Country Dash

Submitted by I on 23 October 2007 - 9:24am.

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ESL/EFL Game Profile

Name of Game:

Country Dash

Target Students:

Elementary School

Target Students:

Middle School

Duration:

5-15 minutes

Number of Students:

Groups of 2-3

English Skills:

Listening

English Skills:

Vocabulary

Objective:

Learn geography by moving the the right continent

Instructions

Prepare 5 flashcard - Africa, Asia, North America, South America, and Europe
Clear desks to side of room or go outside if possible
Select 5 students to hold up flashcards
Teacher calls out a country and students move to the continent where they think the country is
Students who go to the wrong continent sit down
Last student left wins
Rotate flashcard-holders and play again

Variations

Stick flashcards to convenient objects so all students can play
Have the last 5-10 students win and give them all a small prize
Use nationality and/or language in addition to country
Change continents to categories like verb, adjective, noun

Notes

Use easy countries at first so less advanced students don't get discouraged. Teach students the information and play it again. Seems to work best at the end of a lesson.

A big thanks to Shaun for this EFL/ESL game!

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