Teach English in Jiuji Zhen - Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan

Learning foreign languages is very exciting and very responsible deal. A significant role in teaching foreign languages, in particular English, belongs to games in the classroom. Games enhances students mental activity, helps them consolidate material of the lesson, therefore it’s a very important activity. The developing value of the game we can find in itself , because where is a game - there is emotion. Where is emotion, there is attention improvisation and imagination. There can be different usage of the game- it can be entertaining, training, aims for deepening and improving practical skills of the language, testing. Games can be organized as individual, pair and whole group. The strength of the game in its universality , in the ability easy achieve significant results. Young learners gladly plays in such games as “ ball game”, “Find an object”, “guess the name”, “making story by picture”, “making words by cubes” and so on. Middle grades (9-13 years old) prefer competition games. In the lessons, interest to the new material increases, because only deep knowledge gives student the opportunity to prove themselves and defeat the opponent. The spirit of competition is excellent motive for learning language. High grade students like discussions on proposed topics, express their views about movies, news , articles, making crosswords. Role of the teacher is also very important. He or she should know how to make games interesting, how to lead students into the game. Very important to explain all rules before start to avoid misunderstanding and confusion in the process. If there are any mistakes while game, no need to correct them immediately. Need to wait until game will be over and after analyze them. Encouraging students are necessary to create the right relationships in the class. The role of the game in English classes is huge. While process of game students are enhancing vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and develop their speech skills. Therefore game in the classroom is such a type of activity, where educational tasks are solved in a playful way. The game arouses the interest of the students and gives them opportunity to prove themselves in interesting manner. It also helps students to learn more faster new words , improve their fluency and phonetics. There are a plenty games for English lessons , lets have a look for several popular ones: 1)Word race - this is an excellent game for review and memorize words, which you have studied before. Such grammar game allow to make lesson more interesting and funny, more than it , this game will be suitable for any age level students. Rules of the game: making two teams, after each team writes down one word from previous lesson on the board, one word - one point, team which writes more is winner. 2)Truth or lie - this game allows not only increase grammar level, but also learn more about students. Rules of the game: Students write down three sentences about themselves, one of them is true , another two are false. Students can ask each other questions about it. Finally they should find out what is true and what is false. 3)Puzzles - excellent game for group work. It suitable for tenses and phrases review, practice in reading and so on. How to play: on paper write down 3-5 sentences in different colors, after cut the paper to separate all sentences into the words, mix all pieces, class divides into two or tree teams, each team starts to make sentences, who will finish faster - wins! 4)Hangman - this is a classic game which also can be considered as a warmer before lesson. How to play: one student choose word and draws the number of letters on the board using cells ( like in a crossword), another students offer letters, and if the letter present in the word, then it should be written down, if not - should draw a part of the hangman. If students guess the word before hangman will be completed, than they win. 5)"Draw the word" is a very interesting game. How to play: class divides into two teams , after one student from each team choose random word and start to draw it on the board, team who guess faster - wins! 6)Mimes - funny and interesting game, good for practice in speaking. How to play: one student choose word and start to show it to the class , but he or she not allow to talk , just show the word by his/her body. Another students should ask student only in English about this word and finally guess the word. In conclusion I want to say - all games are forced to improve students English level. Usually they are funny and interesting , they helps to review previous material, strengthen knowledge, relief boredom and establish good rapport with students and between them.