game: airplane

kids really like this game and i often get asked to play it again.

aim: vocabulary drilling
things you need: vocabulary cards, paper, crayons (optional)
age: any
level: any
game outline:
*give kids 5 minutes at the beginning of the lesson to create their paper airplanes. if they have time, they can make designs on the with crayons.
*divide into two teams. place them on opposite sides of the room. the object is to get their paper plane to cross the opposite team's members.
*call up one person from each team. show them a vocabulary card. the person to say it first, gets to throw their airplane. if it crosses the other team's line, they get a point.
*repeat with a new set of students.
you can make up a different scoring system if you like...such as one point for getting the english right, one point for getting the airplane across. in my experience, it works well to only score the airplane. that way you can call questionable shots in favor of the team that's losing, thus evening up the score.

Tags: esl, esl games

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