Hey guys just posting something small so we can get the thread open.. More to follow as I start teaching this chapter next week....

Still waiting for moderators to open this thread..... Here are a couple new games - Avengers modified from BrittanyB's game on another thread and a sleeping elephants game modified from Tammy Warrens post on a similar thread.

My usual Madlib and a cool interview idea i stole 100% completely from yongukin on another thread, big thanks to him.

Thank you!

1) Practice PPT for period 1.

2) Brand new baseball game that I designed for this lesson. This activity is designed for the first period (listening).

The premise is pretty simple: depending on how many groups there are, click the circles with the colours that correspond to the group numbers. Have them start at home base--so click all the circles for the groups.

Give each group one set of cards. Take turns with the students choosing cards. Each group can choose 4 cards. After they have chosen them, have the students hold up their cards. Then, choose 4 cards out of a bag. Have students ask altogether: "What are you going to do?" And then answer according to the cards you've chosen (using complete sentences). After doing this a couple of times, have students volunteer to come to the front and pick the cards.

Here's how the system works: if one group gets one card matching, they can move up one base. Two matching, two bases. Three matching, three spaces. Four matching, four spaces. So for example, if group 2 gets 3 matching cards when they're on third base, give them a point and move them up to second base. (This keeps the pace fast and fair--there would be riots if they got 4 matching cards when they were on third base, only to be allowed to hit home and get just 1 point!)

To move the groups around the board, simply click their baseball to have it disappear, then click the corresponding colour on the base they belong to re-appear. Very simple once you play with it for a minute or two.

Finally: every 3 rounds, there have a special event (click the "Event!" baseball in the middle of the diamond). A volunteer can pick a picture by answering the question. Then, all group members must choose to stand up or sit down. Give them a count down (5-4-3-2-1) and then have them ask and answer "I'm going to _____" according to their position, then check. There will be some fun event like "Steal one base" or "Home run" or "OUT" depending on whether they stand up or sit down.

You'll need about 20 mins to play this game thoroughly.

If any of what I've just typed seems confusing, just load up the PPT and it should become pretty clear. Have fun!

I've updated a worksheet that I've previously downloaded from Waygook- Thank you to the original poster!

Contains:
Vocab, Key Expressions, Look & Say, Unscramble the Words, Break the Code, Fill-in the blanks

For the 3rd page~ containing match the sentence & Word Search. I was going to hand this out at a different time perhaps to go along with Section 4 or 5 of the chapter.

I hope this is helpful! Enjoy your Summer break~

... Give each group one set of cards...

This Baseball game is such a great game! Thank you! I changed the pictures in the PPT to use the cards from the back of the book. Before the game, I will have students write the sentence on the card, and then pull them out. Because there is a blank one, they will think of their own sentence. For the purpose of this game, that card will count as a match. (ie watch t.v. and eat a snack will be counted as the same because they are both "blank" cards.

I think my students will really like this. I can't wait to use it in class!

Great baseball game, thank you for that!

Here's a partner listen and reading game of which the idea I got from here and made to fit the chapter. Each set of partners gets a copy and each student should have a different colored pen as their partner. Teacher calls out one sentence/phrase from the page and they race to circle the said word(s) fastest. There are three of each. Total up how many circles each had at the end of the game to determine the winner.

Running dictation game here. Slide 1- print and cut out each sentence then tape them to the wall around the room. Slide 3- print, copy, and give a half sheet to each student. Slide 2- show on the TV/screen during the game. After the teams complete all the sentences on their paper they follow the alphabet on the screen, corresponding to their papers, to figure out a short dialogue. Fastest team to finish and solve the secret dialogue wins

Hi all,

Made a clap game but different actions and PPT - I call it 'action reading'. But big thanks to original brain who came up with the idea... back in the 80s or something?? lol... I remember playing it in primary school! Such an oldie but a goodie.

Anyhoo, see the ppt and download it (free) here: http://mrsbaiasclassroom.blogspot.kr/2015/08/action-reading-esl-game.html

Ninja reading powerpoint attached, from another waygook poster, but I have made it suit this lesson. put students in teams, one city name per team. Then click the colored arrows for the colored sentence each team chooses. (they can choose the same sentence). The city icon will float over to the chosen question once you click the arrow. (arrow and sentence correspond,see color). When all have chosen a sentence and have their city icons floating a top their choices, then push the "send the ninjas" button/scroll. The ninjas will reveal themselves, if the ninja goes to the same sentence as the team , they get a point.

Happy Teaching!