Thursday, 19 May 2016

Weekly Teacing and Learning Email: Pointless

Dear Colleagues,

The teaching and learning email this week is courtesy of Mr Ashley.  The PowerPoint is based on a game show called Pointless which can be downloaded by clicking here.  The aim of Pointless is to score as few points as possible. For example, the idea is that 'I' asked 100 people to name as many 'x' in 100 seconds. Let's say capital cities. The answers the 'people' gave are then collated and kept from the contestants until they submit their answer. So, the more obvious the answer e.g. capital cities - Bangkok, the more points you score; the more obscure the answer e.g. capital cities - Bishkek, the less points you score: the aim of the game.  Also note, if a player fails to submit an answer they score the maximum 100 points for that round.

Click on the link to watch a section of the show (from 3 minutes 39 seconds) which can be used to explain the rules to students.


The PowerPoint attached is a version of the game I have created about idioms and idiomatic phrases. Feel free to use it or adapt it as you see fit.

Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, please email Mr Ashley or comment below.

Thank you for your excellent idea Mr Ashley and have a nice long weekend everyone.

Best regards,
Neil

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