Play it using a die. Whenever you land on a waiter or customer, get a card. ...
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Keywords: drink, game, intermediate, restaurant, speaking, waiter
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Author: Richelle Hewin
Roll the dice to find out which question word to use.
Materials: Several dice (1 per pair / group of three works well)
Procedure
Elicit question words from the class (e.g. 'What', 'How long', etc)
Show the dice to the class to elicit what it is, and how many sides ...
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Keywords: adults, children, dice, elementary, game, idea, speculating, wh- questions
Author: Jim Scrivener
Many new language courses kick off in September and October. If its the time the first time the class has met, learners will need a chance to learn each others names. Here is an unusual game to try.
Prepare a set of small cards one for each learner. On ...
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Keywords: game, groupwork, icebreaker, intermediate, speaking, true / false
This is another version of a well known task based on the idea that there are two people/groups. One of which always lies whereas the other always tell the truth. All you need to do is read to your students the following story and give them some time to come ...
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Keywords: game, idea, lie, questions, quiz, speculating, trivia, truth
Shared by Gloria Pai
The dominoes game is just like any other dominoes'. The words should match the pictures, the numbers should match the written ones and the setences should match their translations. You can either give the same number of cards to each or throw a die or play rock, ...
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Keywords: game, jobs, numbers, professions, spanish, translation
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Why buy designer games, when some of the best competitive pastimes need only a pen and paper?
Here is a game, excellent for whiling away the time on train journeys. Usually called Crosswords or Word Squares, it is also known, among true aficionados, as Sexy Taxi, for reasons which ...
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Keywords: crossword, game, vocabulary
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The idea has been exploited to the most. Here goes another version.
Tasks
Choose one of the famous people described below. Do not show the information to Student A.
Prepare questions to ask Student B about the famous person they chose. Examples: Where was your famous person born?
Answer Student B’s questions. ...
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Keywords: elementary, famous-people, game, questions, speaking
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Learners work in pairs. One person is a police officer. Another person is a witness who've seen a man steal dvd player from a shop. The witness is presented with a picture of a thief and had to remember and then describe what the thief looked like to ...
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Keywords: , game, intermediate, pairwork, person-description, speaking, vocabulary
Shared by Michael
This simple activitity will allow your students to practice asking questions in a fun way. I've included a blank worksheet for you to write your own words by hand. You can vary the difficulty of this game by changing the words. You don't even have to restrict yourself ...
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Keywords: elementary, game, grammar, questions, speaking, writing
Shared by Adam
It's a very simple task that will help your students practice associating ideas. The ability is especially needed during oral tests when a person is presented with a topic about which one knows very little or nothing.
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Keywords: game, idea, intermediate, justifying, speaking