Level:
Pre-Intermediate- Intermediate
Skills:
Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading
- The teacher displays
five or six different flashcards on the board so that all students can see
them.
- The teacher gives each
student five or six little slips of blank paper
- The students must write
one sentence using each of the words. The sentences could use one particular
focus grammar point or revise a range of sentence forms that have been studied
- After the students have
written their sentences on the paper (it may be necessary to help or check
some students’ attempts) they place their sentences in an envelope
- The teacher chooses five
or six volunteers to each come out the front and hold one of the flashcards at
the front of the class.
- Choose other students to
pick a sentence from the envelope and read it. When the students at the front
hear their word read they are allowed to take one step forward. The class must
listen to check and if they take a wrong step, then the student who corrects
them can take their place at the front.
- The first student to
take five steps or reach a line marked on the floor wins the game.
Note:
Depending on the language
level of the students, the sentences can be complex or very simple.
The teacher may need to
check all the students’ sentences so they could first write draft sentences in
their books before copying them onto the slips of paper.
This game can also be
played in five teams with each of the five people at the front representing
their team. This will help to make the activity more competitive. | 
