Life is a Game
Lesson One Wednesday
B1 Star Week
Learning Objective:
What are they called?
Can you name some more board games?
Which of these games have you played?
(10 mins)
Name the game -
This game is played on a board, using a dice and involves moving a counter up ladders and down snakes.....
What is it?
(10 mins)
Snakes and Ladders!
Next.......
This game has characters called Professor Plum, Miss Peacock , Colonel Mustard and others.
They use weapons such as a lead pipe, dagger and rope to murder someone.
What is it?
Cluedo!
Next.......
This game has black and white pieces that move across a checked board.
There are kings and Queens..
What is it?
Chess!
Next.......
This game involves you stacking wooden bricks then removing them one by one without knocking down the tower.
What is it?
Jenga!
Which is your favourite, and why?
What words would you use to describe these games?
Which are positive / negative?
Can you think of any more?
Put them into 2 columns.
dull educational fun boring entertaining tricky
exciting complicated
(10 mins)
Watch the video....where is the speaker?
Is this something you would like to do?
(5 mins)
Do you prefer traditional board games or video games....and why?
Is one better than the other??
Discuss with a partner then
look at the sentences on the
next slide......
(5 mins)
Playing video games- + or - ? What do you think?
(10 mins)
Feedback
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Grammar
Any other questions?
(10 mins)
Life is a Game
Lesson Two Wednesday
B1 Star Week
What does the metaphor ‘life is a game’ mean to you?
Do you agree or disagree with this?
What kind of ‘game’ could life be?
How are ‘life’ and ‘games’ similar or different?
(10 mins)
Game or life related vocabulary?
Discuss and divide the following into 2 columns....
rules strategy decisions goals
competition success failure obstacles
experience challenges players effort
risk journey win lose
Now put these words into short sentences and share with the class
(15 mins)
Reading Activity -
Read the text then answer the questions on the next page.....
Life is like a game. Every day we wake up and make choices. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but what is important is how we play.
In a game, we have goals, strategies and challenges. Just like life, games have rules and we need to follow them if we want to succeed. However, games are not just about winning. They teach us valuable lessons: how to solve problems, how to work with others and how to be patient. Whether it’s a simple board game or a difficult video game, life is full of challenges and we must always keep trying to improve.
(15 mins)
Questions.....
Watch this video and answer the following questions....
(15 mins)
Feedback
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Grammar
Any other questions?
(5 mins)
Life is a Game
Lesson Three Wednesday
B1 Star Week
Debate / Discussion
Group one:
Life is like a game and we should play to win.
Group two:
Life is more than a game and winning isn’t everything.
(10 mins)
Project
Invent a game of your choice - board game or video game.
Story board: what does it look like? What are the rules etc?
Show or explain to the class and vote for a winner!
(40 mins)
Feedback
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Grammar
Any other questions?
(10 mins)
That's all from me!