Interest Bingo - English Template, Intermediate Mid - Intermediate High

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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Interest Bingo

Description:

Students will practice discussing their preferences, how to defend and support their ideas. Students learn topics through a game of bingo and express how relevant certain ideas are over others. 

Proficiency Level:

Intermediate Mid/ High

Keywords:

Interest, Bingo, Situations, Preferences, Technology, Defend opinions, Likes, Dislikes, Hobbies

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Idaho State World Language Standards:

  • COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
  • COMP 1.1 - Observe formal and informal forms of language.
  • COMT 1.2 - Discuss personal preferences in activities and events both within and beyond the classroom.
  • COMM 3.1 - Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can give reasons for my preference
  • I can chat with a partner to defend and support my position for why I believe one opinion is more relevant than another
  • I can create open ended questions in order to spark conversation with my partner

Materials Needed:

Warm-up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity and opening the Google Slideshow. 

“Today we are going to get to know each other so everyone feels really comfortable moving forward with labs." 

2. There will be two lines of people. Using the question cards, the students will talk in partners and they have 30 seconds to ask and answer the question of their choice. Once done, one line will rotate down a person to create new partners.

“You all need to be in two lines. In partners, you all are going to choose a question from the screen. You all have 30 seconds to ask and answer the question you choose. After we are going to change partners and one line is going to move down.”

Main Activity

1. Pass out the Bingo cards. 

2.  Students will move around the room asking each other questions relating to the Bingo Cards

 “You all need to ask open-ended questions about the photos on the paper.." 

EXAMPLE:

- Question of Technology: Do you prefer Android or Apple?

- Answer: I have an Apple phone and I like it a lot because it is easy to navigate, but the prices are very expensive.

- Question of Family: Who is your favorite family member?

- Answer: I don’t have a favorite family member, but I like to go out to eat with my sister because she pays for the food.

3. Once the student answers, they sign that square. Then the other person can ask a question.

4. Students should try to get a BLACKOUT (getting a signature on each square) or BINGO (by asking students questions about pictures in a row) Do whatever you have more time for (blackout takes longer)

EXAMPLE: Photos of toys -

Do you have a favorite toy from your childhood? 

What was it and why?

Wrap-up

Ask the following question to finish the lab: 

1. What did you learn about your partners from lab today?

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can give reasons for my preference
  • I can chat with a partner to defend and support my position for why I believe one opinion is more relevant than another
  • I can create open ended questions in order to spark conversation with my partner

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