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1 leaves seals

long grass dancing queenBINGO

long grass

sittingdown

bamboo seals

Before classMake one copy of one Bingo card (p.9) for each learner or each pair

of learners, depending on the size of the class.

In class1 Explain to learners that they are going to play a game like bingo, which is

popular throughout the English-speaking world. The game here, however, also

involves learners asking questions. If bingo, or an equivalent, is played in your

country, you can tell learners about it.

2 Give each learner a Bingo card. On it there is a grid of phrases. Beneath the

grid is a sentence about an animal and three pieces of information about that

animal: what it has/has got, eats, likes doing, or where or how long it lives.

During the game, each learner will assume the identity of the animal on

his/her card.

3 The aim of the game is to be the first learner to cross off all the phrases on

his/her Bingo card and tell the class which animal each phrase referred to.

4 During the game, each animal must introduce himself/herself. However, it is

very important that learners do not reveal any other details about the animal.

On introduction, other learners in the class should pose questions to the

animal, based on phrases in their Bingo cards. For example, for the African

elephant, the following is written:

Hello, Im an African elephant: I have asmall tail, I eatleaves and Ive got

relatives in India.

The learner introducing himself/herself says: Hello, Im an African elephant

The other learners then scan their Bingo cards for any phrases that might

relate to the African elephant, and ask the elephant any questions that the

phrases suggest.

A learner with these bingo squares thus might ask: Do you eat leaves?

The African elephant answers: Yes, I do. (This is a detail on the card.)

and all the learners who have this bingo square can cross it off.

Another learner with these same bingo squares might ask: Do you eat

long grass?

The African elephant answers: No, I dont(because this is not a detail in

front of him/her).

After a question from three or four different learners, move on to another

learner, who introduces himself/herself: Hello, Im a polar bear, and so on.

5 If there is more than one African elephant etc. in the class, this simply

means that learners may ask the African elephant questions again.

11.1 Global animal

bingo

unit 1 Time like the present

Levelelementary

pre-intermediate

Class sizewhole class

Language focuspresent simple Have got

questions about facts and

habitual actions

Pronunciationweak forms: do you/dju/

you/j /

Preparation time5 minutes

Game time20 minutes

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PHOTOCOPIABLEFrom The Grammar Activity Book by Bob Obee Cambridge University Press 1999 9

1.1 Global animal bingo

Bingo cards

1 smalltail

grass

long grass dancing queenBINGO

underice

sittingdown

bamboo seals

Hello, Im a pelican: I live in Romania, I eatfish and

I like going on holiday.

3 holiday longer thanpeople

leaves fishyellow and

brownBINGO

China

Romania long sleep seals

Hello, Im a bee: I have aqueen, I likedancing

and I likeflowers.

4 dancing under ice

zebras leaveswhite

relativesBINGO

grass

flowers small birds long sleep

Hello, Im a giant panda: I live in China, I eat

bamboo and I likesitting down.

2 leavesrelativesin India

zebras fishlonger than

peopleBINGO

Romania

holiday queen group

Hello, Im an African elephant: I have asmall tail.

I eatleaves and Ive gotrelatives in India.

7 long grass under ice

relativesin India

China queenBIN

GO

zebras

smallbirds

sittingdown

fish

Hello, Im a tortoise: I livelonger than people,

I have ayellow and brown shell and along neck.

8 dancing Romania

yellow andbrown

small birds sealsBIN

GO

long grass

long neckrelatives in

Indiagrass

Hello, Im a lion: I live in agroup, I likelong grass

and I eatzebras.

5 holiday bamboo

whiterelatives

grass small birdsBINGO

long grass

leaves small tail group

Hello, Im a polar bear: I like swimmingunder ice,

I eatseals and I like along sleep.

6 Chinarelativesin India

flowerslonger than

peoplegroup

BINGO

under ice

sittingdown

small tail long sleep

Hello, Im a rhinoceros: I eatgrass, I havewhite

relatives and I likesmall birds on my back.