| First you need to know how to play the original Gun, | | | | Gun, Heart, Bomb - Version 2.0 Items: |
| Heart, Bomb. | | | | The gun, the heart and the bomb are items that your |
| If you know how to play it already... just scroll down | | | | students can find in this version of the game. |
| past the next paragraph. If you don't know how to | | | | Also included in this game are: |
| play it; I will quickly explain how to now. | | | | A tank - A tank can shoot one person on the other |
| You will need to draw a big grid on the blackboard. On | | | | team 3 times. |
| the top of the grid you will need to write the letters A - | | | | A helicopter - A helicopter can shoot three other |
| J. Have the A in the first box on the far left. Have the | | | | people one time. |
| letter B in the box to the right of the A. Then the C, | | | | A flame thrower - A flame thrower can shoot two |
| and so on. | | | | people two times. |
| You will need to write the numbers 1 - 10 in the far left | | | | And of course, use your creativity to make up even |
| boxes. Have the number one in the top box. Write the | | | | new items. |
| number 2 in the box below. The number 3 under the 2 | | | | When you start the game you will need to divide the |
| and so on. | | | | class into equal teams. Give every student an equal |
| Now you should have a large grid on the blackboard. | | | | amount of hit points. |
| Your ESL students should easily be able to pick a box: | | | | And because this is an ESL game to be played during |
| A - 6, F - 2, 7 - G, etc. | | | | your English class... you will need to practice English |
| During your preparation time you should decide which | | | | before and during the game. |
| ESL games you will play. If you decide to play this | | | | What I usually do is have all of the students stand up. I |
| game... then you will need to draw this same grid on a | | | | will ask them a question. After they answer the |
| piece of paper. | | | | question correctly they can sit down. When all of the |
| On your grid you will have to fill in all of the boxes. | | | | students are sitting down ~ I will let one person from |
| These are the items that you can put into each box. | | | | each team have a turn. |
| Gun, Heart, Bomb - Original Version Items: | | | | If it is Jimmy's turn and he picks box 8 - C... the ESL |
| A gun means that you can shoot an opposing team | | | | Teacher will have to look at his answer sheet which |
| members hit point. | | | | he/she wrote during his/her preparation time to see |
| A heart means that you can give one extra hit point to | | | | what is in that box. |
| one of your teammates. | | | | Keep playing the game until one team destroys all of |
| A bomb will explode and blow up whoever picked that | | | | the other team's hit points. |
| box and minus one of their hit points. | | | | |