Essentially It S a Free for All, Whole Class Battleship Game

Alien Attack

Introduction:

This activity can be played at any level, with any class and at any point in the lesson, however I usually use it as a warm-up review activity of previously studied grammar.

I use an alien invasion scenario to make it a bit more interesting, but you can use any setting you want.

Essentially it’s a free for all, whole class battleship game.

How to:

1. Students mark 3 friends on the sheet.

2.Go around the class getting students to construct and read sentences to “search” points on the grid.

3.The rest of the class has to listen carefully to the sentence and mark off the indicated square.

4. Any “friends” on that square are “dead”.

5. When all 3 friends are “dead” you must sit down and are out.

Notes:

~The first round will take the longest and most of the students will be standing by the end. From then on it’ll get increasingly fast, with each round taking a fraction of the time of the last.

~“Dead” students must still listen carefully and mark off squares, but they can’t “search” anymore.

~You can play up to a set number of rounds, or until there’s only 1 survivor.

~Playing along on the board helps a lot to make sure all students are keeping up.

Teaching method.

~Start by dramatically announcing that aliens/ET and his friends are coming, and they want to eat the students, or abduct them, or probe them or whatever, and that they have to hide!

~Hand out the sheets to the students and instruct them that they have 3 friends and that they have to draw them (three circles)on the sheet.

[At this point you can quickly draw a duplicate of the sheet on the board, if you have time before the class, do it then, if you have fancy technology, use that.]

~Once they have done this, explain/demonstrate the activity with you JTE, and check understanding.

~You’re good to go!

Don’t worry if the first round takes a little long, round two will be fast!

Worksheet is included. Please copy and personalize it!

Alien Attack!!!

...for 3 years. / ...for 10 years. / ...for 6 months. / ...since 2010. / ...since last year. / ...since Wednesday.
I have lived in Komoro…
You have lived in Komoro…
Aya has lived in Komoro...
They have played piano…
She has played piano…
We have studied math…
He has studied math…
...for 3 years. / ...for 10 years. / ...for 6 months. / ...since 2010. / ...since last year. / ...since Wednesday.
I have lived in Komoro…
You have lived in Komoro…
Aya has lived in Komoro...
They have played piano…
She has played piano…
We have studied math…
He has studied math…

Alien Attack!!!