TYPHOON

Name of Game:

Typhoon

Target Students:

Middle School

High School

Duration:

15-40 minutes

Number of Students:

Groups of 3-6

English Skills:

Grammar

Listening

Speaking

Writing

Objective:

Practice making sentences with game board grid

Instructions

1. Draw a 6×6 bingo grid on the board
2. Randomly write points in the squares
3. In some squares, write ‘Typhoon’ instead of a number
4. Stick words cards on top of the squares and cover the number/typhoon
5. One team chooses a word card and must make a sentence with the word
6. If they make an incorrect sentence, move on to the next team
7. If they make a correct sentence, they get the number of points under the card
8. Typhoons allow you to erase all the points from another team
9. The team with the most points at the end wins

Variations

• Play with ‘Bankrupt’ instead of ‘Typhoon’
• Use category cards instead of word cards
• Make a minimum number of words for each sentence
• Have students listen and repeat after correct sentences

Notes

Keep track of the sentences students make and use them for a follow-up activity.