Grammar Game 1

GRAMMAR RACING

Background:Students often feel boring in grammar class. They need more activities than looking series of language patterns. This game tries to give them relax and fun, but useful in learning grammar.

Level: beginner up to advance, this game can be varied based on the level of grammar we want to review.

Variation:
This game is better held outside the classroom or "an out bond game".

Purpose:
To reinforce or review students’ understanding about a grammar or grammars.

Preparation:
- Make cards of words that derived from about four example sentences.
- The sentences must be correct based on the previous grammar you have taught.
- Prepare some foam boards and thumb nails to make the cards stick on them.

How to play:
- Divide the class members into groups of 4 students.
- Two groups are chosen to play at the first occasion. They must stand about 5 meters from theboards. The others performs as supporters of the two groups.
- When the teacher (referee) gives the command, the first members of the two groups rush to the board and arrange the cards into as many as possible sentences. The time is only one minute for each.
- If the time is up, the teacher gives a sign and, in turn, the second members rush up. They can create new sentences of give corrections to sentences have been created by the first members.
- And so forth, until the last members of the two groups completed their tasks.- The next two groups are chosen to play, until the last groups.
- The winner groups meet each others, till we get the FINAL PLAY.

The winner:
- The winner of this game is the group that can arrange sentences grammatically correct.
- The cards that arrange the correct sentences worth 5 point.
- The cards that arrange the incorrect sentences worth – (minus) 2 point