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1. I Bingo Ob,jective: Reviewing grammar, vocabulary; developing listening skill
Procedures: ·
- 1 bingo .card (si?e A4) is given to each group of students. Each card
contains 9 I 12 squares; about 5 - 6 squares are filled with pictures,
numbers, or words.
- Teacher draws .lots (slips of paper) and says aloud what are written on
them .. The students mark the squares that fit the content of those slips
of paper. The winner is the one that has all the squares marked. They will
shout, "BINGO!" · ·
E.g. Topic: Jobs and Nationalities (Tieng Anh 6, Unit 3 & Unit 15)
Bingo card (sample)

doctor Enqlish Chinese

worker
teache-r

Cues: (on slips of paper)

*I see him when I'm sick.(= doctor)
*She comes from China.(= Chinese)
*He drives a car. (=driver) ·
*He is John Lennon.(= English)
*He is Lam Truong.(= singer)·
*He comes from France. (=Fren~h)
*She teaches me English. (teacher)
*She works be'side a doctor in a hospital.(= nurse)
* My brother works in a factory. (= worker) ('•
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2. I Chain game Objective: Practicing "There is I are" (Tieng Anh 6, Unit 6)

Procedures: •
- Teacher says one sentence with "There is" ...
- The first student repeats this sentence and adds ahother item tq th.e
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- The second student repeats the first student's sentenc;e and adds
another item. . . : . . ...
e.g. T~~cher: ·There is atiible In the class.roo.in. .
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3. I Domino Objective: 'Reviewing vocabulary &speiling of words•.

Procedures:·
- 5 car~s are given to each group of students. Each card contains 2 words
that may have similar or different sounds (vowels or consonants).
- Teacher sticks one card on the board;. students match theirs with the
LJ 1teache.i:'s card (the adjacent cards must have similar sounds) and so on ...
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- The; winning group is the one that has got rid of all their cards (or who
has the fewest cards at the e'nd of the game)

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Objective: Practicing making yes-no questions

5. I Guessing
Procedures:
- Teacher"cliooses a picture (of ah· animal).
- Ss ·sit in groups. The groups take turns asking yes-no questions about
the animal.
- T. just· gives the answer Yes or No.
- Ss have to tell the name of the animal after 10 questions.

6. Hidden words (1) Objective: Reviewing vocabulary and spelling

Procedures:
- T. writes one word on the board.
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- Ss. write down on paper the words found in the teacher's word. (2
minutes)
- Ss. write their words on the board.
e.g. DICTIONARY
KEY: on/ at/ do/ not/ act/ action I art/ arty I dot/ rat ...

7. I Hidden words (2) ·I Objective: Reviewing vocabulary & spt:!lling (TA6, Unit 11)
Procedures:
- Each pair I gro!.jp is given a game board.
- Ss find 8 hidden words of food & drinks in groups I pairs (on
worksheets).
- Ss write their words on the board.
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KEY: Across: banana, chicken, orange, fish

down I up: meat, tea, coke
diagonal: egg

8. I How to get out Objective: Discriminating vowel sounds I o I and I ou I

Pr6~edures:
- Ss work in pairs I groups.
- Ss write their words on the board & sa .aloud these words.

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9. I Matching cards
Objective: Reviewing vocabulary
Proce'dures: ·
- Students sit in groups.
- One student of the first group picks two cards· from two· pc;icks of cards
(one.pack with the alphabets; the other pack with general categories or
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- The students of this group have to find a word or expression belonging

to the category and starting v.rith the lefter· turned up on the alphabet
card. . ____ _
- These students then have to say things related to this word.
- The game continues with other groups.
E.g. TA 9, Unit 2, Unit 6, Unit: 8
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congratulations, clean catch fish
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Santa Claus, sugar shirt, shoes, skirt:,. sewage, spray
eggs, sticky rice cake, sandals, slippers, suh, pesticides, save
shorts enerqy
Teacher's Day, Tet, T'-'shirt, trousers, trash, traffic jam
Thanksgiving traditional dress,
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1O. I Memory test

Objective: Reviewing vocabulary
Procedures:
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- Ss have to write on the board the words in the order the pictures (or
,_. words) are shown.

_Objective: Reviewing & expanding word.s of /he same tepic

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Procedures:
- T. divides Ss. into 2 groups.
- Each group is given a piece of chalk with different color (red I yellow)
- Ss in each group take turns.IA'.rit,ing th~~~~-~~ir:!!~ _th_e n~!"".~r.k.
- T. has to check that each word is written only once.
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12. Noughts & Objective: Reviewing voe., grammar, pronunciation ...

Procedures:
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- Ss select the number.
- T. says the question corresponding t.o the number chosen => correct
answers are marked as .lC or 0
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1. What do you usually eat for lunch? (grammar & vocabulary)
2. Put primary stresses on these words: PHOTOGRAPH, "
PHOTOGRAPHE~ (pronunciation)
. 3. Ask your friend to lend you his/her dictionary. (speaking)
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13. Pelmanism Objective: Reviewing vocabulary (TA9, Unit 1)
Procedures:
- Students are divided into 4 groups.
- Ss have to take turns asking the teacher to turn the numbers over to
identify what are under. Then they have to match the country names
with their capital cities. Each correct matching gains 1 mark. The winner
is the group that gains the highest score.
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Laos Rangoon Vient/qne /(qa./a Lumpur
Singapore Malaysia Myanmar Phnom Penh
Jakarta Manila Singapore The Philippines .
Cambodia Thailand Banqkok Indonesia
KEY: Singapore - Singapore Thailand - Bangkok
Myanmar - Rangoon Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Malaysi~ - Kuala Lumpur Indonesia - Jakarta
Laos - Vientiane The P.hilippines - Manila
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14. Scr?Jmbled letters Ob lect·ive: checking word .s·pelling
Procedures: ·
- T. w~ites the word(s) on the board.
- Ss work in pairs l. groups to. find the correct word.s.
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- Ss write their words on the:boar.d.
e.g. MPEOECLT-. =>KEY: COMPLETE
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15. Slap the board Objective: Reviewing vocabulary
Procedures:
- T. sticks 2 sets of pictures (or words) on the board ..
- 2 representatives of 2 groups stand in front of the board.
I - T. shows words (or pictures) one after another .
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- 2 Ss touch the corresponding pictures (or words).

16. I Stepping stones Objective: Discriminating word.stresses (TA9. Unit 4)

Procedures:
- Each group of students is given a worksheet with the words written on
"stones". Students have to find' a way to cross the river by "walking" on
the stones with the words having the same sfress pattern. . ·
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17. I Telephone Objective: Discriminating long and short vowels Ii I and I i:/
Procedures:
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- Students are introduced 10 words numbered 0 to 9.
0 fit 1 bit 2 hit 3 knit 4 sit
5 feet 6 beat 7 heat . : 8 neat 9 seat
- Students practice pronouncing the words.
- Students listen to a classmate say a word from the list and write down
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e.g. neat-bit-heat-neat-neat-sit-fit => 817 8840

18. I Telling stories (1)
Ob,jective: Reviewing the reported speech CfA9, Un.it 4) .,
Procedures:
- Ss are put in 4 groups.
- T. starts with one sentence (using the reported speech) - writes it on
the board.
- 1 st. of group A continues & writes it below the Ts sentence: · · ·· ·· ·· - · ·--·
- 1 st. of group B continues ...
e.g. Yesterday my mother asked m_e if.I wanted to eat apples:
I said that I did and she asked me how many apples I wanted
I said that I wanted 2 apples and she asked me what I wanted to drink.,

19. I Telling stories (2) Objective: Developing writing skills {TA9, Unit 4)
Procedures:
- T. writes 4 - 6 words on the board (in a vertical list) - or T. asks some
Ss. to ·write any words tJiey like on the board.
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- Ss in .each group make up sentences, using all these words in order.

e.g. course
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well-qualified
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My sister's taki'ng an English course in a school in the USA. Its fees are
high, but it has we//-quaiified teachers. My sister has to live in the
· dormitory.

20.1 Where are the Objective: Reviewing vocabulary & spelling (TA 9, Unit 2) ·
Procedures:
vowels?
- T writes the words with the vowels missing.
- Repr.esentatives of the groups write' the complete words on the board.
e.g. F.:_SH_~ N (FASHION)
D_s_:.GN (DESIGN)
Note: To make the game more challenging, the teacher may write tl]e
consonant letters close together, without spaces for vowels.
e.g. FSHN DSGN

21.1 Word chain (1) Ob.jective: Reviewing vocabulary & spelling

Procedures:
- T. writes the first word (in 2 columns for 2 groups)
- One student of each group writes the second word that .is similar to the
first word, except for one letter.
- Another student of each group continues .. ,
e.g. CAT- COT- LOT- LOG - DOG ... (group 1)
CAT-MAT-FAT-FIT- SIT ... (group 2)

22. I Word chain (2) Ob,jedive: Reviewing vocabulary & spelling .

Procedures:
- T. writes the first word (in 2 columns for 2 groups)
- One student of each group writes the second word whose initial letter
is the final letter of the previous word.
~ Another student of each group continues ...
e.g. CAT- TABLE - EGG - GIRL - LAMP- PIG ...

23. I Word chain (3) Objective: _Reviewing vocabulary & spelling:

Procedures:·
=Plural tennis - Ss, C:tre put in 2 groups ..
- T. gives the 'numbe_r "orie" tone word.
- 1 St, of gr~up .A gives. the next n!Jmb~r +.one wor.d that has the ,same :
initiat:letter.,
- 1. st~deAt .of gr:oup B continues ...
(The next word can be changed when it rhymes with the previous one.)
e.g. ·one /;!.oy - Two /;!.oft/es - Three /;!.oxes..,.. Four firidges - Five fridges_:
Six fans - Seven vans - Eight cans - Nine s.afs"" Tens.ups ...

L?.4 I Yo11'll never Objective: Reviewing vocabulary & developing listening skill
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- T. says the first clue (then the 2".d, 3rd··· if Ss can't say what the thing
is.).
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*It's not white.
*Many people /Ike it and have it every day.·,
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*It's nof good for children. '
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