Alphabet Quiz Game (ppt download)

You are going to

• play a game 
• practise pronouncing the letters of the alphabet
• test simple vocabulary

Instructions
This ppt game contains moving gifs, sound files and links to pages within the ppt so it should be downloaded as a ppt (see link below).
It is aimed at beginners and young learners and practises alphabet pronunciation and simple vocabulary.

1. You can play as a group or with 2 teams (there are 2 team pages - "A" and "B" with links). You can either throw a dice and move from A - Z cross the square (Snakes and Ladders) or choose a letter in the left hand column and move to the right (Word Square). Choose what's best for you class.
2. Choose a letter. Click on the sound symbol to hear the letter. You must pronounce it correctly. You get 1 point.
3. Click on the letter to go to the page. Say what you see. Click the page again to see the answer. You get 1 point.
4. Click on the arrow to go back to the team alphabet page and choose another letter.
5. Who gets the most correct answers?

Alphabet Quiz Game - (download to play game) from David Mainwood

Download the game as a ppt file here
Feel free to adapt it.



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Interactive Quiz - Are you a Good Language Learner? By Marisa Constantinides

You are going to do a quiz to discover how good you are at learning a language.

Discuss

• Are you good language learner?
• Could you be better?
• Try a quiz to find out how good you are.

Quiz
This quiz is copied directly from Marisa Constantinides' TEFL Matters blog here. All thanks are due to her for compiling the quiz questions.
All I have done is turn it into an interactive quiz for users of this blog.

Please read Marisa's original post here

Now try the quiz.



When you have finished your score should be visible below the title of the quiz.

Your Score
Quite obviously, the more a answers you have managed to collect, the closer you tend to be to the ideal profile of the Good Language Learner. Most Good Language Learners average a score of about 70%.  If you have scored more than 90%, well then, you are a rare creature indeed!

If you did not score high
If your score is less than the Good Learner average, identify the areas of difficulty and plan a course of action for yourself.

For instance, if you answered B for Question 23, make it a point of training yourself to be a better listener by listening to more tapes, switching regularly to watching English speaking TV  channels, You Tube videos and films, listening to TED talks on topics of interest.
 - Marisa Constantinides





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Celebrities Quiz for Beginners (Countries, Nationalities and Jobs)

You are going to 

• do a quiz on famous people and celebrities
• practise vocabulary for countries, nationalities and jobs
• recognize present form of 3rd person To Be (he's, she's, they're)

Discuss
Countries

• How many countries do you know? Make a list in 60 seconds.
• What are the nationalities for each country?
• Do you know any famous people from the countries on your list?

Jobs

• How many words for jobs do you know?
• What jobs do famous people and celebrities do?

Try this quiz


Now do some of these questions again with the pronouns removed http://efllecturer.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/famous-people-pronouns-quiz.html




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Pop Quiz (Who? Whose? What? When? Where? Why? How much? / How many? / How old?)

You are going to

• do a quiz on pop music
• revise and practise these words for making questions - Who, Whose, What, When, Where, Why,  How...

Note - This activity is designed to be done as an interactive class quiz with students (individual or in pairs) having access to smartphones or tablets, laptops etc (however there is a downloadable printable worksheet for those who still like paper).



Discuss

• Do you like pop, rock, rap?
• Do you know any of the people below?
• How many do you like? 
• Who is your favourite singer / group?
• How much do you know about music?
• Do the quiz below and find out how much you know.

Do the quiz
A) First, make the questions by putting these words into the correct spaces;

Who, Whose, What, When, Where, Why,  How, How much, How many, How long

Do not answer the questions yet. You can do that in the next activity

 B) Now choose the correct answer for each question

Printable worksheet available here



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Past Continuous / Past Simple (Revision Quiz)

You are going to 

• revise the difference between the past continuous and the past simple.
• look at some gif images and make sentences using the correct tense

 
Go here to revise

1. Past Continuous (with gifs)  
2. Past Simple / Past Continuous (with gif images) 

Do the quiz.
Write the correct sentences for each image.
Be careful of spelling and don't forget full stops.
The gif images may sometimes be slow to display.depending on your connection speed.








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Jump and Slide 3 (Quiz Game - Pre-Int)

An pre-intermediate level quiz game to practise making questions in the past, present and future.

Individuals or teams see an answer and must ask the correct question.
A version for beginners is here Jump and Slide (Quiz Game - Beginners / Elem)
An elementary version is here Jump and Slide 2 (Quiz Game - Elementary)

Students should see the questions / answers "board" projected on an interactive whiteboard (if so they can come out and "touch" the numbers to play) or on a screen.
Students could also play it on tablets if available.


Note
1) You can download the "board" below and print it as A3. Teams throw a dice, land on a square and answer the corresponding question. If correct, they move a piece (as in a traditional snakes and ladders style game) until they arrive at the "end".

2) Or you can do it as revision quiz without the board
It can be downloaded as a ppt file below and adapted.

See below for game instructions



Board
This image can be downloaded below for printing.

Play

1. Click anywhere to start
2. Throw a dice. 
3. Move your piece. 
4. When you land on a square (on your printed sheet), click on the number in the game below and ask the right question. 
5. Click again anywhere on the screen to see if your answer is correct.
6. Click the blue triangle (bottom right) to go back to the home "game" page.
7. Continue until you reach the end.

Downloads
Game sheet is jpg here (right click and "save as") or word doc here
A version of the game as a ppt file is here

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below




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Jump and Slide 2 (Quiz Game - Elementary)

An elementary level quiz game to practise making questions

Individuals or teams see an answer and must ask the correct question.
A version for beginners is here Jump and Slide (Quiz Game - Beginners / Elem)
A pre-intermediate version is here Jump and Slide 3 (Quiz Game - Pre-Int) 

Students should see the questions / answers "board" projected on an interactive whiteboard (if so they can come out and "touch" the numbers to play) or on a screen.
Students could also play it on tablets if available.


Note
1) You can download the "board" below and print it as A3. Teams throw a dice, land on a square and answer the corresponding question. If correct, they move a piece (as in a traditional snakes and ladders style game) until they arrive at the "end".

2) Or you can do it as revision quiz without the board
It can be downloaded as a ppt file below and adapted.

See below for game instructions



Board
This image can be downloaded below for printing.

Play

1. Click anywhere to start
2. Throw a dice. 
3. Move your piece. 
4. When you land on a square (on your printed sheet), click on the number in the game below and ask the right question. 
5. Click again anywhere on the screen to see if your answer is correct.
6. Click the blue triangle (bottom right) to go back to the home "game" page.
7. Continue until you reach the end.

Downloads
Game sheet is jpg here (right click and "save as") or word doc here
A version of the game as a ppt file is here

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below




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What are they doing? - Quiz Game

You are going to

• play a game.
• practise gerunds and present continuous 

Note -  This game can be downloaded as a ppt file below. The ppt version can be done as a class game and the gap-fill version could then be done individually to practise spelling. It can also be done after looking at this post here - Present Continuous (with gif images)



1) Discuss
How many action verbs can you think of?
Say them with -ing
eg stand = standing, jump = jumping...
Act them



Look at the penguins. What are they doing?

 









2) Play the game
Now look at the questions below. What are they doing?
How many can you answer correctly?
(The gif images may sometimes be slow to display.depending on your connection speed.)

Download activity as ppt file here




3) Play
Do a mime of one of the verbs
Who can guess what you are doing?





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Can you name all the animals? - Quiz Game

Play a game. 

Note -  This game can be downloaded as a ppt file below. The ppt version can be done as a class game and the gap-fill version could then be done individually to practise spelling.

1) Discuss
Do you know the names of all the animals?

2) Play the game
How many can you answer correctly?
What are the animals doing in each picture?
(The gif images may sometimes be slow to display.depending on your connection speed.)


Download this game as a powerpoint file here




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The Biggest and the Best - Superlatives Quiz Game

You are going to

1. do a quiz practising superlatives
2. watch part of a BBC Quiz show "The Kids Are All Right" to check your answers
3. look at some photos to practise comparatives and superlatives
4. make your own superlatives quiz

Teacher's note; this is a short activity which acts as an aid to introduce, revise or practise superlatives.








1) Do a Quiz
Can you answer these questions?
Click on the display. Time yourself. You have 10 seconds to answer each question.
Vocabulary check - alphabetically, borders, sum, southerly

The kids are alright superlatives quiz from David Mainwood

2) Watch and check your answers

Now check your answers by watching this clip form the BBC's The Kids Are All Right.

The Kids are All Right is a general knowledge quiz show where children and teenagers compete against adults to see who is the cleverest.

Who do you think will win - the kids or the adults?

Watch and find out.

3) Practise

Comparatives and Superlatives

Can you remember? What were the superlatives in the quiz?

• What do you know about comparatives and superlatives?
• When do we use them?
• How do we make them?

Look at the presentation below and answer the questions.

Comparatives and Superlatives - The Greatest Show on Earth from David Mainwood

4) Make your own quiz

• Think of questions to practise superlatives. Use biggest, longest, shortest most popular etc. Have a class quiz and test each other.

• Make your own Who Wants To Be A Millionaire quiz. Download the powerpoint template from this link and write in your own questions. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ppt-games/

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The Beatles

You are going to

• revise the past simple
• listen to a video about the Beatles and do a matching exercise
• read a text about the Beatles and do a gap-fill exercise
• do a quiz based on the information in the lesson

  

1) Discuss

2012 is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first hit single.

• Who were the Beatles?
• What were their names?
• What did they do?

Watch the video to find out.

2) Do the matching exercise

Look at the exercise below. The information in the boxes on the right is in a different order to the film. Use your mouse to drag the information in the boxes on the right to the correct heading on the left.
Watch the film again if you need to.

Listen to this Beatles concert from 1964 while you do the gap fill exercise below.

3) Gap-fill

Read the text and fill in the gaps.

You can choose the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Sgt Pepper

Abbey Road

4) Beatles Quiz

How much can you remember?

Do this quiz. There are 12 questions.

5) Writing

Choose someone famous that you like. Write about them.

• When was he / she born?
• Where was he / she from?
• What did he / she do?
• How did he / she become famous?
• Did he / she make films?
• Did he / she get married?
• Why do you like him / her?

6) More

Printable worksheet here

More Beatles http://efllecturer.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/whats-so-special-about-beatles.html

More past simple practice

http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/past-simple-forms.html 

More practice with the Beatles  http://www.esllistening.org/beatles/home.html

More Beatles info and music  http://www.beatles.com/

And in the end...

Teaching and Learning Styles - What makes a good teacher? How do you like to learn?

You are going to

• discuss teaching and learning
• watch 2 video clips and answer some questions
• read about learning styles and do a quiz to find what kind of learner you are
• think and write about the characteristics of a good learner / teacher / worker / boss

Discuss

• What do / did you like studying at school?
• What are / were you good at?
• What aren't / weren't you good at?
• What do you think are the characteri​stics of a good student? Think of some adjectives to describe a good student
• What do you think are the characteri​stics of a good teacher? Think of some adjectives to describe a good teacher
• Do teachers affect the way you learn? How?

Watch the clip. According to these students what are the characteri​stics of a good teacher? Make a note of their answers. Do they have the same ideas as you?



Answers - highlight below

good communicator

inspirational

sense of humour

friendly

enthusiastic

firm, but fair

respectful

personal involvement

consistency

approachable
responsive

Discuss learning

• How do you like to learn?
• What activities do you like doing in class?
• What activities don't you like doing?
• What are the best ways for you to learn or remember something?

Watch this clip. How do these students like to learn? Make a note of the class activities they like. Do they have the same ideas as you?



Answers - highlight below

powerpoints you can annotate

discussion

making notes

group work

videos

films

kinaesthetic (moving) learning - ie field trips

being shown how to do things

copying notes

presentations

acting

doing things

revision

active learning

games

interactive lessons

helping others

Look at the list again
Discuss which ones you like doing and put them in the order of importance for you.
What is your favourite learning activity?

Do you think you have a prefered learning style?
Read below to find out.

Reading - Learning Styles

Everyone has a learning style which suits them for understanding new information. Most people actually use all learning styles, depending on the specific type of learning they are doing.

There are three basic styles;

1. seeing or visual, 
2. hearing or auditory
3. movement or kinesthetic / tactile (touching).

1) Do a questionnaire and find out what your learning style is.
It may help you to know what kind of learning style is best for you. These questionnaires will help you discover what kind of learner you are. Choose one and answer the questions.
http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a3_aspects/pages/vak_quest.htm

http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/extra/module1/2.shtml


Find out more about learning styles here
http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/cfl/yourlearning/whatlearner.asp



2) What can you do to improve your English study skills?
Read the following ideas for being a good language learner.
Follow the instructions and compare with another student and discuss them.

Becoming a more effective learner 
Look at these 21 ways of studying and learning from Total English Upper Intermediate portfolio (free download below)

Select the methods that

• you use
• want to try in the future
• don’t work for you.

Discuss

• How many do you already use?
• Choose the most important 5 you want to try in the future.
• Why do you think it will be a good idea to try them?

This is from Total English Upper Intermediate Portfolio page 12
You can download it for free here
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/cef/upper-intermediate.pdf
Can you think of any more ways of studying?

Find out more about language study skills here
The good Language Learner  http://esl.fis.edu/parents/advice/good.htm
Do you agree?

Writing

Write about the activities you like doing in class and say why you think they are useful for you. Also talk about what you do to remember and practise what you learn in class. (100 - 150 words)



Relevant IELTS questions on teaching, learning, good qualities and characteristics (choose one).

1) People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.

2) As computers are being used more and more in education, there will be soon no role for teachers in the classroom.
• You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

3) We all work or will work in our jobs with many different kinds of people. In your opinion, what are some important characteristics of a co-worker (someone you work closely with)? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why these characteristics are important.
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 

4) What are some important qualities of a good supervisor (boss)? Use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important.
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task

8 Secrets of Success

You are going to

1. watch a clip and discuss what makes people successful 
2. match and discuss some quotes about success 
3. think of and agree on a motto or slogan for your class
4. do a quiz to find out if you could be a success
5. write about what makes a successful teacher / manager / student

1) Discuss. 

• What makes someone succesful?
• What do you think are the secrets of success?

2) Watch the clip.  
You are going to watch Richard St John. 
What are his eight secrets of success?




Answer (in black. Highlight here) =  Passion, Work, Focus, Push, Serve, Good, Have ideas, Persist. 



3) Match the quote to the person

Can you remember who said what? Match the quotes to the names on the left.

Watch the video again to check.

You can watch the clip and read a transcript here
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

4) Discuss

• What do you think of the opinions in the quotes?
• Which do you agree with / disagree with?
• Do you think they are true? Why? Why not?
• What are the secrets of being a) a good student? ) b) a good teacher? c) a good leader / manager?

Read more famous quotes about success http://www.famouslifemottos.org/Success.html



5) Discussion / group work 
Slogans / Mottos. 
Make a slogan for your class or for yourself

Here are some slogans and mottos

·   The pen is in your hand, the rest is still unwritten

·   You only go around once in  this life, so you have to grab for all the gusto you can get.  - Schiltz Beer

·   Be all that you can be. – US Army

·   Just Do It. – Nike

·   Taking Care of Business.

More here  http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Advertising_slogans 

Activity - Work together. Can you think of a slogan or motto for your class? Think of some ideas and choose the best one for your class. Print it or turn it into a poster and put in on the wall!



6) Reading

Try these quizzes to find out if you will be successful 

http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/1AXiEX2/Will-you-be-successful

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Not-Take-The-Success-Quiz-Now?&id=280729

7) Writing 

Choose 1
What do you think are the secrets of being 
a) a good student?
b) a good teacher? 
c) a good leader / manager? 
Give reasons to support your ideas.


And so finally...

Passive (Present simple) + Quiz

Are you bored? 

Try the passive. 
How is it done? 

Find out and then try a general knowledge quiz in the passive. 

1) What is the passive?

Click play to start

Passive present simple from David Mainwood

2) Do the Passive Quiz

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1) Click on a number.

2) Choose the correct answer.

3) Click anywhere on the question page to see the answer.

4) Click on the back button to return to the number page.

5) Continue till you finish.

Click anywhere on the display to start

20 Questions powerpoint game template http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/ppt-games/