This game is the same as what we would call in Spanish El telefono escacharrado. I have included it in abilities because the main objective of this game is to recognize the word in English and say it correctly until the last participant.
This game is made with children of 4 and 5 years old, although it can be played with older children who are able to fix the pronunciation and to recognise English words.
To play this game, the children are put in a circle sitting or standing, and the teacher will begin by saying a word to the ear of the first child. This word will have to be said to the next child to the ear and in a low voice, until the last one who will have to say the word that he has understood aloud. It can only be repeated once, twice if they are very young, because this is how it is checked if they are able to recognize the word that has been transmitted and if their pronunciation has been correct.
We usually use words that we have just been studing in the unit that have been covered or words that we already know from previous units in order to review and check if they have been fixed or we have to recall some concepts and vocabulary.
Finally, If the phone has broken down, that is, the word said by the last child is not the correct, the order of the participants is changed. With the older ones, the one who has broken the phone is eliminated, but with the younger ones it is interesting that they participate to improve in the next round.
