This document discusses various games that can be used in language classrooms to help students practice and embed the target language while having fun. It provides a list of 33 different game ideas, including well-known games like noughts and crosses, bingo, pictionary, and hangman, as well as some less common games like pelmanism, kim's game, number tennis, and trapdoor. The document suggests that games are an effective way for students to learn language unconsciously through an enjoyable competitive or interactive activity where they can practice with peers or the teacher.

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2. Clare Seccombe
Languages Teacher & Consultant
@valleseco

3. game n.
1. a form of competitive
activity or sport played
according to rules
2. an activity that one
engages in for amusement

4. game in the languages classroom n.
an activity, often competitive, that
children play according to rules, and
in which they engage for amusement.
Sometimes they play alongside their
teacher, sometimes with other
children. They enjoy the game and
do not realise that they are practising
and embedding language while
playing.

5. Which card?
1

6. Pass the Parcel
2

7. Pelmanism
3

8. Slaps
¡Zas!
Paf!
4

10. Pointing Game
5

12. Noughts and Crosses
6

13. 9
8
76
5
43
2
1
Team A:
Luke
O
Team B:
Erin
X

14. Kim’s Game
7

16. 0 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12

17. 0 1 2 3
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12

18. 0 1 2 3
6 7 8
9 10 11 12

19. 1 2 3
6 7 8
9 10 11 12

20. Flypast
8

22. Round the World
9

23. Bingo
10

24. Strip Bingo
11

26. “Flicking Game”
12

27. Number tennis
13

28. Red Herring
14

29. 1
5
9
2
6
10
3
7
11
4
8
12

30. Secret Signal
Chef d’Orchestre
15

32. Trapdoor
16

34. Tarsia puzzles
17

35. Formulator Tarsia

36. Dominoes
18

38. Follow-me
19

40. Des chiffres et
des lettres
20

41. Pictionary
21

43. Cluedo
22

44. Je m’appelle
Lucie
et j’ai
10
ans.
Matteo 7
Camille 3
Antoine 5
Lucas 8

45. Blankety Blank
23

46. €50
€100
€150
________ au chocolat
mousse
glace
pain

47. Battleships
24

49. Blue Numbers
25

50. Team A
Evie
Team B
Liam
Team C
Abi

51. Board Games
26

53. Back to back
27

54. Hangman
28

55. Infinite Scrabble
29

57. Puzzles
30

58. Sugarcane
online games
31

61. Quizlet
32

63. Fling the Teacher
etc.
33

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