ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
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TEACHERS’ NOTES<br />
Activity 4: Trivia Quiz<br />
Purpose<br />
• Recycle words on the word list and make sure the students have understood and retained<br />
the vocabulary<br />
The questions in this activity are based on the sample word list. You will need to change them if you have<br />
developed a different list.<br />
1. Hand out Activity 4: Trivia Quiz<br />
2.<br />
Explain how the quiz works.<br />
3. Students can form pairs or groups of three or four. Number the tables where each group sits. Each<br />
group should give itself a name and choose a scribe.<br />
4. Ask students to fill in the top part of the form.<br />
5. Tell them there will be two rounds. You’ll give them clues and they’ll write the names of native animal<br />
or plants on their score sheet. All the answers are words on the Excursion word list. You can give the<br />
clues one by one orally or hand them out as a written set, depending on whether you want a listening<br />
or reading focus.<br />
6. Work on one round at a time. Give the groups time to discuss and write the answers for each clue.<br />
They may need to use their Excursion word list to help them out with spelling the names. Check the<br />
answers and get the groups to tally their points.<br />
7. Then ask a bonus question about an Australian animal which is not on the list but which most people<br />
know, e.g. koala or kangaroo. Check answers and get groups to tally the total score. Declare a winning<br />
group for each round. You might need some tie-breaking questions if there’s a draw.<br />
Example clues for each round:<br />
Round 1<br />
1. It has a coloured tongue. What is it?<br />
2. It looks like a stick. What is it?<br />
3. It leaves scribbly marks on gum trees. What is it?<br />
4. Its flowers smell like a lemon. What is it?<br />
5. It runs around on the roof at night and can wake you up. What is it?<br />
Round 2<br />
1. It doesn’t have any legs but it’s not a snake. What is it?<br />
2. It sits around in family groups and laughs a lot. What is it?<br />
3. It sits still and pretends to be a branch when you get too close. What is it?<br />
4. Its flowers sometimes look like candles in the bush. What is it?<br />
5. It swallows its dinner whole. What is it?<br />
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