subject: British Academics - Using Games for Learning and Enjoyment [print this page] British Academics - Using Games for Learning and Enjoyment
Games can be helpful in increasing the energy in class. This is a good way to enhance the students' learning while having fun. However, you might need to be familiar with some game vocabulary. Here are some of game phrases, terms, and sentences that you can use to set up, play, and end a game for your students' learning and enjoyment.
Useful vocabulary
Add up your points
Board games
Bonus questions
Cheating
Clue/Hint
Counter
Deal
Flip or Toss a coin
Groups
Heads or tails
It is your turn
It's his/her turn
It's my turn
It's your group's turn
Joker
Minus one point
Move anticlockwise or counter clockwise)
Move clockwise
Paper scissors stone
Pass (to the next player)
Points
Rock paper scissors
Roll the dice
Shuffle/Mix up
Take away one point
Round one
The second round
The total score
Winner (First place)
Second place (Runner up)
The wooden spoon (Last place)
Playing board games
Am I next?
Do the challenge that your partners set you
Do the thing that is written on the card
If you land on this square, go back three squares
If you throw a 5, have another go
If you throw a 6, throw again
Is it my turn?
It's your turn
Move forward three squares.
Place your counter on start
Play rock, paper, and scissors to see who goes first
Put your counter on the first square
Roll the dice
Select different counters each and place it on "START"
Take a card
Take it in turns to throw the dice
The player with the highest number would go first
Throw the dice and move around the board
What color counter would you like/do you prefer?
Who's next?
Whose turn is it?
You need a board, a dice and a counter each
You will need one counter each. For example, an eraser or a coin
You're next
Playing card games
Deal out all the cards
Face down; so you can't see the card
Face up; so that you can see the card
Give an equal number of cards to each player and place the rest in a pack in the middle
In a pack
Pick a card from this pack
Shuffle
Spread across the table/floor
Take a card from the pack when it is your turn
Take a card from the top of the pack
Take five cards, but don't look at them yet
The person with the most/least cards is the winner
Two packs
You can look at the cards, but don't show it to your partner
Quizzes
Do you need another hint/clue?
If your guess is wrong, play passes to the next team
Is that your final answer?
Select one question
You can only have one guess
You have 20 seconds to answer
You have to agree on an answer with your team or group
You lose one point for guessing wrongly
Starting and setting up games
It's time for the game!
Let's play a game!
Decide on your team names
Select a team name from this list
What are your team names?
Write your team names here
Clearing space and getting into position
Clear your desks
Come to the front
Come up here
Face the board
Face the window
Face this way
Find a partner
Find two/three/four partners
Form a boys' team
Form a girls' team
Get into four groups/teams
Get into pairs or groups
Make a circle
Make some room on your desk
Make three lines
Make two groups
Put away your books and pencils
Stand in a circle
Stand in four lines facing the board
This is group/team A
This is group/team B
Turn round and face each other or the other way
You two should work together
Getting the right bits and pieces
Ask me nicely in English for the pack of cards
Choose something that you can use as a counter
For this game, you can use a coin, eraser or pen lid as a counter
Get one dice for each group
Get one piece of paper each
Here you are!
Here you go!
Make sure these are available in your set
One photocopy for each group
Pass me the ball
Pass the ball to the next person
Pass the ball to your partner
Take a dice and pass them along
Take one pack of cards for each team
Take one worksheet and pass them back
Giving instructions
Does anyone already know this game?
Play moves clockwise/anticlockwise (counter clockwise)
What do we do with this dice?
What is this coin/ball/spinner/ sticky ball used for?
Would anyone like to demonstrate the game with me?
Instruction checking questions
Can you..?
Do you have any more questions?
How do you win the game?
How long do you have to play the game?
Should you...?
What are the rules of the game?
What does this mean?
What is this for?
Who is the winner?
Getting started
Any volunteer?
Are you ready?
Do you have any more questions on how to play the game? No? Okay, let's start/play the game!
