One word a minute
This activity is designed to be taught with Exercise 1, "Once in a While."
Time: 10–15 minutes. This activity reviews vocabulary and practices making sentences with pre-selected words. It could be used at any time for a quick warm-up activity or to review vocabulary.
Preparation: Make a list of ten words from Units 9–12. (Note: See the Unit Summaries at the back of the Student's Book.)
- Students form groups. Name each group (Group A, Group B, etc.) and write the groups' names on the board for keeping score.
- Explain the activity: You will read a word aloud to the class. Within the next minute, groups compete with one another trying to think of as many sentences as possible using the word. Each time a group comes up with a sentence, one of the students in that group raises his or her hand; then he or she says it to the rest of the class when called upon by you. If the sentence is correct, that group gets one point.
- Give the class this example:
Teacher: Magazine.
"Time is my favorite magazine."
"I like magazines that are informative."
"People who write for magazines should be sure their information is true."
- Start the activity by reading aloud the first word on your list. A student from any group can raise his or her hand to make a sentence using that word. Continue for one minute, keeping score on the board. Then read the next word from your list. After ten minutes or ten words – whichever comes first – the group with the most points is the winner.
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