Hot Seat

This is one of the students’ favorite games. Hot Seat allows students to build their vocabulary and encourages competition in the classroom. They are also able to practice their speaking and listening skills and it can be used for any level of learner.

• Why use it? Vocabulary; Speaking and Listening
• Who it's best for: All ages and levels

How to play:

1. Split the class into 2 teams, or more if you have a large class.
2. Elect one person from each team to sit in the Hot Seat, facing the classroom with the board behind them.
3. Write a word on the board. One of the team members of the student in the hot seat must help the student guess the word by describing it. They have a limited amount of time and cannot say, spell or draw the word.
4. Continue until each team member has described a word to the student in the Hot Seat.