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Five Minute Activities

Submitted by nahla_shaw on 5 February, 2012 - 12:37

A wonderful book that I came across is called “Five Minute Activities” by Penny Ur and Andrew Wright. The book offers a large number of activities to use during the lesson. The following are some of them:

Abstract Picture: Draw a rectangle with shapes inside. They do not have to be logical. The idea is to encourage them to use their imagination in describing the picture.
Ambiguous Picture: Draw a small part of a picture (two circles for example). Ask the students what they think it is going to be. Add one part at a time and stop to have them guess.
Blackboard Bingo: write down 10-15 words that you have taught and ask the students to choose any five and write them down. Read out the words for the students in a random order. The person who gets the five words shouts out Bingo (keep a record of the words spoken)
Crosswords: Ask a student to write one word in the middle of the board, Melon for example. Now you have the students guess the word you are thinking of “I like to read them”. When the student guesses the word “Books”, he/she can write it on the board. Now it is the student’s turn to think of a new word and give a clue.
How Many Things Can You Think of That: Students work in groups to write as many possible answers. Examples: How many things can you think of that… have handles/ are bigger than you are/ are round/ are red

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Mike Le Prof

Thank you very much for

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 19:32

Thank you very much for sharing, Nahla!

I'll find this book for sure:)

nahla_shaw

welcome

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 19:35

You are welcome Mike :) Penny Ur always has these brilliant ideas and inspiring books :)

lemanulas

Dear nahla,Blackboard Bingo

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 21:27

Dear nahla,Blackboard Bingo is my favourite one....I love it and I gonna try it.. It's easy and enjoyable;) Cool! thanks...

nahla_shaw

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 21:40

Dear Lemanulas,

I am glad you like it. I hope it turns out to be fun :)

lemanulas

yeah,,,sure;)

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 21:42

yeah,,,sure;)

babakartal

five minute activities"

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 21:52

Hi, nahla

thanks for your "five minute activities" but I couldn't understand " Relationship, between Melon and books. Could you explain it?

Ask a student to write one word in the middle of the board, Melon for example. Now you have the students guess the word you are thinking of “I like to read them”. When the student guesses the word “Books”, he/she can write it on the board. Now it is the student’s turn to think of a new word and give a clue.

nahla_shaw

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 21:59

Dear Babakartal,

The first word "melon" is a random word written on the board. Now the teacher thinks of a word and says to the students "I like to read them". The will guess the word Books which can be connected to the word melon through the letter o.

I hope it makes things clearer.

babakartal

clarification

Submitted on 5 February, 2012 - 22:05

Thanks for your clarification...