Tic Tac Toe

Skill Level: Intermediate - Advance Level

Duration: Flexible

Number of Players: 10-20 players

Objective: Using vocabulary and idioms, to construct meaningful sentences.

This is the esl version of the traditional tic-tac-toe game. There are ready-made vocabulary and idioms worksheet based on this game attached. The teacher writes a list of idioms and words on a nine square grid table. Students work in teams to come up with the correct grammatical expression. The first team to form three X's or three O's in a row wins the game.

Instruction

1. Copy the following 9 X 9 table layout onto a whiteboard. For each square, write down a list of vocabulary that you have reviewed with your class. If you are doing a topical study, you can mix your vocabulary words with common slangs and idioms, such as the following table which contains vocabulary and idioms that relates to the topic of relationships and love. See other Tic Tac Toe vocabulary and idioms worksheet examples for Business, Education and Medicine.

**Tic-Tac-Toe Vocabulary and Idioms Worksheet About Relationships & Love**
first love	unrequited love	those three little words	love	profess	peer	appearance	split up	head in the clouds
on the rocks	mutual affection	love handle	attitude	steal someone's heart	marital status	resentful	affection	legal status
hate	offspring	valentines day	attraction	partnership	pop the question	relationship	match maker	double date
courtship	superficial	those three little words	puppy love	blind date	love child	adoption	the one and only	affinity
walk out on	make eyes at some-one	go dutch	head over heels in love with	attractive	love potion	emotions	hit it off	illegitimate child
fall in love	true love	Keeping up with the Jones	intimate	crazy about	tie the knot	valentine	love bite	play hard to get
whisper sweet nothings in someone's ear	marital bed	resentment	walk down the aisle	find Mr. Right	get serious	love at first sight	ask for some-one's hand in marriage	break up
kiss and make up	cohabitation	legal separation	marriage	lady killer	heart throb	sweetheart	fond	get hitched
spouse	love is blind	heart and soul	man eater	love sick	go steady	husband	a match made in heaven	monogamy

Hint: Use the internet to help you find topical idioms and vocabulary. It's best to have half vocabulary and the other half idioms.

2. Next divide the class into two teams, designating one half as the "X" team and the other half the "O" team.

3. Begin the game by asking one of the teams to pick a square. Teams can cooperate and work together to come up with a grammatically correct sentence using the idiom or vocabulary from the chosen square. If the sentence is correct, mark the chosen square with either an "X" or "O". The team with three X's or three O's in a row wins the game.

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