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Running Dictation
Text is posted on the wall. Students run to read it, memorise it, then dictate it to their partner.
⏱ 15-20 min⚡ High energy👥 Pairs
📚 Vocabulary
• sentences from the lesson
• reading passage
• dialogue
• grammar examples
🛠 Materials
• A short text printed or written on paper
• Tape to stick it on the wall
• Paper and pens for writers
📋 How to Play
- Post a short text (3-5 sentences) on the wall outside or at the back of the classroom.
- Students work in pairs — one is the RUNNER, one is the WRITER.
- The runner goes to read the text, memorises as much as possible, then runs back.
- They dictate what they remember to the writer.
- Runners can make as many trips as needed.
- First pair to write the complete text correctly wins.
- Check accuracy together — spelling and punctuation count.
💡 Teacher Tips
✓Use text from the current lesson — reading passage, dialogue, or grammar examples.
✓Adjust text length to the level of the class.
✓Remind students they cannot bring the text to their partner — memory only!
✓Swap runner and writer roles halfway for fairness.
🔄 Variations
→Use vocabulary definitions instead of a text.
→Post multiple short texts around the room — teams must collect all of them.
→Play as a team relay — one sentence each.
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