How to Use Games in Primary English Teaching(5)

教育游戏在小学英语中的应用

The second one is Competitive Games. In this kind of games, players or teams

race to be the first to reach the goal. As the name indicates, in this type of game there

is an overt competition between teams, or sometimes of an individual against the rest

of the class (as in 20questions). The competition may also be of individuals against

other individuals. The object of this type of game is finishing of reaching the end

before the other competitors, making more points, surviving elimination, or avoiding

penalties. The rules may require the players to produce correct language as part of the

game and force students to draw conclusions more quickly. For example:

Title: Slap it

Aim: To recognize words and listen for relevant information

Preparation: A set of 10-15 pictures of different kinds of food items for each team of 4

to 6 people.

Procedure: Put the items on a desk and the students sit around the desk. The teacher

describes the food item. When a student has an answer, she/he slaps the card and says

the word aloud. If the student is correct, he/she gets a team point. If the student is

wrong, he/she is out of the game. Alternatively, in each group each student plays

independently. If the student slaps the correct picture, he/she keeps the card as a point.

The person or team with the most cards/points wins.

The third one is Communication GamesThe main objective in this type of the

games is getting the message over to the other players and reacting appropriately to

their messages. For example when giving instructions, the player must be clear about

rules, and the player following them must do exactly what he is required to. The tasks

are usually practical, like following instructions, drawing, persuading other players,

etc. this means that players will concentrate on the task rather than on the language,

besides, students can see the results of their use of language at once, which will help

to build students’ confidence.

The thesis shows another illustration to this point at follow:

Title: Have You Seen My Sheep

Aim: to encourage careful description and listening about dress

Procedure: A circle is formed with one player called IT outside the circle. He/She

moves around the outside of the circle and taps someone on the shoulder asking,

"Have you seen my sheep (or dog, cat, goat...)?" The Student responds: "Yes I have

seen it." IT asks, "What's it wearing?" or "How is it dressed?" The student must

describe someone in the circle e.g. green shirt, brown shoes, long hair. On recognizing

that he/she is being described, the student must run round the outside of the circle

away from IT. If caught before getting back to his/her place, he/she takes the place of

IT.

The fourth one is Code-control Games. This type of game requires that students

produce correct language: structures, spelling, pronunciation, etc. the production of

correct language will make the players of the team win points. For example:

Title: Listen and Act

Aim: understand the meaning of some verbs

Procedure: after learning some verbs, such as: run, walk, sit, stand, and swim, and so

on, teacher say one word of them fast. Then have students stand in front of the

blackboard and show the correct actions. Then continue.

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