Games
Useful vocabulary for playing games
The Shopping Game
You need a dice and couters for each player. Players take turns to throw the dice and move their counter the right number of squares. They then ask for the correct amount of the item shown in the picture. If they get it wrong, they go back three squares. (They can also get sent back three squares for talking English. They can all count up to 6 in French as they move their dice).
en françaisThe estate agent game
A circulating activity. Half the class are estate agents and the rest are looking for a house Each estate agent has one red card. Each customer has one green card. Customers tell the estate agents what they are looking for. Estate agents say what they are selling. If the cards don’t match, both move on to ask someone else. Tip: once customers find the estate agent with the right property, they can either carry out a language task of your choosing together or be given another card and continue the activity.
Le jeu immobilier: cartes vertes - les client(e)s
Le jeu immobilier: cartes rouges - les agents immobiliers
Das Immobilienspiel: Karten für Immobilienhändler
Das Immobilienspiel: Karten für Kund/innen
El juego de la propiedad inmobiliaria: tarjetas de los agentes de la propiedad inmobiliaria
El juego de la propiedad inmobiliaria: tarjetas de los compraderos
Il gioco dell'immobiliere: le carte dell'agente immobiliare
Il gioco dell'immobiliere: le carte dei clienti
The holiday verb game
This is a board game to play in small groups. You will need a dice and counters. Students take turns to throw the dice and move their counter accordingly. They then make a sentence using the verb in the square they land on. If they land on a yellow square, they talk about the topic given. The yellow squares are for less structured open-ended utterances. They can be simple or complex, giving scope for differentiation.
The teacher can choose the tense or leave it to the students.
To extend the range, students can use two dice – one with numbers and one with personal pronouns, so that the verbs are used with a variety of pronouns.
Christmas game
Java games with a festive theme
En la oficina de objetos perdidos
