TEFL fun and games Part one- Guess me!
Mondays are not a day for pontificating, and anyway I’m a bit ponficated out at the moment, so here are some fun and games instead-
This is one that fits into my ultimate TEFL desert island survival game kit. It is personalised, it produces lots of language, it is controlled practice of the focus point but free in other ways, it is loads of fun, it practices a range of skills and it is adaptable for a whole lot of other grammar and vocab points. And here it is-
Guess me!
Before the lesson, write a whole bunch of sentence stems or sentences with gaps including the target language (see below for examples). After a warmer that links in with the grammar, topic or exercise type (e.g. tell each other things about your weekend but with gaps and give hints until they guess the missing information- I ate _____ for breakfast on Sunday etc.), give out one photocopy per student and get them to fill in at least half of the sentences to make true sentences about themselves. When the first one or two students have finished all the sentences, stop everyone and get them to take turns reading out only the parts they have written and guessing which sentences it has been written in.
Example- Verb Pattern Guess Me!
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Verb pattern personalisation guessing game Pre Int
Worksheet 1 Version 2- Guessing game with gaps
Write a thing that is true for you for at least 7 of the sentences below
I need to _______________________ before the end of today.
I prefer __________ing ______________ to watching TV.
I tried to ______________________ but I failed.
I might _______________________ before the end of this year
I have started _____________ing _____________ recently
I will ______________________ if I get a good mark in your end of term test
I have decided to ________________________ but haven’t started yet
I plan to __________________________ in the next week
I forgot to ______________________ this morning
I can ____________________ but one of my parents can’t
I would like to ________________________ but I don’t have enough money
I enjoy _________________ing ______________ but I know it is bad for me
Most of my friends like _______________ing _______________but I hate it
Tell your partner one of the things you have written and see if they can guess which sentence it is for, e.g. Is that something you can do but one of your parents can’t?
