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The magic word

Posted by Yunuen Perez from Mexico

Language point: Many grammar points

This can be used if you want to review any grammar point. First of all, ask students to make a complete circle with chairs, every chair in direction to the center. Then students have to be sitting down. Choose the "magic word" (it can be any word). After that tell the students the instructions:

1. Your will tell a story where the "magic word" is mentioned.
2. Anytime they hear the "magic word" they have to move to another chair (not to one next to them).
3. The last one to sit down, or the one that doesn't change place, will answer a question or give an example according to the grammar.
4. If he/she does it correct, he/she continues, if not he/she is out (you can give another opportunity, depending).
5. The last three students win the game.

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