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Bingo
By Eli . | Published 03/21/2006 | ESL Teaching Ideas , Fun Activities | Unrated
How To Play Bingo

Materials needed: paper (one piece for each student + smaller pieces to write each word on), something (a hat?) to draw the words from and pens/pencils.

How to play: Give the students two (or however many) pieces of paper and ask them to write a word on each piece. Once they have done that get them to write their word on the board, so that the whole class can see it, and put their words in the hat (or whatever you are using to draw the words).
Now give them each a piece of paper (I usually use half an A4) and get them to draw a 3 X 3 grid (or whatever you want). Demonstrate this on the board. Get the students to write a word in each of the blank squares.
Now your ready to play! Get the students to take turns drawing out words. The first student to get 3 (for a 3 X 3 grid) in a row (either horizontal, vertical or diagonal) wins. Be sure that the students know that when they get 3 in a row they have to stand up and say "Bingo!".

Variations:
1) Get students to make sentences or ask question when the draw out a word.
2) Theme your bingo! Make it so that the students have to choose words that relate to a certain them. Basketball, for example: Ball, 3-pointer, free-throw, travel, foul etc.

Enjoy!

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