GAMES FOR GIVING ANSWERS
ESL / EFL RESOURCES Speak Button Game
Activity Type Introduction
Listening and speaking Liven up your class when you want to go through answers to
activity, group work questions with this fun ESL game.
Procedure
Language Focus
Divide the students into two teams.
Giving answers
Explain that the two teams are going to race to answer questions.
Aim
Give each student a number. The players in both teams should
To give answers to have the same numbers.
questions.
For example, if there are six players in each team, the students in
each team are numbered one to six.
Preparation
If there is an extra student, give one student two numbers.
None
Make sure that the teams are at an equal distance from the board.
Level
Draw a circle on the board and write the words 'Speak Button'
Any inside the circle.
Ask a question and then say a number.
Time
10 minutes The two players with that number run to the board and race to
touch the speak button.
The first player to touch the button answers the question.
If the player answers the question correctly, they score a point for
their team.
If the player answers incorrectly, the other player may answer the
question.
The game continues until all the questions have been answered.
The team with the most points wins the game.
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