Jazz Up Your Lesson

continued from No. 20

It’s hard to find a person who does not love animals at all, isn’t it? So I presume talking about those wonderful creatures will help to raise interest in the English language as well as add enthusiasm and joy to the lesson =)

Game 1: WORD SEARCH

 

How to play:

Task 1: Find the words below in the square puzzle.

Task 2: Put all the animals from the puzzle in one of the groups:

1) Sea animals;
2) Farm animals;
3) Wild animals;
4) Breeds of dogs;
5) Birds;
6) Others.

Game 2: MAKE AN ANIMAL FAMILY!

How to play:

You see three columns of animals: Males/Females/Cubs. Match them to get a logical row of one species.

Game 3: THE “ANT” FAMILY

How to play:

All the questions below have the word “ant” in the answer. Your task is to guess it.

For example:

What kind of an ANT works with figures? An accountant. Got it?
Now what kind of an ANT:

1) Lives in the jungle?
2) Is far away?
3) Is extraordinarily large?
4) Works for a master?
5) Is good-natured?
6) Is unchanging?
7) Is luxurious?
8) Is one who takes part?
9) Is a very small child?
10) Is sleeping?
11) Is very bright?
12) Is empty?
13) Is immediate?
14) Is plentiful?
15) Has moved to a different country?
16) Is meaningful?
17) Is something that grows?
18) Has influence over others?
19) Is unsure and indecisive?
20) Lives in a certain place?

Game 4: HIDING ANIMALS

How to play:

Your task is to find the animal hiding in the following sentences.

For example:
Close the door at once! (RAT)

(NOTE: If the game proves to be too difficult for your students – give them the names of the hidden animals at random to choose from.)

1. Is it the sixth or seventh?
2. In April I only came once.
3. I’ll sing; you hum on key.
4. I made a Xerox copy of it.
5. She clothes naked babies.
6. At last, I, Gerald, had won.
7. Was Pillar mad, ill, or glad?
8. That man ate eleven cookies.
9. Your comb is on the table.
10. We’re sending only one book.
11. He regrets having said that.
12. If Al concentrates, he’ll win.
13. When I withdrew, Al rushed in.
14. He called Mikko a lazy boy.
15. It’s only a kilometer away.
16. That will be a real help.
17. She came late every day.
18. He came to America today.
19. Eric owes me ten cents.
20. We made errors in each one.
21. Do good workers succeed?
22. If I shout, he’ll hear me.
23. If Roger comes, we’ll begin.
24. We will go at two o’clock.

KEY:

Game 2: MAKE AN ANIMAL FAMILY!

1. Bull – cow – calf; 2. Boar – saw – piglet; 3. Drake – duck – duckling; 4. Stallion – mare – fawn; 5. Cock – hen – chick; 6. Gander – Goose – gosling; 7. Fox – Vixen – cub; 8. Stag / Reindeer – hind – fawn; 9. Dog – bitch – pup.

Game 3: THE “ANT” FAMILY

1. Elephant; 2. Distant; 3. Giant; 4. Servant; 5. Pleasant; 6. Constant; 7. Elegant; 8. Participant; 9. Infant; 10. Dormant; 11. Brilliant; 12. Vacant; 13. Instant; 14. Abundant; 15. Immigrant; 16. Significant; 17. Plant; 18. Dominant; 19. Hesitant; 20. Inhabitant

Game 4: HIDING ANIMALS

1. horse; 2. lion; 3. monkey; 4. ox; 5. snake; 6. tiger; 7. armadillo; 8. manatee; 9. bison; 10. dingo; 11. egret; 12. falcon; 13. walrus; 14. koala; 15. yak; 16. bear; 17. camel; 18. cat; 19. cow; 20. deer; 21. dog; 22. fish; 23. frog; 24. goat