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    Entertainment in English: 12 Game Show Lesson Plans for ESL
    Entertainment in English: 12 Game Show Lesson Plans for ESL
    Entertainment in English: 12 Game Show Lesson Plans for ESL
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    Entertainment in English: 12 Game Show Lesson Plans for ESL

    By Luan Hanratty

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    The premise behind the course is that competition and game-playing are extremely conducive to language learning as the students use language they have acquired in a personal context while undertaking a meaningful task. Even the most uninspired and shy students are usually pretty keen to participate in games. From an educational perspective this competitiveness is a virtue; something which facilitates active learning. At the end of the book there is an amount of ‘cash’ to be photocopied multiple times and used as an alternative to stacking up points, because I have found that using cash, albeit phony cash, gives games a lot more realism, tension and raucousness. I hope you and your students enjoy these classes and that they add in some way to your learning environment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen Bal Publishing
    Release dateMar 22, 2013
    ISBN9781301286140
    Entertainment in English: 12 Game Show Lesson Plans for ESL

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      Entertainment in English - Luan Hanratty

      Entertainment in English

      12 Classic Game Show Lessons for ESL

      By Luan Hanratty

      A free ebook from

      www.teflideas.com

      Entertainment in English

      by Luan Hanratty

      Copyright 2013 Luan Hanratty

      Cover art by Angela Plaziuk

      CONTENTS

      Lesson 1 — Blind Date

      Lesson 2 — Blankety Blank

      Lesson 3 — Call My Bluff

      Lesson 4 — Jeopardy

      Lesson 5 — Just A Minute

      Lesson 6 — Give Us A Clue

      Lesson 7 — Family Fortunes

      Lesson 8 — Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

      Lesson 9 — Would I Lie to You

      Lesson 10 — Deal or No Deal

      Lesson 11 — Blockbusters

      Lesson 12 — The Weakest Link

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      LESSON 1 — BLIND DATE

      Concept

      Blind Date was gameshow format that lasted throughout the 1990s on UK TV. In it contestants had to ask a panel of 3 contestants, who were hidden behind a screen, 3 questions and then decide who to take with them on a date.

      Example of the type of question and answers:

      Q. I really like dining out. If you were a type of food, what food would you be?

      A. I would be a curry because I’m hot and spicy! [audience goes whooooo!!!]


      A. I would be a hamburger because I like a man with some meat. [audience goes whooooo!!!]


      A. I would be ketchup because I’ll get saucy with you!!! [audience goes whooooo!!!]

      And so it goes on like this for two more questions.

      Method

      To warm up the class, pre-empt the concept by getting every student to ask the person next to them 3 simple open-ended questions, i.e. not implying yes or no answers.

      1. Bring the talking to a halt after a couple of minutes and give everyone ten minutes to write down 3 dating questions. Model some examples on the board. Ideas could include:

      Q1. What do you look for in a boyfriend / girlfriend?

      Q2. What is your most attractive quality?

      Q3. What is the most romantic thing you have ever done for someone?

      2. Then split the class into 2 groups; males and females, and ask the girls to leave the room.

      3. Choose 3 volunteers from the men and have them get up and sit on stools already placed on stage.

      4. Go to the girl’s room and pick one volunteer to be the main contestant. Bring her into the main room but make sure the whiteboard is situated between her and the boys so she cannot see them. If you don’t have a moveable whiteboard in your school, improvise with an advertising hoarding from the Marketing Department.

      5. Now bring all the girls back in, mix the audience up and begin the contest. Have the students give their Q&As in big loud voices and you should encourage a fun, and even raucous, atmosphere.

      6. Once they have finished it’s time for the girl to pick a lucky winner but before she does this an announcer must do a recap for each

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