Vocabulary Rubric Assessment Vocabulary
1 Information Gap Games: This type of game may be one-sided or reciprocal, where both players have information which they must pool
to solve a common problem. The games may be played in pairs or small groups, where all members of the group have some information.
This is an example of information gap game: Student A and B look at a picture then describe it to the partner. Listen to the partner talking
about the picture. After that the Student A and Student B find five differences between the pictures.
2 Guessing Games: Guessing games are a familiar variant on this principle. The players with the information deliberately withhold it,
while others guess what it might be. 3 Search Games: In these games, everyone in this class has one piece of
information. Players must obtain all or large amount of the information available to fill in a chart or picture or to solve a problem.
4 Matching Games: These involve matching corresponding pairs of cards or pictures, and may be played as a whole class activity, where
everyone must circulated until they find a partner with corresponding card or picture, or a pair work or small group activity, played as a card
game on either the ‘snap’ or the ‘pelmanism’ principle. 5 Labelling Games: Labelling games involve matching labels to items in
a picture. 6 Exchanging Games: Players have certain articles, cards or ideas which
they wish to exchange for others. The aim of the game is to make an exchange which is satisfactory to both sides.
7 Board Games and Card Games: Board Games and Card Games are familiar game types, where the aim is to be the first round a board, or
to collect the most cards, or to get rid of the cards first, or to build up a story.
8 Role-play Games: Players are given the name and some characteristic of a fictional character. These are not role-plays in the true sense, as
the role play element is always subordinate to the use of language.
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