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pairs, one person takes a post card and secretly writes down 5 key terms relating to the topic previously studied. Their partner must then talk for a minute on the topic and will receive a mark for each of the key words they say during that minute. Then swap roles and see who gets the highest score.
A variation on this game is to do the opposite. Allocate 5 points to the player. Their partner writes down the 5 key terms as before but this time the player must talk about the topic without mentioning the terms on the card - they are taboo. If they do, they lose a mark for each taboo word. They will have a score out of 5 at the end.
To encourage students to find their way around a new school/college set them a treasure hunt which involves them navigating their way around and collecting clues. The clues can either be answers to questions they need to collect, for example Where do you find the….. or Whose room is …..? Alternatively, you can simply print out letters that form a word (one per sheet of paper) and randomly pin them up all around the buildings. Write clues to direct students to the letters. Once the students have followed all the clues and collected the letters they must then unscramble the letters to form the word. The winning team are the first back with the correct word. You can offer a prize for the quickest group as an incentive.