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Sentence Race

The document outlines a sentence race game designed for ESL students to practice time expressions with various tenses. Students are divided into teams, race to find time expression cards, and write sentences using those expressions in the correct tense. The game aims to enhance writing skills while making learning interactive and competitive, with a duration of 20 minutes.

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Sentence Race

The document outlines a sentence race game designed for ESL students to practice time expressions with various tenses. Students are divided into teams, race to find time expression cards, and write sentences using those expressions in the correct tense. The game aims to enhance writing skills while making learning interactive and competitive, with a duration of 20 minutes.

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ESL SENTENCE RACE GAMES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Sentence Race

Activity Type Introduction


Writing activity This useful sentence race game can be used to practice time
expressions used with different tenses.

Focus Procedure
Time expressions Divide the students into two teams.

Tenses Give an identical set of time expression cards to each team.

Sentence structure Ask the teams to shuffle the cards and spread them out face
down on the table.

Aim Assign the students in each team with a number.


To write sentences in
a certain tense using a Call out a student number and time expression, e.g. Student 3,
specific time expression. last year.

The two students with that number race to turn over and turn
Preparation back the time expression cards until they find the correct time
expression.
Prepare two sets of
identical time expression When the students find the right time expression card, they run
cards. to the board and write a sentence using the time expression in
the related tense, e.g. 'Last year, I went to Italy'.
The time expressions
should review a variety
The first student to write a grammatically correct sentence in the
of tenses, e.g. next year,
appropriate tense scores a point for their team.
a few days ago, at the
moment, etc.
Each sentence written by a team must use a different verb and
subject pronoun.
Level
Repeat the game until all the time expressions have been used.
Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Time
20 minutes

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