Kotowaza (saying) and kanyouku (idiom) warm-up quiz! Works best with older students. No specific grammar review, just a way for students to get warmed up for class and work together as a team and learn about funny English sayings.
Students should make teams of 3-4 (with their deskmates) and choose options A, B, or C based on what they think an idiom means. The answer is revealed in the next slide. 1 correct guess = 1 point, last question is 5 points. Max points are 10. Students with 5-10 points will be deemed as masters of English B)
Files include the Powerpoint presentation, a preview of the slideshow, and English room decorations of the same kotowaza in case students want to use/review them! I tried this game with my small special needs class (without teams) and they wanted to use them a lot! Enjoy!
This is really cool, thank you!
Looks really fun! Thanks for sharing!
@mmakuniru Thanks! I hope your class enjoys!
Please please please change "Let's quiz!".... This is such a common mistake we don't need to contribute to it further. How about "Let's do a quiz!" or "It's quiz time!"?
@jiggswalsh Okay I fixed it! It didn't really occur to me that it would reinforce any mistakes. Thanks for the advice!
Thank you so much!
I thought it's raining cats and dogs is strictly for rain and not bad weather nor hail. Is this an American meaning?
@bonolo123 It could be a regional thing, but I often see it used for hail or heavy rain! I included a simple "You use it when the weather is bad" explanation so my students are able to read/understand most of it without me reading it to them. I used hail as an example because it's pretty common where I grew up and not in the town I live in now, but of course you are welcome to change it!
My students had a great time playing this!! Thanks for making it