This game is best suited to vocabulary for which students have strong likes or dislikes, like food, drinks, animals etc. It works well even with very large classes. First, gather all the students in the center of the room. Assign each corner of the room to ‘like’, ‘don’t like’, ‘love’ and ‘hate’. Hold up a flash card and all the students shout out the word. Then, they run to the corner of the room that corresponds to their feeling for that item. The teacher then turns to each corner of the room in turn and the student(s) shout “I/We like apples”, “I/We hate alligators” etc. Sometimes, in the case of food for example, the students may have had no opportunity to form an opinion. Assign the center of the room to “I’ve never eaten…”. Obviously, there is no competitive element to this activity, but it is a fun way to practice likes and dislikes.

Another game that is great for review purposes. Choose a set of flash cards that your students are familiar with. Hold the cards facing away from the students so that they can’t see the picture. The teacher looks at the first card and asks, “What is it/are they?”/ “What is he doing?” etc. Each student in turn asks “Is it a monkey?”, “Are they grapes?” “Is he running?” etc. Continue around the class until someone guesses correctly, and hand them the card. If the card hasn’t been guessed correctly within 2 or 3 turns the teacher says, “Sorry, it’s a….” and reveals the card to the students. Repeat the process for the next card in your hand. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner. Again, it’s not necessary to use the whole set of flash cards because they will be practicing lots of different vocabulary in any case. 5-8 minutes, depending upon the size of the class, should be sufficient if a fast pace is maintained throughout.