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SWAT the
OVERVIEW:
Swat the Vocab is a fun
vocabulary game that can
really energize the class. It
makes an excellent way to
review any new vocabulary that
you’ve taught or as a warm -up
at the beginning of a lesson. his
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activity also develops learners’
listening and reading skills as
they have to pay close attention
to read words over again and
to listen the definitions hat the
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teacher gives.
Learning English vocabulary
is a very important part of
learning the language. It is the
basis for the deve opment of all
l
the other skills like listening and
reading skills. Listening, reading,
and paying attention to
vocabulary will enable learners
to start using new words and
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phrases to other languag skills
like speaking and writing.
REFERENCE:
F Flyswatter Game: ESL Vocabulary
Game for Kids | ESL Activity.
Retrieved from
https://www.eslactivity.org/flyswat
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ter-esl-vocabulary game for-kids/
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F 10 ESL Vocabulary Games to Get
Your Students Seriously Engaged.
Retrieved from https://www.fluentu.
com/blog/educator -english/ esl-vocabu
lary -games/
ü Make at least three hints. Make it fun by start ing with a general hint where pupils have few options and progress
to more specific ones where the answer is quite obvious.
ü You can make the game harder by using a majority of newer and less familiar words. You can also add some time
pressure and increase the pace at which you read out new words, so that the children have to read the words more
quickly.
ü Make some fun variations to Word Bingo: Picture Bingo, by using pictures on the Bingo card and calling out the words
that relate; Synonym Bingo, by giving them a word that means the same thing as a word on their card; and Antonym
VOCAB
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE:
Learners will able to develop listening and reading skills
as they practice vocabulary words.
MATERIALS & PREPARATION
þ Different Bingo Cards with a 4x4 or a 5x5 grid made from the same word list.
The cards must be pre made by the teacher. The teacher can simply create or
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custom her set of bingo cards through the ‘Sight Words Bingo Card Creator’
(https://sightwords.com/sightwords/games/bingo/card reator/ ).
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þ Three or four swatters
Pocket chart
F Divide the pupils into three or four teams.
F The teacher displays 10-20 vocabulary words on the board.
A representative from each team comes to the board and is given a swatter.
Have the students stand with their backs towards the blackboard
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The teacher gives he first nt to describe each word. She says “GO” after
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each hint.
When the pupil knows the answer, he turns quickly and tries to swat the
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vocabulary word
If correct, his team gets a point and the rest will lose their chance. If he makes
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an incorrect choice he is out and the other pupils are given a chance to
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guess the word. Then, the teacher gives another hint oth students choose
the same word, the fly swatter that is on the bottom gets the point.
F It’s up to the pupil whether or not he/she wants to risk it and guess before
the answer is apparent to everyone.
F You can erase the word once selected if you like. Or, keep them up
there for the remainder of the activity. You can also erase the chosen
word and add a new one in its’ place.
PROCEDURE SUGGESTIONS & ADVICE