Word Up Classroom Pack

How does Word Up work? Take the Word Up Tour and find out!

How does Word Up help you teach English?

• makes your classes fun and interesting
• creates a friendly and relaxed atmosphere
• gets your whole class speaking and listening
• develops strong class cohesion
• strengthens rapport between you and your students
• revitalizes class enthusiasm for learning if waning
• can be used many times with the same students
• no preparation needed

How can you use Word Up?

• as a fun and useful activity for an entire 45-90 minute class
• as a 20-30 minute activity within a longer class
• as a start-of-term 'ice-breaker' to help your students get to know each other
• as a fun break from regular study at any time during a course
• as an enjoyable end-of-term activity
• as an instant activity when you're filling in for colleagues at short notice
• as an enjoyable way for your students to improve their English at home

What does Word Up test and develop?

• speaking, listening and reading skills
• vocabulary and spelling (British and American)
• phrasal verbs and collocations
• idioms and proverbs
• grammar and usage
• general knowledge - history, geography, science, the arts, sports, etc.

Additional features:

• suitable for a wide range of ages and levels
• players of different levels can play together
• playing time can be fixed to match class time
• for up to 12 individual players or up to 24 in teams in 2 concurrent games
• answers to all questions included
• all materials packaged in an easy-to-carry box
• no additional equipment required
• made of high-quality, long-lasting materials
• easy to set up and can be used anywhere
• comprehensive Guidelines for Teachers included
• 60-day money-back guarantee

Classroom Version For up to 12 players or teams

2 playing boards 4,480 questions + answers 12 question-sheet holders 40 Word Up cards 12 player pieces 160 scoring tokens 4 dice 2 Rules of Play 1 Guidelines for Teachers

How the game works

Before play begins, each player takes a question sheet and clips it to a question sheet holder. Each sheet contains a set of 28 questions plus answers. The questions are in four colour-coded categories: Missing Word (orange), Crossword Clues (green), Multiple Choice (blue) and Spelling (yellow). During the game, players throw the dice and move their pieces around the board. If they land on a square bordered by one of the above colours, the player to their right reads a question from the corresponding category on their question sheet. Correct answers earn a scoring token of the appropriate colour and another throw of the dice. If an answer is incorrect, the next player to the left throws the dice to begin his or her turn, and so on. The first player to collect two scoring tokens of each colour is the winner. The game also involves luck and strategy through Word Up cards plus option, penalty and bonus squares.

Levels

The questions are graded into 5 levels, with Level 1 being the easiest and Level 5 the most difficult. If players are of similar levels, each answers questions from the same level. If players are of different levels, each answers questions from their own level. Questions from any level are suitable for all ages.

Language practised

ESL learners practise and develop a wide range of English language skills while playing Word Up. These include reading, speaking and listening to English whenever they are asking or answering questions. Many aspects of English grammar are tested in the Missing Word and Multiple Choice categories, including tense forms, parts of speech and structural awareness. The use of English idioms and phrasal verbs is also frequently tested in these categories. The Crossword Clues category tests and develops both general and more specialised vocabulary, while spelling is tested in its own category (both British and American English). General knowledge is also frequently tested, with questions covering geography, history, science and the arts, etc. In addition, as all speaking during the game should be in English, spontaneous ESL communicative skills are constantly practised.

Matt Errey, inventor of Word Up