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Introduction
Four in a row, sometimes called Four in a line, is a simple and familiar game for language teaching in the MFL classroom. Teams compete to win 4 cells in a line in any direction.
Four in a row at Teach Online
- Our online Four in a row game can be played with up to 4 teams or for revision by individual pupils
- Use Four in a row to teach the target language through play and repetition
- Four in a row at Teach Online can be used to teach 5 languages - English, French, German, Spanish and Welsh
Four in a row game at Teach Online using the topic Appearance in French
The game starts with a grid of 20 picture cells from a selected topic. Teams take it in turns to specify a picture number then name or describe that picture in the target language. If the class decides the language was acceptable, the team can click on the picture to claim that cell. When a team gets 4 of its symbol in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally, they win that round and score 1 point. The language (speech and text) for a picture is available by clicking on the question mark.
4 in a row is a game you can use free with up to 15 topics in your language teaching
