《entertainment-in-english-12-game-show-lesson-plans-for-esl》.pdf

Entertainment in English 12 Classic Game Show Lessons for ESL By Luan Hanratty Entertainment in English by Luan Hanratty Copyright 2013 Luan Hanratty Smashwords Edition Cover art by Angela Plaziuk CONTENTS Lesson 1 — Blind Date Lesson 2 — Blankety Blank Lesson 3 — Call My Bluff Lesson 4 — Jeopardy Lesson 5 — Just A Minute Lesson 6 — Give Us A Clue Lesson 7 — Family Fortunes Lesson 8 — Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Lesson 9 — Would I Lie to You Lesson 10 — Deal or No Deal Lesson 11 — Blockbusters Lesson 12 — The Weakest Link Props LESSON 1 — BLIND DATE Concept Blind Date was gameshow format that lasted throughout the 1990s on UK TV. In it contestants had to ask a panel of 3 contestants, who were hidden behind a screen, 3 questions and then decide who to take with them on a date. Example of the type of question and answers: Q. I really like dining out. If you were a type of food, what food would you be? A. I would be a curry because I’m hot and spicy! [audience goes “whooooo!!!”] A. I would be a hamburger because I like a man with some meat. [audience goes “whooooo!!!”] A. I would be ketchup because I’ll get saucy with you!!! [audience goes “whooooo!!!”] And so it goes on like this for two more questions. Method To warm up the class, pre-empt the concept by getting every student to ask the person next to them 3 simple open-ended questions, i.e. not implying yes or no answers. 1. Bring the talking to a halt after a couple of minutes and give everyone ten minutes to write down 3 dating questions. Model some examples on the board. Ideas could include: Q1. What do you look for in a boyfriend / girlfriend?