The hot seat

Submitted by Curt on Thu, 2006-07-20 13:02.
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Players

At least 4 students but ideal for a classroom

Time

15-20 minutes

Materials

A blackboard and chalk
A list of vocabulary you want to teach


Description

The student in the hot seat cannot see the vocabulary word. His/Her teammates must get him/her to say the word by giving him hints. They are allowed to use synonyms, antonyms or descrptions.

Details

· First, split your class into different teams (might be easiest if you keep them in their rows).
· Sit the students facing the board.
· Then take an empty chair (one for each team) and put it at the front of the class, facing the team members. These chairs are the 'hot seats'
· Then get one member from each team to come up and sit in that chair, so they are facing their teammates and have their back to the board.
· The Teacher must have a list of vocabulary items that he/she wants to use in the lesson.
· Take the first word from that list and write it clearly on the board.
· The aim of the game is for the students in the teams to describe that word, using synonyms, antonyms, definitions etc. to their teammate who is in the hot seat - that person can't see the word.
· The student in the hot seat listens to their teammates and tries to guess the word.
· The first hot seat student to say the word wins a point for their team.
· Then change the students over, with a new member of each team taking their place in their team's hot seat.


Additional

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for adults
Submitted by Darren on Fri, 2006-09-08 23:52.

I did this kind of game with adult classes. It worked great with 6 or 8 people split into two teams. One student from each team has their back to the white board. They cannot see board, including reflections from windows. The teacher writes a word on the board and the other students try to get the turned student to say the word. The first one that says it is the winner.

I wouldn't allow rhymes or spelling, but encouraged word group (fruit, mammal, etc), synonyms and antonyms.

The teacher should be a little careful about the word so that synonyms are not too easy. A word like "hot dog" is the same as "wiener".

To add more difficulty, include words that cannot be said. If the chosen word is "apple" then a taboo word could be "fruit".


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