More Than Words

More than words

 

Objectives:

1.        To enable students to practice forming words in English that they have know

2.        To encourage students to enhance vocabulary and spelling

Language skills:

1.        Creative thinking skill

2.        Speaking skill

3.        Listening skill

Level: High

Duration: 25 minutes

Materials: -

Procedures:

Briefing : (5 minutes)

1.          The teacher introduces the game ‘More than words’ to the students.

a.       The teacher explains the following rules of the game to the students:

                                                              i.      The first person will spell a word and pronounce it.

                                                            ii.      The 2^nd person in line have to listen to the end letter of the word mentioned by the first person and within 5 second they have to come up with new word beginning with the letter. This step will repeated by each person and for the last person in line the 1^st person take his/her last letter and form a word.

                                                          iii.      The participants who are unable to form a word within 5 second will be eliminated from the game

                                                          iv.      Participants are not allowed to use words that is already mentioned in the game

2.      Teacher asks students to form groups of 10 person each

Demonstrate: (5 minutes)

1.      The teacher demonstrates the game once by asking 5 students to volunteer in participating in the game

Play: (15 minutes)

1.          Students will make a line with their group members and start to play the game

2.          The first person will spell a word and pronounce it.

3.          The 2^nd person in line have to listen to the end letter of the word mentioned by the first person

4.          Within 5 second they have to come up with new word beginning with the letter.

5.          Step 2-5 will repeated by each person and for the last person in line the 1^st person take his/her last letter and form a word.

6.          The last remaining person of each group will be the winner of the game

Debrief: (5 minutes)

1.        The teacher gives a small prize to the winner.

2.        The teacher asks the students what they have learned from the game.

Variations:

1.        For students with high proficiency teacher could create themes for categories of words students are allowed to come up with. Eg. Countries, animals, verbs, adjectives, etc.

2.        The game can be played in another way, where the whole class can participate by arranging students to stand/sit as one large circle.

    Prepared by : Siti Nurul Shahira binti Mohd Fauzi & Siti Maisarah Muhammad