Grammar and vocabulary games for children - part 4 docx

Comm on Abstract Non-Noun

apple,chair,jet beauty,rage through,she

horse,cam et,car anger,headache the,speak,to

pencil,hospital fear,kindness and,because

pillow ,tom ato education,love but,under,them

dog,girl,ant,bed governm ent if,on,at,he

Game138)

Actionksf/t?r.,p.'

Preparean action storyto readtothechildren,orusetheoneshown below .Rem ind

the children aboutverbs,telling them thatthey are m ainly action w ords.Sitthe

children onthefloorand tellthem thatyou aregoing toreadthem a shortstory,and

thatwheneveryou say averb,they can actouttheaction.An exam pleofa sim ple

storycouldbe:

Lastnightlwtzx so tired.lkeptyawning and stretching,untilfinally,ldecided to

haveashower,putonmypyjamas,cleanmyteethandgotobed.Although1wtz,s

tired,ittook awhiletogo tosleep.Firstm y shoulderached,afterthatlcould hear

my Ueartpounding inm y ears,and then lgotasudden cramp in my leg.Butfinally

Idr#edoffintot-l-heLandofNod''.Isnoredloudly,thentossedandturnedand

thenstarted to dream.Atfirstldreamtabeautifuldream .1was'skiing down asoft,

sm ooth,snowy m ountain,weaving in and out of the fir trees, doing perfectly

formed,round turns.IalmostfeltasiflwcrcJlying.Then suddenly,mydream

turned into anightm are.Behind each firtree lurked am ediaevalknightin arm our,

holding across-bow loaded with asharp arrow .Each bow wtzxaimedatm yhead or

chest,andalthoughIwtz,stryingtoskiasfastaslcould,1justcouldn'tescapethe

evilstares ofthese knights.Suddenly 1heard one ofthem callin a loud voice,

Eilkeady''.N extcametheorderto aim,and aslskiedbehind atree,thecom m andto

hrewtu shoutedatthetopoftheknight'slungs.Onehundredarrowspiercedmy

flesh,and1/c/thetearingpainofeveryoneofthem.Somewentthroughmyheart

and lungs,others wcn/through my ears,eyesand throat,and som e wentinto m y

back and stomach.And then 1wtz.sfalling,in slow motion,facedown,into the

snow .N othing but blackness.N o m ore pain.Pure silence,and then a terrible

ringing in my ears.Itwtz.sm y alarm clock.Oh no!Itwtzusm orning.Tim eto gc/up

and go to work,and 1hadn'trested allnight.1wtzs:exhausted from m y horrible

nightmare!

Game#39)

GuesstheProverb:

Preparevariousproverbsfrom page70 oftheappendix.Talk aboutproverbsto the

players,tellingthem thattheynotonly teach alesson aboutlife,butalsoadd colour

to ourlanguage,and are apartofourlinguistic heritage.Give som e examplesof

proverbs and explain their meaning to the children.Give som e m ore exam ples

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