Activity 38- Site Words

                                          picture credits: tripletdiaries.com

Level: Intermediate-Advanced

Skills: Speaking and Writing

Materials: Laminated folders with double grids, vis-à-vis markers or a copy of two identical grids for each player.

OBJECT OF THE GAME: To be the first player to identify all three of the opponent’s words.

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Using the markers or pens to be used on the photocopied grids, each player writes one 3-letter word, one 4-letter word and one 5-letter word (they are the secret words) on top grid folder (horizontally and vertically only – not reversed or diagonally).
2. First player names a letter-number combination to specify a square on the grid.
3. The opponent repeats that letter and number (to clarify location) and must tell what letter is in that square or reply with a negative response. The first player then fills in the letter or, if no letter is in the location, draws a small dot to indicate that the space has been called out.
4. The players continue to alternate guessing locations until one player is able to identify all three of the opponent’s words.

TO MAKE SITE WORDS:

1. Two identical grids are glued inside of a file folder. Numbers and letters are written across the top and side of the grid so that locations can be pinpointed.
2. The folders are laminated so that students can write on them and erase after the game (optional if you are using a photocopied sheet of paper with the grids).

TIPS FOR SITE WORDS:

1. Use any letter-number combinations that you want for the pairs of folders.
2. Players must choose words that the opponents will know. This is a good activity to review the target vocabulary of a Unit (a glossary of a picture dictionary can also be used to help students locate the words). The teacher should also check spelling before the game begins.
3. The teacher should advise students that proper nouns should not be used.

Source: Vânia Rodrigues