KASHAN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Game 2: Match and Catch the Riddle

• Aim: Reading silently, reading aloud, pronouncing segmental and suprasegmental features correctly, listening selectively, grammar (simple present tense), linguistic and nonlinguistic reasoning.
• Notes:
  1. Divide the class into two groups:  The QUESTION group and the ANSWER group.
  2. Give the questions to the first group and the answers to the other group.
  3. Each student in the first group is supposed to read the question he has aloud and whoever has the answer in the other group reads the answer aloud.
  4. If the question and the answer match, put the students in pairs. If they don't, continue till the right answer is found. Each student can read his part only twice. When all questions and answers are matched ask the pairs to read the riddle they have just for fun.

Game 3: Crazy Story

• Aim: Writing, reading aloud, listening, grammar (simple past tense, reported speech)
• Notes:
  1. Prepare sheets of paper with six columns which bear the following titles at the top
     • WHO?
       (a man's name)
     • WHOM?
       (a woman's name)
     • WHERE?
     • WHAT DID HE SAY?
     • WHAT DID SHE SAY?
     • WHAT DID THEY DO?
  2. Divide the class into groups of 6. Give each group one sheet of paper. Ask the first student to write under the first part and fold the paper so as to cover what he has written. Tell the student to pass the paper onto the next person. As each person writes, he should only look at his fold. When all students finish, one student from each group will be asked to read their story in the following format. You can write the format on the blackboard.
     • ............. met ............... in/at ..............
     • He said ..............................................
     • She said .............................................
     • And so they ..........................................

Game 4: Missing Headlines

• Aim: Reading silently, reading for specific information, speaking (discussing in pairs).
• Notes:
  1. Cut out news items and their headlines from a newspaper. Paste the news and headlines on separate sheets of paper. Photocopy them.
  2. Ask students to work in pairs. Give each pair the photocopies of the news and headlines.
  3. Ask them to match the headlines with the news items.

Game 5: Find the Differences

• Aim: Speaking (describing people and actions), listening, grammar (there is/are....., s/he has ......., s/he is .......ing, s/he is + adjective)
• Notes:
  1. Find or draw two pictures which are the same except for seven features. Photocopy them on separate sheets of paper.
  2. Ask students to work in pairs. Give one copy of each picture to the pairs. The pairs are not supposed to show their copies to each other. Partner A's will describe their copy and Partner B's will listen carefully and examine their own copy to find the differences. They can ask questions if they require more detailed information or need any clarification. The pair that finishes first wins the game.

Game 6: The Secret Code

• Aim: Spelling, guessing by using linguistic clues, reading.
• Notes:
  1. Ask students to work individually. Give each student a sheet of paper which has the secret code on it. Tell them to translate it into English.
  2. Clue: the first word is 'the'; the most frequently used word in English.
  3. When they finish, ask them to write a secret message of their own to their friend. They can use the same symbols. If they need new symbols, they can create their own.

Æ#· ƶ¢·ÉÓ #OÉÄ ÉÄ*=·Æ#¶?¢ ¶?

#¶ÉÄ #O?ܧ ÉÄ. Å?#OÆ ¶ÉÄ ¶Æ?

Conclusion

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