Materials: whiteboard and markers, pictures
Description: Create or find pictures to use. This game is best if there are several things in each picture. As an example, I’ll use teaching prepositions of place. The pictures can be unrealistic and fun, as long as the students know all the words. In one picture, show a big elephant behind a small house, 3 little birds on a rock, two big mountains behind the elephant and a girl above the mountains in a helicopter.
Explain the instructions very clearly. This is important! Divide the students into 4 groups and divide the board into 4 sections. Have each team stand in front of their section. Each group should elect one person to draw. The drawer may not turn around; he/she must be facing the board at all times. Hand the picture to the students who are not drawing. They must hold the picture so the drawer is unable to see it. Very important: all students may only speak in English. Any Bulgarian is grounds for disqualification.
The students with the picture must describe the picture to the drawer, exactly as it appears. This means that the elephant must be big and the house small, and there must be 3 birds. The first drawer to accurately draw the picture gets a point. Another option: the first team gets 4 points, the 2nd team 3, etc. Each team needs a new person to draw, and hand out a new picture.
-Chantelle K.
Filed under: Level: Advanced, Level: Intermediate, Level: Multi-level, Skills: Conversation/Speaking, Skills: Listening, Skills: Vocabulary
