TOP GAMES. DIRECTIONS.PLACES

 TOP GAMES

 Topic `Directions. Places`

 There is a /an… There are some …   There isn`t a/an…..   There aren`t any….

1.  `NAME AS MANY ….AS POSSIBLE`

It works very well as a warmer to start a lesson. Give the card to the team or individual students and have them compete.

Example cards: Name as many places as you can, Name as many directions as you can, Name as many places near your school as you can, Name as many places near your house as you can, Name places in alphabetical order, etc.

2. TRUE OR FALSE

The students think of three sentences, two are facts and one is a line. One by one, students introduce themselves and say their three sentences. The rest of the class has to guess which one is a lie.

Example:

1.There`s a new museum near my cousin`s  house.

2. There isn`t a swimming pool opposite my school.

3. There aren`t any parks in our City.

3. DESCRIBE A PLACE.PAIRWORK

Students image they`re describing their area/school/home  to a blind person. They have to describe in detail everything about it to their partner, he/she DRAWS IT and write  the name of the place.

Example:

1. The starting point is here. (show it). On the left there is a bank. Opposite the bank there `s  a hotel. On the right there are some car parks. Past the car carks and on the left there `s  school. Near the school there `s a big park .Stop here.

4. TREASURE HUNT

Around the school building .Write a sentence of about  seven words with each word on a separate piece of paper. Leave the pieces of paper pinned to the walls in different parts of the school. On each piece of paper write instructions of where to find the next piece.

Example:

Go downstairs.   Go past the canteen and turn left..

Turn left and look beside the third door on the right.

Go upstairs. Go past the essembly hall and turn right.

Turn right and look beside the fifth door on the left.

The students follow the instructions, making a note of the seven  words that they find. They then put the words into the correct order.

5. CLAP GAME OR DEFINITION GAME

Teacher says the definition of the place. Students have to guess and say the place when the teacher stops saying and claps.

Example:

Teacher: a place where people keep or borrow money and provide financial services (CLAP)

Students : bank

6. TOILET PAPER ICE BREAKER

All you need is toilet paper. Teacher offers to tear off some squares of toilet paper WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATIONS! When everybody has toilet paper teacher explains the rulers. Every person must say as many sentences about the topic as many squares of toilet paper he/she has.

Example: Topic `Directions`. 3 squares - turn right, on the corner,opposite.

                  Topic`Places`.2 squares – school,park etc.

7. CHANTS

Example:

Topic `Places.Directions`

Police station,police office

Theatre and church (2 times)

Go past and go down

Opposite and cross (2 times)

PLACES!

8. VISUALIZATION

Writing warmer. Visualise a PLACE while you suggest its description. They use their picture to write a composition.

9. OUR STORY

Teacher starts the story. Students one by one complete the story.

Example:

Go out of school. And turn right into …Street. Go down ..Street. On the crossroad turn left. Turn left into …Street. Cross….Street. Go past the supermarket.  Go down ….  You can`t miss it. We`re near the Underground. 

10. MY IDEAL SCHOOL OR CITY

Students have to think about their Ideal School or City. Using There`s /There are  or There isn`t / There aren`t write sentences about it.

Example:

My Ideal School

1. There aren`t any teacher in my school.
2. There are some robots in the school.
3. There is an interactive library  in the school etc.