Bingo

Aim: To revise vocabulary or numbers (comprehension).

Stage of lesson: Any.

Organisation: Whole class.

Preparation:

• Draw a simple grid on a piece of paper with three columns and three rows.
• Copy one for each student in the class.
• Choose a lexical or numeric set, e.g. sports or numbers one to twenty. Make a note of it for yourself.
• Give each student a grid and have them write one word or number from the lexical set in each square. It’s important they do this individually so their grids aren’t the same.

How to play: 

• Read a word or number from the chosen set. Tell students to cross it out if they have it.
• Repeat the process. Cross the words off your list as you say them.
• Tell students to put their hand up and say: Line! when they cross off all the items in a row.
• Tell the students to put their hand up and shout: Bingo! when they cross off all their words. Check the winner’s card against your list to make sure he/she really is the winner!