What Did You Do On The Weekend? ESL Printable Bingo Cards

What did you do on the weekend? is something I often ask my students. Unfortunately here in China, the response  90% of the time is...HOMEWORK, I only do homework.

So a goal of mine is to often try to make students see that they do actually do a lot of other stuff, it just may be that they discount things as being too dull, simple or not important.

I'm a firm believer in all the little stuff counting, so, to get more than the usual answer I designed this worksheet and Bingo game to get the students to take part in a larger discussion of possible answers.

I basically run the lesson like this...

Hand out the "I had a Great Weekend" (available in the downloads section)  survey worksheet and get the students to mingle asking the different questions. For example...

Get the free download that includes these worksheets, Bingo cards, and interactive free PPT game...YES totally free!

Student 1 - Did you go to a restaurant on the weekend? Student 2) Yes I went to a restaurant.

The past tense answer is listed for student 1 on the worksheet, so that they can listen out for the correct response and correct if the student gets it wrong. If Student 2 answers Yes to the question, Student 1 can write that students name in the adjoining column.

The aim is to get as many different names for as many different answers as possible.

The second part of the lesson - I get the students to cover their answers and try to remember who did what. This can be done by simply getting one student to stand and say another students name. The student then asks them one of the questions hoping for a correct answer. If student 2 says yes I......whatever....Student 1 can sit down and Student 2 has to call another students name and ask them a question. IF however Student 2 replied NO I didn't do that...then student 1 stay standing and call another name continuing in this fashion.



The Other Way To Do Part Two Of The Lesson - The bingo cards have a matching PPT Game that is totally free for you to download.

Both the worksheet questionnaire and the bingo cards are available with the PPT game and flashcards etc, as a totally free "What Did You Do On The Weekend?  PPT Game bundle" .

ENJOY!

 

Name Game - Slap Slap Clap Clap

Slap slap clap clap is a perfect name game and icebreaker activity, helping to learn and remember names whilst getting the students to speak loudly and have fun in the process. It can also be used in a lesson about rhythm. I have used this successfully with 11-15 year olds but I think any age would happily complete this lesson (except maybe extremely young children who just haven't got the coordination skills required).

How To Play The Clapping Name Game

https://youtu.be/gLqMKUtVb3Q?list=PLP_xsoFOetKhtZuNI_Lda5ADrThcr1ujh Click here to see game in action.
1. Start by seating your students in a circle, try not to make the circle too big as the students need to hear each other to successfully participate, so get them to sit close together.


2. Ask if they know the meanings of the two words slap and clap, explain and show them the difference by clapping your hands and slapping your thighs. Now tell them that we are going to play a rhythm or a beat, like they hear when listening music. Demonstrate the beat  slap, slap (slap your thighs twice) and clap, clap (clap your hands twice). For those of you with music training, it is just a straight 4/4 beat, and you need to make sure the students stay in time. Count them in nice and slow to start.... 1234 slap(1) slap(2)clap(3)clap(4)


3. This is where the name game aspect kicks in. Once the very easy rhythm is sorted, explain that the first two times they clap their hands they must say their own English name, demonstrate and then get them to join in... Then tell them on the second time they clap, clap their hands they must say a classmates name... Again demonstrate and get them to follow.


4. Now get the class to be quite and explain that we will all slap, slap, clap, clap,  but say nothing and listen for your name. As the teacher you start... slap, slap, clap, clap(your name) slap, slap, clap, clap (students name). When that student hears their name they must now slap, slap, clap, clap(their name) slap, slap, clap, clap( another students name) and so on and so on.

NOTE : make sure the students keep the continual rhythm, any hesitation is OUT.

-Other ways to get out
If your name is called and you don't continue the name chant.
If you forget to say your name and straight away say another students name instead.
If you say a students name who is already out
If you go out of rhythm( I'm very tough on this particular one).

It all sounds a little confusing, but it's very easy, takes no prep, gets students familiar with others names, gets them vocal and makes them laugh. This is an excellent name game that is made even more fun by incorporating music and rhythm. If you're class is great at this, you could try and find and instrumental piece of music that they can play the name game along with, making them stay in time.
Watch the video and see for yourself how the basic name game chant is played.