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Level 1 - Beginners

Levels Name of the game Approximate time Level 1+ Snap-Clap 5 or more First get everybody doing the snap-clap. Sitting down pat your two hands on your knees, clap your hands, snap your left fingers, and snap your right fingers. You should get a snappy 1-2-3-4 rhythm going. Then give each ST a number. Everyone starts the snap-clap and the ST whose turn it is as s/he snaps his left fingers says his own number and then as s/he snaps his right fingers calls out the number of another student. The student who has been called then does the same without hesitating or losing the snap-clap rhythm (bit difficult to explain this - get someone who knows it to demonstrate it to you). VARIATION: Instead of numbers, you can use colours. Level 1+ Complete the Word 5-7 Divide the class into two teams. One ST from each team comes forward and is given a piece of chalk. The 2 STs must face the class while you write an incomplete word on the board (twice, one for each team) e.g. h__ __s __        h__ __s__ (answer - horse) The 2 STs can then look at the word. The first one to run up and complete the word correctly scores 1 point for his team. Continue with other words. You can of course limit them to certain grammatical or lexical areas. Level 1+ Word Snake About 5 Students produce a chain of words on the board that looks like a snake. e.g. They could then play the same game in pairs or on paper. If interested in more warmers and fillers for beginners, head over to the TEFL Clinic.