Contents SECTION 1 COMPETITIVE GAMES SECTION 2 COGNITIVE GAMES (SENT War) SECTION 3 FEELINGS AND GRAMMAR Map of the book Introduction 4.1. Betting on grammar horses 1.2 Happy grammar families 1.3 Grammar Reversi 1.4 Three from six grammar quiz 15 Present perfect love story 1.6 Spoof 1.7 Student created text 1.8 Speed 1.9. I challenge 4.10 The triangle game 2.1 One becomes two 2.2 Mind-reading 23. Weed-read 24 Don't ‘she’ me 2.5 Final word 2.6 DIY word order 2.7 Body tense map 29 2.10 2 212 3.10 311 312 313 3.14 3.15 3.16 317 Shunting words Mending sentences Hinged sentences Spot the differences Self-generated language Achievements ‘Typical questions Did you write that? Who wrote what about me? In-groups and out-groups Verbs for extroverts To versus ing Telling people what they feel Reported advice Impersonating members of a set Choosing the passive sprinkling of people Us lot Lack Haves and have-nots Picture the past Passive verbsSECTION 4 LISTENING TO PEOPLE (GRAMMAR INA ‘COUNSELLING FRAME) SECTION 5, MOVEMENT AND GRAMMAR SECTION 6 MEANING AND TRANSLATION SECTION 7 PROBLEM SOLVING SECTION 8 ‘CORRECTION SECTION 9 PRESENTATION 4A Whose am 1? 4.2 No backshift 43° Incomparable 4.4 Round the circle 45 Eyes shut 4.6 One question behind 4.7 Intensive talk 4.8 Two against the group 5.1 Realtime 5.2 Sit down then 5.3 Do you like your neighbours’ words? 5.4 Turn round quick 5.5 Onlyif 5.6 Future chairs 5.7 if present perfect 5.8 If you had the chance 5.9 Moving Ludo (Pachisi) 6.1 iffy sentences 6.2 Two-faced sentences 6.3. Grammar homophones 6.4 Written conversations 6S The world of take 6.6 Coherence poems 6.7 Twoword verbs 7.1 The woman on the roof 7.2 Umbrella 7.3 Eyes 7.4 Adictionary game 7.5 Near future seen from distant future Just a minute Correction letters Reformulation Mistakes mirror Hand on hand Listening to time Guess the sentence Grammar letters The’ and ‘a’ 9.5 Word order dictation 9.6 Guess my grammar 9.7 Teacherless task 9.8 Puzzle stories Bibliography Acknowledgements 89 a1 92 93 94 7 98 100 102 103 105 107 110 112 113 115 18 122 126 128 130 132 135, 138 140 142 143 146 147 149 151 154 155 156 158 159 162 164 166 168 173 175 176Map of the book 1 12 3 ov 15 16 Ww 19 1.10 2a 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 210 2a 212 Betting on grammar horses Happy grammar families Grammar Reversi Three from six ‘grammar quiz Present perfect love story Spoot Student created text Speed I challenge The triangle game (One becomes two Mind-reading Weed-read Don't ‘she’ me Final word DIY word order Body tense map Shunting words Mending sentences Hinged sentences ‘Spot the differences Self-generated language * Verbs + ing / verbs + infinitive / verbs that take either * Basic word order * Phrasal verbs Varied Present perfect simple, continuous, active and passive * (1) Present continuous (2) Adjective / noun collocation * Continuous tenses * Collocations with wide, narrow and broad Word endings and suffixes Prepositions ‘Adverbs of time, place and movement Varied syntax and grammar Varied * Varied Word-building Word position Word order Tenses and their uses Syntax, especially clause coordination Varied Syntax and punctuation * Common mistakes Varied * This activity can be adapred for use with other grammatical sractures, * Upper intermediate * Beginner * Upper intermediate Elementary to advanced Lower intermediate and intermediate + (1) Intermediate +) Advanced * Intermediate to Upper intermediate * Intermediate to advanced Beginner to advanced Intermediate and above Elementary to advanced Beginner to intermediate * (1) Lower intermediate * (2) Advanced Intermediate to advanced * Intermediate Beginner to advanced Elementary to advanced Elementary to advanced Post beginner to advanced Intermediate + Elementary Post beginner to elementary This ativiey can be adapted to suit different Tevels. 30-45 minutes 30-40 minutes 50 minutes 15-25 minutes 40-60 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes 15-20 minutes 25 minutes 40-50 minutes 20-30 minutes 20-30 minutes 15-25 minutes 45 minutes 30 40 minutes 15-25 minutes 30-45 minutes 20-40 minutes 20-30 minutes 20-30 minutes 20-30 minutes 30-50 minutes