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Elementary Grammar Games

  


Author(s):  Jill Hadfield
Publisher:   Longman
ISBN: 9780582429659

 
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17 - There is and There are: affirmative and negative
 
1 - a or an
 
2 - a/an or the (1)
 
3 - a/an or the (2)
 
4 - Countable and uncountable nouns
 
5 - Personal pronouns: subject and object (1)
 
6 - Personal pronouns: subject and object (2)
 
7 - Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, etc.
 
8 - Possessive 's
 
9 - Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, etc.
 
10 - be: affirmative and negative
 
11 - be: yes / no questions
 
12 - be: wh- questions
 
13 - this, that, these, those
 
14 - have got: affirmative and negative
 
15 - have got: yes / no questions
 
16 - have got: wh- questions
 
18 - Is there...? and Are there...?
 
19 - Place prepositions: in, at, under, etc.
 
20 - Imperatives
 
21 - Present simple: affirmative and negative
 
22 - Present simple: yes / no questions
 
23 - Present simple: wh- questions
 
24 - some and any
 
25 - How much...? and How many...?
 
26 - Quantifiers: much, many, a lot of, a few, etc.
 
27 - Frequencey adverbs: always, sometimes,etc.
 
28 - Present continuous: affirmative and negative
 
29 - Present continuous: yes / no questions
 
30 - Present continuous: wh- questions
 
31 - Present simple or present continuous
 
32 - can and can't
 
33 - must, mustn't and needn't
 
34 - was and were
 
35 - Past simple: affirmative and negative
 
36 - Past simple: yes / no questions
 
37 - Past simple: wh- questions
 
38 - Time prepositions: in, at, on
 
39 - Present continuous with future meaning
 
40 - going to
 

17 - There is and There are: affirmative and negative

Page 17
individual / pairwork   matching   

Ss match half sentences
(There is + a fireplace etc.) to describe a picture of a room.

vocabulary:
furniture / furnishings
grammar:
there is / there are
 
 :
 

1 - a or an

Page 1

Ss match food pictures with cards (a or an).

grammar:
articles
grammar:
there is / there are
 
 :
 

2 - a/an or the (1)

Page 2

Matching game with word and picture cards (an orange vs a plate vs the Eiffel Tower).

grammar:
articles
 
 :
 

3 - a/an or the (2)

Page 3

Each S has a picture of a zoo with animals to place in different pens. The other S has to replicate this plan.

'Is there a monkey?'
'Where is the lion?'
'It's between the hyena and the giraffe.'
etc.

vocabulary:
animals
grammar:
articles
vocabulary:
prepositions
 
 :
 

4 - Countable and uncountable nouns

Page 4
pairwork   information gap   

(1) Ss arrange food cards into pilesL C and U.

(2)Ss arrange food items in a kitchen picture, then describe picture to partner who has to replicate the arrangement.

grammar:
countable and uncountable nouns
vocabulary:
food and drink
vocabulary:
prepositions
grammar:
there is / there are
 
 :
 

5 - Personal pronouns: subject and object (1)

Page 5
small groups   ordering task   

Ss order pictures to make a simple story.
Then arrange words to make present simple sentences telling the story.

grammar:
present simple - present meanings
grammar:
pronouns (personal - possessive - reflexive)
 
 :
 

6 - Personal pronouns: subject and object (2)

Page 6
small groups   card game   

Ss put words together to make sentences expressing feelings about different things.

skills:
feelings / emotions
grammar:
pronouns (personal - possessive - reflexive)
 
 :
 

7 - Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, etc.

Page 7

Small groups. Word ordering.
Ss make sentences that are true for the group.
'His sister has brown hair' etc.

grammar:
possessives
 
 :
 

8 - Possessive 's

Page 8

Info gap. Pairwork.

Ss complete info gap task with family tree and pictures.

'Mary is Michael's aunt' etc.

vocabulary:
family / relations / relatives
grammar:
possessives
 
 :
 

9 - Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, etc.

Page 9
pairwork   small groups   

Guessing games with pictures (objects and people).
Ss must guess which possessions belong to which people.

grammar:
pronouns (personal - possessive - reflexive)
 
 :
 

10 - be: affirmative and negative

Page 10
mill-type activity   pairwork   

Two activities:.Finding out who lives where; making sentences from word cards.

grammar:
be
 
 :
 

11 - be: yes / no questions

Page 11
small groups   

Ss make yes / no questions beginning 'is' or 'are'
by adding a word and passing it to the next student.

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
be
 
 :
 

12 - be: wh- questions

Page 12
small groups   matching   

Matching game - beginnings and ends of questions containing the verb 'to be'.

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
be
 
 :
 

13 - this, that, these, those

Page 13

Whole class.

Identifying lost property. ('I've lost a scarf'.
'This one here, or that one over there?' etc.)

grammar:
determiners
 
 :
 

14 - have got: affirmative and negative

Page 14
pairwork   small groups   information gap   matching   

(1) Small groups. Sentence making with word cards.
(2) Pairwork. Info gap. Find the differences between two pictures.

Physical apperance (people) and clothing.

vocabulary:
clothing
functions:
describing people - appearance
grammar:
have got
 
 :
 

15 - have got: yes / no questions

Page 15
pairwork   matching   

Pairwork. Matching game with pictures - guess which family members have which pets.

vocabulary:
animals
grammar:
have got
 
 :
 

16 - have got: wh- questions

Page 16
small groups   

Small groups. Making 'wh' questions from word cards.
'What colour eyes has your mother got?' etc

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
have got
 
 :
 

18 - Is there...? and Are there...?

Page 18
small groups   speaking   information gap   

Pictures. Ss have to ask questions to match lodgers with bedsits.

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
there is / there are
 
 :
 

19 - Place prepositions: in, at, under, etc.

Page 19
individual / pairwork   board game   

Prepostions of place.


vocabulary:
household objects
vocabulary:
prepositions
 
 :
 

20 - Imperatives

Page 20

Small groups. Board game involving the following and making of instructions (imperatives) involving different parts of the body.

'Pat your head and rub your stomach' etc. (when you land on a certain square)

grammar:
imperative
functions:
instructions
vocabulary:
physical features
 
 :
 

21 - Present simple: affirmative and negative

Page 21
small groups   mill-type activity   speaking   matching   card game   role-play   

Game 1 : Small groups. Card game. Ss match pictures and verb cards to make present simple sentences:
Tigers have stripes. Polar bears live near the North Pole

Game 2 : Mill-type activity with role cards.
Who lives on which planet?
Present simple questions; present simple statements.

vocabulary:
animals
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
 :
 

22 - Present simple: yes / no questions

Page 22
individual / pairwork   speaking   card game   

Ss take a picture and ask their partner a question about it. e.g. (ice-cream picture)
'Do you like ice cream?'

+ variations / extensions

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
 :
 

23 - Present simple: wh- questions

Page 23
small groups   speaking   matching   card game   

Set of animal pictures
Set of answers to questions about the animals.
Ss turn over pictures and form appropriate questions; then match to answers.

e.g.
Pic card: camels.
Answer card : to store water
S must make question, 'Why do camels have humps?'
(or equivalent)

vocabulary:
animals
grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
 :
 

24 - some and any

Page 24

Small groups / whole class. Exchanging and collecting game.

Each group has a suitcase picture, a list of holiday necessities and picture cards representing some of these.

Aim is to collect a complete set by exchaning with others.

Have you got any suncream? etc.

vocabulary:
holidays / travel
grammar:
quantifiers
 
 :
 

25 - How much...? and How many...?

Page 25

Pairwork.

Find the differences between two pictures of food in cupboards.

vocabulary:
food and drink
grammar:
quantifiers
 
 :
 

26 - Quantifiers: much, many, a lot of, a few, etc.

Page 26

Small groups. Board game.

When Ss land on squares with subjects (e.g. coffee),
they use question cue cards to ask and answer questions:

How much coffee do you drink every day?
A lot; one or two cups
etc.

grammar:
quantifiers
 
 :
 

27 - Frequencey adverbs: always, sometimes,etc.

Page 27
individual / pairwork   small groups   speaking   card game   

Game 1
Small groups. Card game.
Ss match people cards (My brother etc.) with frequency cards (always, on Monday mornings etc.)
and form a sentence.
My brother always oversleeps on Monday mornings.

Game 2
Pairwork. Card game.
Ss match pictures of people with their personal calenders using clues about their lifestyles in the pictures.

grammar:
adverbs of frequency
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
 :
 

28 - Present continuous: affirmative and negative

Page 28

Small groups. Matching game.

Ss arrange sentence fragments and match them to complete sentences to pictures to make descriptive captions.

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
 
 :
 

29 - Present continuous: yes / no questions

Page 29

Small groups. Lotto board game.

Ss have to match small pictures in a pile with the same pictures on a board without seeing them.

One S makes 3 present continuous negative statements about his / her picture.
She isn't dancing etc.

Other Ss then ask yes / no questions (Is she eating?etc.) until a match is found

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
 
 :
 

30 - Present continuous: wh- questions

Page 30

Small groups. Ordering and matching game.

2 sets of pic cards: picture questions; picture answers.
1 set of word cards.

(1) Ss arrange words to form questions and match them with the picture questions.
(2) Ss match complete questions with picture answer and make verbal answer.

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
 
 :
 

31 - Present simple or present continuous

Page 31

Small groups. Matching game with picture cards.

Ss match action cards with job cards based on picture clues.

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
grammar:
present tenses
 
 :
 

32 - can and can't

Page 32
mill-type activity   speaking   

Picture cards. Grouping task. Ss must arrange themselves into teams of particular types (sports, music etc,) according to the abilities each S is given on a picture card.

functions:
ability
 
 :
 

33 - must, mustn't and needn't

Page 33
pairwork   card game   matching   

Ss match half-sentences.

functions:
obligation
 
 :
 

34 - was and were

Page 34
small groups   

Game 1. Picture story (soap opera cards).
Ss arrange pictures to tell a story; then arrange word cards to make a sentence for each picture.
+ follow-up card game (groups)

Game 2. Picture card matching game (Strange but True cards). requiring past simple questions and answers with the verb 'to be'.

grammar:
be
grammar:
past simple
 
 :
 

35 - Past simple: affirmative and negative

Page 35
pairwork   small groups   card game   matching   

Game 1.
Matching game - Ss match past simple and bare infintive cards. (irregular verbs)

grammar:
irregular verbs
grammar:
past simple
 
 :
 

36 - Past simple: yes / no questions

Page 36
small groups   matching   role-play   

Matching game with role cards. Ss ask yes / no questions to solve puzzle: where did they see each other last night?

grammar:
past simple
 
 :
 

37 - Past simple: wh- questions

Page 37
small groups   

Lotto game. Ss have to form 'wh' questions to match answers on an anwer card.

grammar:
past simple
 
 :
 

38 - Time prepositions: in, at, on

Page 38
small groups   speaking   board game   

Ss match preposition cards with times / time phrases on a game board and ask a question.

e.g.
Card : on
Board square : Saturday night
Possible question: What did you do on Saturday night?

vocabulary:
prepositions
 
 :
 

39 - Present continuous with future meaning

Page 39

Mill-type activity with roles (You are going to the cinema tonight etc.)

Ss have to find out which people are going out together tonight.

grammar:
present continuous for future arrangements
 
 :
 

40 - going to

Page 40

Mill-type activity + small groups

Part 1 - Ss use information on cards to arrange themselves in family groups + say what they are going to do, which leads to conflicts.

Part 2 - rearrange groups. Ss report family arguments.

grammar:
going to - future intentions
 
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