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FUN, GAMES AND WEIRD ACTIVITIES IN THE

CLASSROOM

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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CONTACT DETAILS

Email: josette.molle@gmail.com

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