Main Subject
Key stage
Category
ELT: Health and science
Resource type
Game/quiz
Skills
Speaking
A controversial subject with lively presentation, guaranteed to generate lots of discussion! Includes useful phrases for expressing opinion. The statements can be adapted to any topic. Could be used as a pre-writing activity.
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Review this resourceYou're absolutely right, Carrie – I do apologise. I've corrected it now.
The way I’ve used the game in class is with the following rules:
• Students play in groups of three.
• They flip a coin to move round the board – head for two spaces, tails for one.
• When a student lands on a square, s/he has to talk about that issue for 30 seconds. After that time, s/he can invite the other students’ opinions or the other students can join in the conversation, but the conversation must end after one minute.
• If another student lands on the same square, s/he follows the same procedure, but s/he should express a different opinion from the first speaker.
• You could also add in the rule that any student using any of the expressions in the green speech/thought bubbles gets to move forward one space. (They don’t then need to speak about the issue on that new square.)
I hope that helps. Please do leave further comments on the site to say how you get on with the game and if you’ve found other ways of using it.
The way I’ve used the game in class is with the following rules:
• Students play in groups of three.
• They flip a coin to move round the board – head for two spaces, tails for one.
• When a student lands on a square, s/he has to talk about that issue for 30 seconds. After that time, s/he can invite the other students’ opinions or the other students can join in the conversation, but the conversation must end after one minute.
• If another student lands on the same square, s/he follows the same procedure, but s/he should express a different opinion from the first speaker.
• You could also add in the rule that any student using any of the expressions in the green speech/thought bubbles gets to move forward one space. (They don’t then need to speak about the issue on that new square.)
I hope that helps. Please do leave further comments on the site to say how you get on with the game and if you’ve found other ways of using it.
30/09/2013
Hi there. I would appreciate some guidance as to how to use this resource....and just a small point. The English is rather lacking on the second to last square which reads: "People who feel well about how they look are more likely to do well in their career..."
Surely that should be 'feel good'?
Kind regards
Carrie
Surely that should be 'feel good'?
Kind regards
Carrie
29/09/2013