Blackboard bingo

1. Write on the board 10 to 15 words which you would like to review. Tell the students to choose any five of them and write them down.
2. Read out the words, one by one and in any order. If the students have written down one of the words you call out they cross it off. When they have crossed off all their five words they tell you, by shouting 'Bingo'. Keep a record of what you say in order to be able to check that the students really have heard all the words.
3. The procedure above demands recognition of sound and spelling relationships. You can make the activity more demanding by giving, for example, a definition of the word. The students must then listen for meaning and match this definition with their words.