Make it Level Appropriate: You can use Bingo with all sorts of levels, topics, and language. Play several rounds of Bingo with different marks.

This way you can easily play multiple rounds with students. The students can’t get Bingo with a mix of ticks, circles, or crosses. Tell students in Game 1 they’ll make ticks (checks), in Game 2 they’ll make circles, and in Game 3 they’ll make crosses (Xs). Multiple Rounds: You can play multiple rounds with a single bingo paper.

Give students a time limit, usually about one or two minutes, to write their words. The more words you include in the list then the longer it will take students to get a bingo (12 is a good number). Students’ Choice: Students choose where to write the words from the list, so their cards end up being pretty random. The glory of this ESL listening activity is in how easily adaptable it is. Related Post: Give ESL Instructions Successfully with Chesting Tips for Adapting Bingo

Give the first students a hi-five, thumbs up, or other reward for winning.

Students shout out “Bingo” once they’ve made a complete diagonal, vertical, or horizontal line.

Randomly announce the words from the list for students to listen and tick.

Students write one word from the common list into each of the boxes in their bingo grid (9 words for a 3×3 grid).

Play this ESL activity after you’ve elicited, taught, and boarded the target vocabulary and grammar.

A common list of words (9 or more) to play with.

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