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    This document provides instructions for an ESL brainstorming game called "Alphabet Brainstorm" where students are divided into teams. The game aims to revise vocabulary and lexical sets by having teams write down as many words as possible from a given category, starting with each letter of the alphabet, within a time limit. Examples of categories are clothes, drinks, and verbs. Letters of the alphabet are assigned random numbers and teams score points for each correct word based on the number for that letter. The team with the highest total score at the end wins.

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    This document provides instructions for an ESL brainstorming game called "Alphabet Brainstorm" where students are divided into teams. The game aims to revise vocabulary and lexical sets by having teams write down as many words as possible from a given category, starting with each letter of the alphabet, within a time limit. Examples of categories are clothes, drinks, and verbs. Letters of the alphabet are assigned random numbers and teams score points for each correct word based on the number for that letter. The team with the highest total score at the end wins.

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    This document provides instructions for an ESL brainstorming game called "Alphabet Brainstorm" where students are divided into teams. The game aims to revise vocabulary and lexical sets by having teams write down as many words as possible from a given category, starting with each letter of the alphabet, within a time limit. Examples of categories are clothes, drinks, and verbs. Letters of the alphabet are assigned random numbers and teams score points for each correct word based on the number for that letter. The team with the highest total score at the end wins.

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    ESL BRAINSTORMING GAMES

    WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Alphabet Brainstorm

    Activity Type Introduction


    Vocabulary Game: Here is an excellent ESL brainstorming game for revising
    brainstorming, listing vocabulary and lexical sets.
    (group work)
    Procedure
    Focus Write three numbered categories on the board corresponding to
    the vocabulary or lexical sets you wish to revise.
    Vocabulary revision
    Examples:
    Lexical sets
    1. clothes
    2. drinks
    Aim
    3. verbs
    To write down words
    from a category, starting Next to the categories, write the letters of the alphabet (A to Z)
    with each letter of the with a random small number next to each letter.
    alphabet.
    Example:

    Preparation A - 2 B - 4 C - 1 D-3
    None
    Next, divide the students into teams of three or four.

    Level Give each team a piece of paper.

    Any Tell the teams to write the letters of the alphabet on the paper.

    When they have done that, set a time limit (e.g. five minutes)
    Time and call out a category from the board, e.g. clothes.
    20 minutes
    Teams then race to write down words from that category, starting
    with each letter of the alphabet.

    When the time limit has been reached, teams swap papers for
    marking.

    Teams take it in turns to read out the answers on their paper.

    For each correct word, teams score the number assigned to that
    letter.

    Tally up the score for each team and then start a new round.

    The team with the highest score at the end of the game wins.

    Teach-This.com © 2021 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

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