Name of Game:
Typhoon
Target Students:
Middle School
Target Students:
High School
Duration:
15-40 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 3-6
English Skills:
Grammar
English Skills:
Listening
English Skills:
Speaking
English Skills:
Writing
Objective:
Practice making sentences with game board grid - Draw a 6x6 bingo grid on the board
- Randomly write points in the squares
- In some squares, write 'Typhoon' instead of a number
- Stick words cards on top of the squares and cover the number/typhoon
- One team chooses a word card and must make a sentence with the word
- If they make an incorrect sentence, move on to the next team
- If they make a correct sentence, they get the number of points under the card
- Typhoons allow you to erase all the points from another team
- The team with the most points at the end wins
- Play with 'Bankrupt' instead of 'Typhoon'
- Use category cards instead of word cards
- Make a minimum number of words for each sentence
- Have students listen and repeat after correct sentences
Keep track of the sentences students make and use them for a follow-up activity.
A big thanks to Katarina for the EFL/ESL game!
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My kids absolutely loved
My kids absolutely loved this game! I used it with my primary class and my middle school class and both loved it equally. It's great for stressing the importance of correct verb tense as well.
Typhoon ESL Game
Thanks for the review of this English game!
Thanks!
This is a great idea, that can be adapted for any grammar or vocab exercise! Brilliant!
how to choose the words
When I first read this, I wondered about a few things: for example, once students see which square is the typhoon square, won't they just pick it all the time to knock off the other teams?
If it's a 6x6 grid, the way a volunteer from a group could be given a word is to let them roll a die twice (or two dice), making the game a mix of some luck and some skill too.
I'm also thinking of putting completed sentences up on the projector screen alongside the game board, so that completed sentences will not be repeated. If the word is "dogs" and someone says "I like dogs", we should not use the same thing for pizza --> "I like pizza." We'll have to think of something new for it.
Well, the students wouldn't
Well, the students wouldn't know which squares are typhoons, because all the squares are covered with word cards. They're essentially choosing blindly; not knowing how many points each word is worth or if it's a typhoon. I do like your idea about making students create varied sentences. I think I'll try that with my students.
I teach middle school and my
I teach middle school and my 3rd graders liked this game. It didnt go too fast and it wasnt too slow either. I made an adjustment. Instead of one team losing all their points I made it so the points get cut in half. I also made it so that the team who picked the typhoon square not only got to cut a teams points in half but also got to keep them.
This game was great for
This game was great for encouraging good writing, and the kids loved the "typhoon" twist! Thank you!
Note: I required sentences to be seven words or more for my middle/high school ESL kids. I also put a time limit on how long they had to create a correct sentence, one minute. After that one minute, the next team could also submit a correct sentence!
This was a great game for
This was a great game for encouraging my middle/high school students to write good sentences! The kids liked the new "twist!" Thank you!
Note: I required that the sentences be seven words or more. I also put a time limit on creating a sentence, one minute. After that minute, the next team could also try to win the points.