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From http://www.creativelanguageclass.com

Many teachers have played the flyswatter game - two students stand in front of a group of cards, and when someone calls out a word in English, the students compete to see who can swat its translation into the target language first. How can teachers move away from using English? One obvious adaptation is to have cards with images, and the words are called out in the target language. However, here are several less-obvious adaptations that not only stay in the target language but also require higher-order thinking: http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/activities/games/flyswatter-game-all-in-the-tl/