2. Students‟ preference: the age, interests, experiences, and learning
styles of the students concerned. 3.
Teacher preference: facility with equipment, familiarityadroitness with the given medium, teaching style.
4. Availability of software and hardware.
5. Physical circumstances of the classroomlab.
The teaching and learning process will be more attractive if the teachers can select the appropriate medium to be applied in the classroom. In this study,
the writer chooses the crossword puzzle belongs to nontechnical media as the medium in teaching and learning English irregular past forms. Therefore, the
subchapter below will review the nature of crossword puzzle.
2.2.5 Crossword Puzzle
In this part, the writer presents the definition of crossword puzzle, types of crossword puzzles, and the advantage of using crossword puzzle.
2.2.5.1 The Definition of Crossword Puzzle
Crossword puzzle is a famous game in the world. It is in a line with en.wikipedia.org 2012 that crossword puzzles are the most popular word game
in the world. The first crossword puzzle appeared in England during the 19th century. Most of people know how to play this game, because they can find this
kind of game in a newspaper or magazine easily. Even they can full fill the blank square of crossword puzzle in their spare time to solve the clues.
Crossword puzzle, according to dictiorary.infoplease 1997 is defined as “a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues or definitions are
supplied and fitted into correspondingly numbered sets of squares, one letter per
square, the words being arranged horizontally or vertically so that most letter
form part of two words”. Moreover, Phillips 1993: 85 states that “simple
crosswords are easy to prepare and are an excellent way of revising vocabulary or structures. Information gap crosswords need a little more preparation but are
fun, as well as communicative”. From the definition above, the writer comes to a conclusion that
crossword puzzle is a word game puzzle in the form of grid squares with the given clues. The aim of crossword puzzle is to fill the squares with letters, form
words across and down by solving clues that produce the words. Crossword puzzle‟s size can be suited based on the needs. Nowadays, it is very easy making
the crossword puzzle using software of crossword puzzle maker both online and offline way. It is one of the advantages of the technology development.
2.2.5.2 Types of Crossword Puzzles
According to wordplays.com crossword puzzle has three popular types that exist in the world. Those types of crossword puzzle will be discussed as follows.
1 Criss-Cross
The Criss-Cross or Freeform crossword is the easiest puzzle which is connecting letters into words both across and down. The clues are given to full fill the blank
boxes. The clues are numbered and the corresponding number is written in the white boxes. This type of crossword puzzle can be used in the classroom as the
medium of teaching. Criss-cross is very simple puzzle like the picture bellow.
Figure 2.1 Criss-Cross Crossword Puzzle http:www.warner.redclay.k12.de.uscrosswordpic.png
2 Standard American
The Standard American Crossword is a puzzle which is more difficult than the Criss-cross crossword puzzle. This puzzle has the same pattern, but it has black
and white squares. The clues are given as definitions of a particular word that is filled in the box. In the Standard American Crossword, only 16 of the puzzle
board is covered in black boxes as the picture follows.
Figure 2.2 Standard American Crossword Puzzle http:zaakistan.comphotosblog6xwordpuzzle1lg.jpg
3 Cryptic
The cryptic crossword puzzle is structured like a lattice frame with black and white boxes, but only the white boxes are used for lettering. The following is the
picture of cryptic crossword puzzle.
Figure 2.3 Cryptic Crossword Puzzle https:sunson.files.wordpress.com200904carnatic_crossword_4.png
2.2.5.3 The Advantage of Using Crossword Puzzle
