Teacher Training Materials of Professor Dr David Ngin Sian Pau
What do you remember?
1. The first time you went on holiday.
2. Your first bicycle.
3. A relative from the past.
4. One of your best friends at primary school.
5. A party you really enjoyed.
6. Your grandparents.
7. An important event from your childhood (first or last day at school, moving home, etc.
8. Your last school report.
9. A teacher at school you either liked a lot or hated a lot.
10. The town or village where you grew up.
11. The first famous person you admired.
12. Your bedroom when you were ten years old.
13. Your favourite TV program last year.
14. The plot of the last book you read.
15. The first money you ever earned.
16. A wedding day - yours or someone else’s
17. Your first or favourite house or flat.
18. An experience that was either frightening or embarrassing.
19. A hobby you used to have.
20. A holiday you didn’t enjoy very much.
· Ask the students count 1234, 1234 till all the students count the number. All the ones should
talk about number 1 & 20, all the twos should do 2 & 19, all the threes have to say about 3 &
18, and all the 4s should answer 4&17 till all the above items are answered.
· Students should use their own English.
1. The first time you went on holiday.
2. Your first bicycle.
3. A relative from the past.
4. One of your best friends at primary school.
5. A party you really enjoyed.
6. Your grandparents.
7. An important event from your childhood (first or last day at school, moving home, etc.
8. Your last school report.
9. A teacher at school you either liked a lot or hated a lot.
10. The town or village where you grew up.
11. The first famous person you admired.
12. Your bedroom when you were ten years old.
13. Your favourite TV program last year.
14. The plot of the last book you read.
15. The first money you ever earned.
16. A wedding day - yours or someone else’s
17. Your first or favourite house or flat.
18. An experience that was either frightening or embarrassing.
19. A hobby you used to have.
20. A holiday you didn’t enjoy very much.
· Ask the students count 1234, 1234 till all the students count the number. All the ones should
talk about number 1 & 20, all the twos should do 2 & 19, all the threes have to say about 3 &
18, and all the 4s should answer 4&17 till all the above items are answered.
· Students should use their own English.
Arrange the words below on your bingo board, in any position you like. Cross off the words as they’re called out. Listen carefully!
Light Load Loyal Lake Bloom
Right Road Royal Rake Broom
Liver Led Law Lip
River Red Raw Rip
Wrist Belly Lock Steer
List Berry Rock Steel
Fire Long Collect Fly
File Wrong Correct Fry
Laser Rash Low Glass
Razor Lash Row Grass
Free Space
Teacher’s Guide
The teacher has the option of having the students use the ready-made boards (in pairs,groups or individually), or letting the students fill out the blank boards themselves with the list of words provided. Having students write their own boards offers good spelling practice, and letter-sound association experience.
The teacher (or nominated student) starts by reading out the list of words, one by one. The students then mark off each word as it is called out. To win, a student must complete either a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. At this point the student should shout out “Bingo!” The “Free Space” at the center of the board counts as marked square.
There are obviously variations on this game - you could have alternative patterns. Students could have to mark off the center 8 words, or even the entire card.
Suggestions:
· Keep a list of the words called for each round of the bingo.
· Give students markers, like paper clips, rather than having them write on their boards,
so the boards become re-usable.
· Have students swap boards between rounds.
· Nominate students to be callers (but be careful to monitor pronunciation).
Light Load Loyal Lake Bloom
Right Road Royal Rake Broom
Liver Led Law Lip
River Red Raw Rip
Wrist Belly Lock Steer
List Berry Rock Steel
Fire Long Collect Fly
File Wrong Correct Fry
Laser Rash Low Glass
Razor Lash Row Grass
Free Space
Teacher’s Guide
The teacher has the option of having the students use the ready-made boards (in pairs,groups or individually), or letting the students fill out the blank boards themselves with the list of words provided. Having students write their own boards offers good spelling practice, and letter-sound association experience.
The teacher (or nominated student) starts by reading out the list of words, one by one. The students then mark off each word as it is called out. To win, a student must complete either a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. At this point the student should shout out “Bingo!” The “Free Space” at the center of the board counts as marked square.
There are obviously variations on this game - you could have alternative patterns. Students could have to mark off the center 8 words, or even the entire card.
Suggestions:
· Keep a list of the words called for each round of the bingo.
· Give students markers, like paper clips, rather than having them write on their boards,
so the boards become re-usable.
· Have students swap boards between rounds.
· Nominate students to be callers (but be careful to monitor pronunciation).
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