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Why Trivia? 1. Trivia in language learning are q uizzes and trivia games can make a nice change from more typical EFL style activities and it may give students who aren’t the best at English a chance to shine in another area. It can be the case that some of the least able English students are really good at general knowledge, so tasks using trivia can help to boost their confidence and increase their motivation levels. 2. Questions in trivia are general and can be adapted to any themes and any levels. What you have to do is to think beforehand which questions are suitable with SD and which for intermediate students

3. Any kinds of trivia can be used for classroom activities. The good thing about trivia is that it is topical and always up to date. It indeed needs more preparation for teachers beforehand. However, there are sources like encyclopedias, books, and internet. a. Divide students in to two teams. Team A and team B. Get them to form a two line seats like in a bus. b. Tell them that they have to race answering questions from the teacher. The student who loses the game should be out of the bus. In case a student does not know the answer, others can tell her/him by whisper it in relays.
 * Activities with Trivia :**
 * 1. **** In the bus **

c. The winner is the team, which has more members in the bus. a. Divide students into teams (ideally four). Team A, B, C, and D. b. Put lists of the questions under the same category on the whiteboard.
 * 2. **** Group Trivia with fake money **

c. Ask the teams in turns to choose the question (which category and number) and answer them.

d. Any correct answers will be rewarded 1000. The winner is the team, which collects most money. a. This activity can consolidate questioning skills. To anticipate the time, it is a good idea to assign students homework of making a list of questions (not too many, though). You might put students in groups depending on the questions category.
 * 3. DIY (Do it Yourself Trivia) **

b. In class, teacher can check structures of the questions before doing the trivia game. c. Put students in groups with the same category and ask them to challenge one student from another group to answer (They are free to choose)

d. If the person the challenge can answer the question, the score goes to his/her group.

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