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New Junior English Revised Further activity on Categories of Nouns

in It Categories of nounsThe teacher is the Binmaster. The teacher (i) calls out the nouns to be binned, and (ii) usestwo different sounds (a bell and a whistle, for instance) to indicate whether or not the noun

has been binned correctly. The class is divided in two. Players take turns identifyingcategories to which nouns belong by coming forward and placing a bottle top or other tokenin one of four colour-coded bins, labelled with the category name. (The teacher and/orstudents prepare the bins and tokens ahead of time.) The items listed are for eight

categories. There are also extra items provided at level two. That way the game can bevaried by changing the categories, and, in the case of level two, varying the items. Thecategories and colours are: Animals (red), Reptiles (blue), Insects (green), Clothes (orange),Musical Instruments (purple), Headgear (yellow), Dwellings (azure) and Birds (black). Foreach noun correctly binned, the teacher rings the bell, toots a horn, etc., and the playerscores four points. (Two students, one from either team, keep score.) There are no points forincorrectly binned nouns, which are recognised by a buzz or whistle or some other negative

sound. If one team bins an item wrongly, the other team gets a chance with the same item.The game ends when the Binmaster has read 20 items in four categories. The team with the

most points wins.

When students can bin all the items at level one correctly, they move on to level two, which is

played in exactly the same way. Teachers and students can of course add new categoriesand items, and modify the game and scoring system to suit their needs.

Level oneAnimals Reptiles Insects Clothesmanatee boa constrictor glow-worm dashikisloth iguana cricket pantaloonsarmadillo gecko termite waistcoatraccoon python hornet muu-muuagouti anaconda weevil singletDwellings Birds Headgear Musical Instrumentslonghouse pheasant skullcap tambourineyurt dodo bonnet clarinetigloo vulture turban saxophonetepee ibis crown maracasmanor crane tam harmonium

Level twoAnimals Reptiles Insects Clothesoryx caiman praying mantis sarinutria viper cochineal kaftansand puppy tuatura gnat shalwarplatypus komodo dragon aphid chimeseanteater skink earwig bolero

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dugong terrapin cicada kimonoDwellings Birds Headgear Musical Instrumentsroundhouse grebe sombrero euphoniumhogan loon beret didgeridoorondavel plover tiara castanetsbohio emu mitre spinetpalloza kiwi yarmulke tablager grouse fedora calliopetrullo nightjar tuque xylophone