English Class: Play With Us. Quick Fun Activities

• Climate and weather

• Sports

• Leisure activities

• Hobbies and interests

• The mass media

• Language issues: “Adjectives beginning with “s”, “Irregular verbs” etc.

Some helpful ideas: It seems to be a nice idea to present the winners with little prizes such as sweets, candies or chocolates.

Word Categories

Core language: Word groups referring to definite topics

Level: Beginners-advanced

Number of students: Any

Stuff needed: A white/blackboard

Time: 7 minutes

People/characters involved:

– A presenter – the teacher or one of the students.

– Participants – all the students.

Procedure: The presenter writes/types a list of category headings on the board. The participants choose a letter of the English alphabet. Now they should name at least two words for each category beginning with this letter.

Example:

Categories

Animals

Clothes

Food & Drinks

Geography

Weather & Climate

Classroom

Hobbies and Interests

Art

The letter chosen: T

Students:

Animals: tiger, tapir

Clothes: trousers, T-shirt

…

Variation: The presenter writes/types a list of category headings on the board. The participants should think of five words fitting into each category.

Example:

Categories

Animals

Clothes

Food & Drinks

Classroom

Hobbies and interests

Geography

Climate and weather

Art

…

Students:

Animals: cat, dog, elephant, wolf, mouse

Clothes: dress, shirt, jeans, trousers, T-shirt

…

Some helpful ideas: The list of categories can certainly be extended. You could findthe following tips useful: «Sports», «Health and Medicine», «Music», «Literature», «Fine arts», «Film industry», «Transport».

You may also introduce or add your own items to the category list.