1. MAKE YOUR STUDENTS PLAY YOUR GAME Workshop SEETA – 8-12 December 2010 Melania Paduraru Motto: I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. - Albert Einstein

2. HIDDEN OBJECT GAMES in the EFL Classroom

3. Find as many of the hidden objects as possible. Write sentences: “There’s a/an … in/on/under/behind/above/ the … ” Conch shellFlask CompassUmbrella AxeBag SunPawn KnifePistol MaskNewspaper Ball-point pen Glasses Inkwell Pen PipeLamp Magnifying glass Map Globe Pencil Necklace Telephone

4. 1.Name the circled objects. Choose five of them. 2.Make up sentences: “There’s a … somewhere in the room. Where is it?” 3.Your partner must answer using: “There it is! The … is in/on/under the …”

5. Choose five objects, make a secret note of them and then make questions about them: “What should I use when/if I want to … ?” Your partner must guess the object you need and answer: “When/If you want to …, you should use a …”

6. Something to play a game withSomething to cover your head withA piece of jewelry Something to protect you against the rainSomething to hide your face behindA star Something to write withSomething to help you see betterA tool Something to cut things withSomething to help you find the NorthA kind of bottle Something to safely store your things inSomething to carry your things around inA communication tool FIND:

7. 1.Find five things in the picture and make up sentences: “There’s a/an … in the room.” 2.With your desk-mate, take turns in finding the objects each of you has written about. 3.If you need help, ask your desk-mate: “Where’s the …?”

8. Whose room is this? Look for clues and make up sentences. Express logical assumptions using: “It must be …” Express suppositions using: “It could be …”

9. Identify 20 objects in the picture. Write a funny story including all of them.

10. Find the objects listed below and write a thriller in which you include them all. Conch shellFlask CompassUmbrella AxeBag SunPawn KnifePistol MaskNewspaper Ball-point pen Glasses Inkwell Pen PipeLamp Magnifying glass Map Globe Pencil Necklace Telephone