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Talking about Games: Secondary

Develop oracy skills and build confidence with our games resource for Secon
Develop oracy skills and build confidence with our games resource for Secon

Ages

12–15

Duration

Medium (5-11 activities)

Nation

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Get your students excited about their learning with this versatile resource based on trailers for video games. By examining the promotional material for well-known games, learners will discover an easily accessible route into developing wider vocabulary and oracy skills. 

By using trailers as a starting point, studying games becomes easily accessible. No specialist equipment is needed, and learners can use examples from video games, board games or sports to support their answers. 

Through this resource, pupils will develop their oracy skills using a range of trailers as stimulus material. All the activities in the resource offer opportunities for exploratory talk, discussion, planning and presentation. Additionally, there are extension tasks to support the learning of new vocabulary and the development of new skills, including media literacy.  

The resource can also be used to complement learning in a range of subjects, including English, art, music and media studies. Teachers may also want to dip into the resource for tutor time and PSHE. Our more advanced version of this resource, Talking about Games: Next Level, offers more in-depth study and is particularly suitable for students studying media qualifications and those who want to develop more advanced media literacy skills. 

Talking about Games offers teachers flexibility, allowing the freedom to choose a specific focus, the number of tasks to complete and the duration of the activity.

The resource requires no pre-existing knowledge of games or game culture and the activities do not involve playing games in the classroom.

For more information on teaching Games, visit Games - About Into Film

Looking to build your confidence in using games to support speaking and listening? Explore our Level Up Oracy with Games online course for practical strategies and guidance on developing learners' oracy skills.

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