Lesson Level:
Suitable for All1,2
Duration:
40 Minutes
Lesson
Title:
The Big Quiz
Grammar
and Vocabulary
Defining
words, understanding answering questions
.
Lesson
Objectives
Revision
Materials
Required
Note:-
this lesson is VERY resource heavy.3
You
will need
One
dice for each group
The
following sets of prepared materials
- A list of definitions for the students to guess the words.
- A list of topics for the students to talk about for 45 seconds
- A list of words for students to use in a sentence
- A list of words for students to define
- A list of things for students to “name ten”
- A list of General knowledge questions and answers
Suggested
lists are provided in the notes but these need to be tailored to the
levels and previous knowledge of the class.
Preparation
Prepare
all materials.
Procedure
1
Divide
the class into six-8 groups. For longer lessons more groups can be
used. For a forty minute lesson more than eight is impractical.
2
Tell
each group to think of a name for their team and choose a team
leader.
(Give
them about thirty seconds.
3
While
they do that divide the board into one large area for instructions
and small areas for the score for each team.
4
Ask
each group their team name and write it on the board in one of the
team areas. Leave space to keep score.
5.
In
the instructions are leave a space at the top for later and write.
- What's the word?.................................30 seconds
- Talk for 45 seconds about....................45 seconds
- Use in a sentence................................30 seconds
- What does it mean?.............................30 seconds
- Can you think of 10?............................1 minute
- Question and answer...........................30 seconds
Give
the leader of each group a dice.
6
Explain
that each group will roll the dice in turn and get a question from
the category.
If
the group doesn't answer in the time on the board then the next group
can try.
A
successful answer will get two points for the group.
If
the second group gets it they will get one point.
7
Play
the game and keep scores.
Each
turn proceeds as follows.
Group
rolls dice
Teacher
writes the word/ topic/ question in the space on the board.
(Use
a different colour if possible.)
Teacher
tells group what they must do according to the number rolled.
Group
can discuss for the time alotted.
Leader
stands to give answer
If
correct, award tat group two points.
If
incorrect ask the next group.
If
they answer correctly award that group one point.
If
incorrect teacher gives answer and plays next round.
Notes
- You will need to prepare your own lists of for each of the six areas. You can, for lower level classes substitute some alternate games – for example, a list of words for students to come to board and draw, a list of words (Jobs, animals, hobbies etc) for students to mime. For primary students I have used three topics – draw, act and make the noise.
- If you regularly teach the same class this is a good end of term activity using words and topics that you have covered during the term.
3. Lists:
What
is it called...?
an
animal that we don't usually eat
a
man who works with wood
a
yellow bird
a
yellow flower
a
house with only one floor
a
home on wheels
the
noise made by a dog
when
ice turns to water it...
speak
very quietly
an
Australian animal that jumps
a
room where you eat
cook
something in the oven
a
boat that travels underwater
rings,
bracelets, earrings etc
a
man who makes clothes
cook
something in hot water
what
candles are made from
a
place where you can see animals
friendly
a
job with a uniform
make
a noise by hitting the palms of your hands together
a
large animal in the ocean
scared
an
ancient Chinese frame used as a calculator
eye-shadow,
lipstick etc
somebody
that everyone knows is...
a
black and white animal...
a
food that is yellow..
a
famous tower in Paris...
a
musical instrument that has strings ...
something
that can’t hurt you is...
any
small six-legged creature...
someone
who asks people to give him money...
someone
who sells meat...
you
need one of these to jump from an aeroplane...
a
raincoat must be...
an
animal that has very bad smell...
a
man who flies an aeroplane...
someone
who writes for a newspaper...
very
small...
get
faster...
a
man who has two wives...
not
cooked...
something
you can use to pay when you have no cash...
12...
the
kind of weather when you can’t see...
a
kind of race where four runners pass a stick to each other...
not
rich...
something
that easily catches fire is...
2
Talk About
My
country
My
school
Films
Books
My
favourite sport
The
best place in the world
Television
in China
Beijing
The
music I like to listen to
Animals
My
favourite subject at school
My
family
My
Best Friend
Cars
Food
London
England
Computer
Games
My
hobbies
My
favourite school lesson
Things
I love
Things
I hate
Living
in the City
When
I was a child
Shopping
My
home
Last
weekend
3 Use in A Sentence
number
people
little
exception
pass
through
before
follow
around
apartment
over
and above
different
picture
change
animal
letter
mother
answer
overjoyed
isolated
between
country
school
father
lonely
alone
example
always
together
important
similarity
lacking
second
enough
in
the dark
quite
variable
part
time
mountainous
better
giving
myself
pleased
pretty
prettiness
script
splint
strand
stripe
majestic
4 What Is It
Ostrich
Apartment
Urban
Howl
Frozen
Scream
Panda
Novel
Toast
Battleship
Rusty
Surgeon
Lasagne
Practise
Circus
Unconscious
Captain
Drum
Elephant
Scared
Scarred
Perfume
Infamous
Shark
Violin
Harmless
Insect
Beggar
Butcher
Parachute
Waterproof
Skunk
Caretaker
Pilot
Journalist
Miniature
Abbreviation
Accelerate
Bigamist
Raw
Chequebook
Philatelist
Overcast
Generator
Relay
Poverty
Clown
Flammable
Furniture
5 List 10
jobs
things to eat
things to drink
capital cities
things found in the park
countries in Europe
rivers
animals
actors
singers
famous writers
things in the classroom
countries in Asia
countries in North and
South America
Boys’ Names
parts of the body
Girls’ names
famous things to see in
the world
sports
cities in China
superheroes
movies
English books
colours not in the
rainbow
things found in the home
hobbies
6 Question
What is the most common
element on Earth ?
How long does it take for
light from the moon to reach the Earth ?
How many miles high is
Mount Everest ?
Which ocean is the
deepest ?
Which Bear grows larger
Brown Grizzly or Polar ?
It occurs once in a
minute twice in a week and once in a year what is it ?
Which is the odd word out
queen, king, pawn, bishop, cardinal, castle ?
Which country gave women
the right to vote first ?
Who plays Harry in the
Harry Potter films?
How long did Queen
Victoria Reign for ?
Which country has a maple
leaf on its flag ?
How many tentacles does
an Octopus have ?
Which are the worlds 2
most common languages?
What year did the Berlin
Wall come down ?
What are the 5 senses in
the human body ?
What is the highest
Mountain in Africa ?
Which Planet did Superman
come from ?
What is the largest man
made structure on Earth ?
What is a tarantula ?
What is the name of the
last Harry Potter book?
What would you do with
kimchi?
What is the longest river
that flows through Germany?
What is the highest
mountain in Japan?
How many countries border
France?
How many countries has
Bob visited?
What is the currency in
Italy?
What is the Currency in
Chile?
How many members were
originally in the group Spice Girls ?
What is the monument in
Trafalgar Square ?
Who wrote Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland ?
Who is Nelson Mandela ?
How many is a bakers
dozen ?
What is the meaning of
the Musical term "allegro" ?
Who is Luke Skywalkers
Father ?
What is a sampan ?
How many lines are there
in a Limerick ?
What colour are the 5
Olympic Rings ?
Who was Bjorn Borg?
Which country’s flag is
plain green?
What is the name of
Donald Ducks Girlfriend ?
Which is the Largest Park
in London ?
What is the name of the
river that flows through London?
In which country is the
Taj Mahal ?
What four countries make
up the United Kingdom?
What
animal is responsible for more deaths than any other?
Answers
Most common element? oxygen
Light
from moon? 1.3 seconds
Height
of Everest in miles? About 5 ½
Deepest
ocean? Pacific
Grizzly/Polar?
Polar
Once
in a puzzle? The letter E
Odd
one out? cardinal (Not a chess piece)
First
country to let women vote? New Zealand
Harry
Potter? Daniel Radcliffe
Queen
Victoria? 39 years
Maple
leaf? Canada
Octopus? eight
tentacles
Common Languages?
Chinese and Spanish
Berlin Wall? 1989
5 senses?
hearing/seeing/feeling/touching/tasting
Highest African
Mountain? Kilimanjaro
Superman? Krypton
Largest Man Made
Structure? Great Wall of China
Tarantula? spider
Last Harry Potter book?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Kimchi? Eat it (it's
Korean pickled cabbage)
Longest German River?
the Rhine. (Longest river that flows partly through Germany is the
Danube)
Highest Japanese
Mountain? Fuji
France is bordered by?
8 countries Germany Belgium Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco,
Spain, Andorra
Bob has visited? 57
countries
Italian currency? Euro
Chile currency? Peso
Nelson’s column?
Trafalgar square
Alice In Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
Nelson Mandela? was
president of SA
Bakers dozen? 13
Allegro? fast
Luke Skywalker’s
father? Darth Vader
A sampan? a boat
Limerick? 5 lines
Olympic rings? blue
yellow black green red
Bjorn Borg? tennis
player in the 1970s
Plain flag? Libya’s
flag is plain green
Donald Duck’s
Girlfriend? Daisy
Largest London Park?
Hyde Park
River in London? Thames
Taj Mahal? India
UK ? England Scotland
Wales and N Ireland
Most
deaths? Mosquito
