Bingo! #1
Bingo is great fun and this version is an easy way to get students speaking and revising vocabulary in a different way. First, tell students to draw a bingo board – I did mine 5×5 – and dictate the words to them that you’d like them to review. Remind them to write them in jumbled up. When you’re ready to play, rather than just saying the word, you describe it. When students have four words in a row crossed off, they shout, “BINGO!” I did one game as a group as an example, then split them into groups of three to play.
It’s a great game for all levels, as lower levels can use quite simple language to describe the word, whereas higher levels can give more complex clues and make it harder to guess the word. It also works well with all ages – I played with a group of nine-year-olds yesterday and I’m going to do the activity with my A1 adults tomorrow. Also, you can either use it as a review of specific vocabulary points, or give them a completely random set of words.