Just a slightly more interesting spin on a survey or any sort of pair speaking practice/review for the younger students. I've been doing this as both a sort of introductory pre-textbook activity for my 5th and 6th graders but also to level assess their speaking to aid my co-teacher in drafting up the seating plans for the semester. The game elements keep them hooked, they do a lot of speaking and it's entirely revision material right down to the specific phrasing so its a bit of a confidence boost at the start of the year.
I've attached some PDF examples down below that review our
Cheonjae 3 books (Yun, Yeo-beom
et al) but basically you've got a 4x4 or 5x5 Bingo grid, containing four sets of four preset answers and four sets of six preset answers (plus a free space) respectively. The goal is for the students to mingle, interview one another and use their partners' responses to chase bingo(s).
- Elicit the interview questions as a class. You'll need four of them with multi-choice answers, but you can add extra questions not on the board, or make multiple questions follow the same form to tinker with the difficulty.
- Drill.
- Hand out the Bingo boards (I print at A5, its fine) and instruct the students to circle/write their answers on the lower half.
- Demonstrate the interview, marking off the bingo board as you listen.
- Have the students interview their partner. Early finishers can swap partners within their group.
- Stop the class. Ask if anyone got bingo (unlikely). Now tell them to stand up, mingle and interview other students.
