Parts of Learning: S

Submitted by: Anonymous     Borrowed from: Anonymous     Date Added: 08/06/07     Edited by: Fiona Steele

 
Brief Outline:  This warm-up or time-killer game tests the students on meaning. It helps bring about awareness of vocabulary they may already know, as well as introduce new vocabulary.

Materials Needed:

• A sheet of the acronym/word combos you wish to introduce.

Detailed Explanation:

1. Prepare a worksheet of the following acronyms:
   • OK, CD, DVD, TV, AM, PM, FBI, UFO, YMCA
   • KO - Boxing term KnockOut
   • WC - British English for Water Closet, toilet
   • CU - Goodbye
   • SOS - Morse code for emergency
   • Wii - Nintendo's gaming system
   • CM - Japanese for commercial
   • ECC - Cram school for Japanese kids
   • DS, PSP, SP - Portable video game systems: Nintendo DS, Sony PSP & Gameboy SP
   • HDD - Hard Disk Drive
   • YKK - Zipper company's name
   • KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken
   • BLT - Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich
   • NTT - Japan telephone company's name
   • NHK - Japan TV company's name
   • TNT - bomb
   • TBS - TV channel's name
   • MLB - Major League Baseball (in America)
2. Have the students form groups and have one student from each group stand up.
3. Write an acronym on the chalkboard. If a standing student knows the meaning, they raise their hand. If they give the correct meaning, their team receives a point.
4. The next student from each group stands up and the game continues.
5. At the end of the game, pass out the sheet with the answers. At this point, the Japanese teacher may wish to go over the Japanese definitions so the students can assign the meaning to each acronym.