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15-20 min.
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Brief Outline: This game can be used to practice any grammar point and requires minimal prep. It involves the students answering questions to get points. However, they don`t know whether the points are positive or negative until they decide to take them for themselves or give them to the other team.
Materials Needed:
Detailed Explanation:
- Draw an empty 3x4 table on the board with A,B,C along the top columns and 1,2.3,4 along the side rows to provide coordinates.
- Divide the class into two teams and give each team 1,000 points each to start (this prevents either team dropping below zero on the first turn).
- When a student answers a question they can choose one box from the table (I`ve included a table with this activity but you may want to make your own). The teacher then fills in the value using the completed table but does not include plus (+) or minus (-). The student then decides whether to “take” the points for their team or “give” the points to the other team.
- After the student has decided whether to take or give, the teacher adds plus or minus to the value.
- Continue until the table is completed
Teaching Suggestions:
- The game may seem confusing to the students initially but once they start to play, they get the hang of it quite quickly. However, a strong demonstration before the actual game starts also helps.
- Don`t feel that you have to stick to your table religously. If changing the values to make the game closer leads to a more exciting game, then do it. The students rarely ask to see the table after the game is over.