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Basically, this game enables the students to brainstorm some ideas in order to answer the different category given to them. Perhaps, students just need to recall what they had learnt in their previous class or they might also experience it in their daily routine. Since the students are arranged in several groups, they may able to share and exchange their ideas with each other. Thus, the teamwork spirit can be promoted among the group members which is important in making the game become successful. Besides that, while the students perform the game, they can seek for the clues from the surrounding of the environment in order to answers the given category. Hence, teacher’s role is to assist the students when they face the difficulties in answering the questions. Moreover, the different example of the category prepared in this game is suitable for all level of the students where all of the students by hook and by crook should take the opportunity answers the questions bravely.  

Lesson plan:

                              BRAINSTORMERS

Language	Practicing the words based on the category given
Skills	Speaking, Listening and Writing
Control	Free
Level	Any Level
Time	20-30 minutes
Materials	A4 Paper/Drawing Paper/Pencil/Pens/Markers/Stopwatch
Preparation	Write different categories to brainstorm on the drawing paper

Procedure:

Group work.

Students are divided into several group. Each group will sit in a circle. Each group choose one student to be the runner. The runner go to the teacher’s drawing paper and read the category. The runners go back to their group and discuss the category with their group members. Group members will have to brainstorm the answers for the category. Once they finish the task, they will shouts “STOP”. The group will call out their answers and teacher will give one mark for each of the points under the category. Meanwhile, if there are two or more groups that shout at the same time, teacher will mark for both of the group, however, the winning group will be decided based on the highest points achieved by the group member.

Students will proceed with the next category and so on. At the same time, students may also brainstorm the category by writing their answers based on what they see, feel, touch, listen or think/experience about the surrounding environment. For example, the category “If you had an animal as a pet, which animal would it be? Their answers could be a wild creature such as the squirrel, worm, or insect.

The game will proceed with the next category and so on.

Examples of the Category:

1. Five wild animal that you wish as your pet.
2. Seven things to do on holiday.
3. Five words that start with alphabet letter “P” in the pollution.
4. Five ways to reduce pollution in our country.
5. Three ways to keep fit.
6. Five reasons for being late to class.
7. Seven things you do before you go to bed.
8. Three activities you can do in the jungle.

References

7 Great Outdoor Activities for your ESL Students: How to have Fun in the Sun and Teach English. Retrieved 2015, November 28 from http://busyteacher.org/19874-7-outdoor-activities-teach-english-esl.html