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Submitted by I on 23 October 2007 - 10:52am.

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ESL/EFL Game Profile
Name of Game:
Minsweep
Target Students:
Elementary School
Target Students:
Middle School
Target Students:
High School
Target Students:
University
Target Students:
Adults
Duration:
5-10 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 2-4
English Skills:
Reading
English Skills:
Vocabulary
Objective:
Review vocabulary with flashcards
Instructions
  1. Place a number of flashcards face down
  2. Set one of the flashcards to be a whammy card
  3. Students take turns flipping over and one card at a time and say the word/sentence
  4. Whoever turns over the whammy card must perform a silly task
  5. After someone pulls the whammy card, shuffle the cards and start again
Variations
  • Make the whammy card be a “safe” card, where everyone but the student who turned over the card has to perform the silly task
  • Have players get one point for each card the say/answer correctly
  • Play this game with regular playing cards to practice numbers, with one face card as the whammy
  • Combine
    playing cards with a list, using numbers 1-6 or so and having a
    numbered list on the side with six vocabulary words/grammar structures

    • If a student turns over a 3, they say the item that is third on the list
  • Use grammar structures and/or questions for more advanced students
Notes

If you use flashcards, make sure that you can’t see through the back!

 

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

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