This is a classic and fun ESL game:
How to play hangman:
1. Hangman is the most classic ESL game I know. It is easy to play. And the best thing about it is that you can play it in so many different ways. The way I am going to explain to you is the most basic way.
You will think of a word in your head. Let’s say this word in your head is “pineapple”.
You would then draw lines below where each letter would go, ie: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. He would then divide his class into two teams.
One team would be the red team; and for each correct letter, they guess that you will write the letter with a red marker. The other team would be the blue team; and for each correct letter they guess, you would write the letter using a blue marker.
3. Next, I would draw a line from the bottom of the board up about 90cm, then from the top of that line; you would draw a horizontal line (20 cm) to the left.
4. You will now ask students to raise their hands to guess a letter.
Tip: To be a fair teacher, let the teams take turns guessing. However, if no one on one team has a raised hand, it’s okay to let the other team have two tries in a row.
Also, if you notice that some students are not participating at all; invite them to have a turn.
5. If the red team member guesses, “A”, then you would use the red marker to write the letter A on the word puzzle.
_ _ _ _ has _ _ _ _
6. Now choose someone from the blue team. If that student guesses the letter, “P;” Write all the letters P in the puzzle.
P _ _ _ application _ _
7. Next it would be the turn of the red team. If they guess the letter “G” and there is no G… then this is the basic way to play the hangman game.
First wrong guess = Draw the man’s head
Second wrong guess = Draw the man’s arms
Third wrong attempt = Draw the man’s legs
Fourth wrong guess = Draw the human hands
Fifth wrong guess = Draw the man’s feet/shoes
Sixth incorrect guess = Draw the sad face of the man
And you draw the sad face of the man at the end because that would be the end of the game.
If the student is wrong six times, then the teacher wins.
However, if students can guess all the letters without getting it wrong six times; students win.
8. If the students win, they must add all the RED LETTERS and all the BLUE LETTERS.
The team with the most points wins the game!
