Child's Play
Memory Motel
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Target Language: Cardinal and ordinal numbers.
Draw a multi-storied hotel on the whiteboard, and give it a name. Number each floor, (for ordinal numbers, I usually use 1-31, but it can be varied depending on the level and number of students). Review ordinal numbers and then teach the students the structure, 'Are you staying on the ___ floor?' Also teach them 'higher' and 'lower'. On a piece of paper write down the number of a floor (eg, the 12th floor). A student begins by asking, for example, 'Are you staying on the 15th floor?' To which you reply, 'No, I'm lower.' I usually keep everyone involved, and alert, by going from student to student rather than a hands up basis. This continues until a student, by deduction or through sheer luck, identifies which floor you are staying on. It is then that students turn to come to the front and secretly write down the number of the floor they are 'staying on'. For students who don't yet know ordinal numbers, you can use the exponent, 'Are you on floor number _ ?' etc. I have found this to be a very useful game for both speaking practice and listening, as students are compelled to listen to other students questions and replies. |