Good idea, Lord Sutch.
To make it even more inclusive… small groups (4s) could generate the words together (probably silently so as to not give ideas away to other teams). Teacher vets the words to make sure they are relevant to the topic.
Then one member from each team goes to a different group and is the Talkabout contestant for the next 2 minutes. So there may be 6 games going on at the same time, depending on numbers of students.
Repeat, by sending group members to different groups until every member of the class has been a contestant. It may be possible to create a scoring system to find out which group guessed the most words.
The big benefit here is that everyone is using lots and lots of target language, and learning from each other!
Starter activity - Talkabout
Quiz shows are always a massive source of inspiration when it comes to starters and plenaries. Here’s one I ‘devised’ which was based on a popular quiz show circa 1990 – 1993.
The show was called Talkabout and was hosted by then popular light entertainer, Andrew O’ Connor. A very simple format which involved two teams of people talking about a topic and trying to hit 10 key words. This is perfect for business and can be played two ways.
Firstly, I think of 10 key words on a topic we have just covered, for example, organisational structures. I have the words on the board but hidden from view. I then ask for a volunteer to come to the front and face the class. I reveal the words to the rest of the group and the volunteer has to talkabout the topic with the aim of hitting as many key words as possible. The time allowed is 60 seconds.
However, a far more inclusive way to play is to ask for a volunteer and then send him/ her out of the room. The rest of the group then discusses what the 10 key words should be and we then put these on the board. Volunteer comes in and away we go.
It’s a really fun way of recapping a topic you have just taught and at the end you can question the students on each of the key terms. Everyone’s a winner.
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Lord Sutch - this is brilliant. Quiz shows and the like are great ideas, as you so rightly say. Great for diagnostic assessment and for focusing on the way forward. I used to have a squash league or a league table like the one on top gear for ‘star in a reasonably priced car’ and we’d get a league going and then people could challenge each other and move up and down over the course of the year. Other good ones are ‘you say we pay’, ‘just a minute’ ‘twenty questions’ etc. I think we should all get together and see if we can turn the following into games:
- The price is right
- Bob’s full house
- 3/2/1
- Bullseye (might be good for maths)
- Play your cards right
Quiz shows and games - it’s the future! Kids are having fun, engaged, behaving and learning - champion!
Mike O
Thank you for such fabulous ideas. They certainly help me a great deal and I am very grateful for your effort and generosity in sharing! 
