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1、TeachingEnglishUsingGames Contents:TheGames
2、Game1-Noughtsandcrosses
3、Game2-FishingforEnglish
4、Game3-AtoZrace
5、Game4-Mimegame
6、Game5-Kim'sGame
7、Game6-Thecirclegame
8、Game7-TriplePelmanism
9、Game8-Makingsentences GamesForAllAgesYoumightliketotrysomeofthesewithyouradu
10、ltclassestoo! WhyGames?Gamesmakeuslaugh.Weallliketolaugh.Pleasureisverymotivating.Laughtermakesusmoreawakeandrelaxed–andnotonlyIsayso,sodoestheDepartmentofCognitivePsychology,UniversityCollege,London. Laughterraisesbloodpressurejustlongenoughtoincreaseoxyg
11、enandbloodsupplytotissues.Italtersthebreathingcyclesothatmoreoxygenisinhaledandcarbondioxideexhaled.Musclesthroughoutthebodytenseandrelaxduringlaughterinexactlythesamewayaswithstressreductiontechniquessuchasyoga. ·Ifwefindsomethingfunny,itisoftenmemorablea
12、sitstrikesaresonantchordwithinus.·ManygamesarecompetitiveandwhileIdonotliketheideaofmakingchildrenfeellikefailureswhentheydonotwin,teamgamespromoteco-operationandifteamsareregularlymixedup,everyone’sawinner.·Somegamesratherthanbeingamusing,encourageustouse
13、ourknowledgeoftheworldaroundusratherthanlinguisticknowledge,whichbringstheworldintoourclassroom.·Iflessonsarelongordailyweneedtohaveplentyofvariety,whilestillfocussingonEnglishlanguagedevelopment–gamesprovidevariety.·Gamescanbeusedasa‘carrot’withlessmotiva
14、tedstudents.Thepromiseofagameattheendofclassmayencouragethemtocompletelessinspiringactivitieswell.THEGAMESNotallmaybesuitablewithallages,especiallywiththeundereightyearolds.Youknowyourstudentsandwhattheirlanguagelevelis,butdon’tunderestimatewhattheyarecapa
15、bleofespeciallywhenit’spresentedasagame. Game1–NoughtsandCrosses Possibleforallagesdependingonthequestionsasked.Greatforgeneralknowledge. Howtoplay:·Drawanoughtsandcrossesgridontheboard.Writenumber1–9inthecornerofeachsquare.Clickhereforaready-madegrid.(PDF
16、27K)·Dividetheclassintotwoteams.OneteamisXandtheotherO.·Decideonthetopicofthequestionsyouwillask–theycouldrefertothepreviousunitinthecoursebook,begeneralquestionsaboutEnglish,beongeneralknowledgeoronsubjectst