The Olympics might be events that you organize in your classroom during your math block, or during any other topic.   Preliminaries Number of players: 2-12 (in groups) Age/ Proficiency Level: any (but its optimal for 8-14 years old children) Preparation Time: 5 minutes Play Time: 10-20 minutes Javelin Throw  Topic: Math (Simple arithmetics) Preparation Subtilizing cards Hula hoops (from PE teacher) Bean bags (from PE teacher) Whiteboards + markers Description: Setting up a set of objectives (using substitution patterns, number cards, and base ten components), students are given three bean bags and instructed to create a given number with the ...

  Fire Breathing I believe that competitiveness is a driving factor that makes students work very hard. This game fosters students to do so and it also makes them take risks while teaching them how to deal with consequences. I chose this name for the game because saying the correct answer damages others. The motto of the game could be: "Take a deep breath, but be careful not to burn yourself." Preliminaries Number of players: any number Age/ Proficiency Level: any Preparation Time: 5 minutes Play Time: 10-20 minutes Preparation Create cards with the target vocabulary. Distribute them into four levels according to their difficulty level. Object of the game The goal of this game is to be the last one standing. Roles This is a player vs player game, which means that everyone wants to win and be the last one standing. All of the students are players excluding one who is the host. Rules of Play There are four levels. Each level is worth a different number of points. The cards eith...

  Game design 1 Zsigó Márk   Name of the game: Connect Four Adverbs Level: B2-C1 but can be adjusted to any level. Description: ·        Setup: The game is played in two opposing teams. The teacher draws a 7 by 6 grid on the board and writes a word in each of them as seen in table 1 . Alternatively, it can be projected on a smart board and interaction can happen with touch screen. Two different types of tokens are needed that indicate the two teams (stickers could work, or taped papers) or just simply draw X or O. ·        Gameplay: The words on the board are nouns or adjectives. The groups take turns and in each turn a delegate needs to make an adverb from a word they choose. The delegate has to first say the adverb form and if it is correct, they need to go to the board and say a meaningful example sentence with the adverb included. If this is correct, they have to write the adverb in the place of ...