2017م - 1444هـ


Activity: Word in the Hat

Skills: Speaking, Listening

Level: Intermediate-advanced

Class Time: 60-90 minutes

Materials: A hat and a one minute timer

Preparation: However long it takes you to copy the words onto cardstock (or index cards), and cut up.



Note: This activity is based on a fun party game that I learned while living in Prague. When we weren't trying to write the great American novel, our crowd played a lot of fun games.



Directions: You'll need a hat or a paper bag or something else to put the words in. Choose about 30 words or expressions that you want to review. (Note: you could just use straight vocabulary words here, but it's more fun if most of the items are idiomatic expressions or proverbs like "You're pulling my leg" or "If you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas." Write these items on the cards (one per card) and put them in the hat.