Games for English Language Learning & Teaching
Word Prompts (Team A Team B) Students from Team (B) have to guess the words on your LIST. Before each guess, say a word which will help Team (B) to guess correctly. Students from Team (A) have to guess the words on your LIST. Before each guess, say a word which will help Team (A) to guess correctly.
YOUR LIST (Team B must guess) YOUR LIST (Team A must guess)
A1 horse
B1 car
A2 window B2 Big Ben A3 elephant B3 cup
A4 England
B4 floor
A5 teacher
B5 kangaroo
A6 London
B6 lemon
A7 river
B7 Russia
A8 book
B8 ice cream
A9 Bill Clinton
B9 Micky Mouse
A10 karate
B10 bath
02 Kim's game (longer & longer lists)
In my [pocket] [shopping bag] [house] [garden] [country] [dream],
there is / are / was /were
The teacher imposes the necessary restrictions according to the vocabulary area)
I packed my bag and in it I put:
an X (longer & longer list)
an X and some Ys.
an X, some Ys, a Z, an ___ and some _____s
(As you go round the class each student has to recite the existing list and add an item in the same category).
03 Guessing nouns via "Is it + adjective" questions Guessing Games: Vocabulary. Questions with ADJECTIVES
Group A Questions to ask opposing team(s)
1. chair Ask YES/NO questions:
2. bus Is it big / round /square / rectangular?
3. head Is there one in this room?
4. bicycle Can we eat it?
5. computer Is it made of wood / plastic / metal?
6. chocolate Ask your own questions Group B Questions to ask opposing team(s)
1. tree Ask YES/NO questions:
2. shoe Is it small/yellow/light/dark/circular?
3. tea Have you one in your house / country?
4. knife Do you like it?
5. finger Is it used every day?
6. button Ask your own questions
Group C Questions to ask opposing team(s)
1. bra Ask YES/NO questions:
2. pen Is it larger than a chair?
3. mouse Can I see one now?
4. coffee Do you find it indoors or outdoors?
5. jumbo jet Are there a lot of them in this school?
6. mobile phone Ask your own questions: Group D Questions to ask opposing team(s)
1. cat Ask YES/NO questions:
2. house Is it hard / soft / high / tall / low ?
3. gate Is it liquid or solid?
4. guitar Do I see one every day?
5. sugar Have you got one in your house / with you?
6. washing machine Ask your own questions:
04 Spanish merchant: guess the connection (I can sell + LIST)
Ss: I'm a Spanish merchant and I can sell (camcorders) (compact disks) (televisions). T: That's right. You can.
Ss: I'm a Spanish merchant and I can sell (steam engines) (saucepans) (guitars)
T: No you can't.
CONNECTION: Invented after 1900.
Other possible restrictions
1. objects must begin with the same letter as the S's first name.
2. objects must begin with the same letter as the first name of S on the right of speaker.
3. must be in the room
4. must be made of special material / must include wood or metal
5. must be objects you can grow.
