Pedagogic Booklet Imagidice PDF

Teachers Notes & Student worksheets
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Introduction
Welcome to the Imagidice

Teachers Notes & Students Worksheets
The Imagidice Teachers Notes & Student Worksheets offer ideas for motivating
activities to make the most of the dice in the classroom. All the activities are
designed to enable students to work with minimal teacher input and the book
provides you with plenty of examples to help get your students started.
The worksheets are arranged by alphabetical order rather than difficulty and you
are encouraged to manipulate the activities to suit your students.Therefore, the
teachers section aims to guide you on how to make the activities appropriate
to you and your style of teaching whilst allowing room for differentiation and
alteration according to the age and ability of the group.
Good luck and have fun!
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SKY PLACES FOOD EMOTIONS ACTIONS FANTASTIC HUMAN ANIMALS HOBBIES TRAVEL EVERYDAY HISTORY
BODY LIFE
Star Path Sweet Love To sleep Dragon Mouth Spider Cinema Plane Money Ship
Moon Forest Mushroom Anger Have an Ghost Hand Cat Writing Sea Broom Castle
Idea
Snow Cavern Fruits Joy To walk Fairy Nose Horse Cooking Globe Ball Dinosaur
Rain Labyrinth Cake Laugh To speak Wolf Eye Dog Music Clock Luck Enigma
Sun Home Vegetables Surprise To think Pirate Ear Bird DIY Train Flower Magnifying
glass
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Wind Mountain Meat Sadness To meet Witch Foot Snake Art Car Bed Volcano
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Contents
Beginners Intermediates Advanced

1 Alliteration
2 Alphabetical Order
3 and & but
4 Associated Words
5 because
6 Comparing Things 1
7 Comparing Things 2
8 Connecting Ideas
9 Describing Things
10 Feeling Adjectives
11 Guessing Game
12 How Many Words?
13 Hows Your Memory?
14 I Went Shopping...
15 if & will
16 My Room
17 Noughts & Crosses
18 Odd One Out
19 Opposites
20 Pronouns
21 Questions & Answers 1
24 Reasons
25 Reported Speech
26 Role Play
27 Sentence Building
28 Sentences Game
29 Simply the Best
30 Song Writing
31 Storytelling: Advanced
32 Storytelling: Group
33 Storytelling: Individual
34 Tenses
35 Verbs
36 Vocabulary Game
37 Vocabulary Practice
38 Where is it?
39 Who am I? Gigamic

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Alliteration 1
This activity gives students the opportunity to Alliteratio
n
explore sounds. Aim 1
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Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable.

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beginning are going
of differe to write
nt words. a poem usin
Here is an This is call g the sam
example. ed ALLITER e sound at
Underline ATION. the
the allitera
Ideally 4 dice should be used. Example

tion.
Students can work in pairs or in small groups. I read a bor

I met a daf
ing, big, bla
t, dopey, dri
ck, book.
pping, dog
We had a .
super, sun
ny, Septem
I am cookin ber, Sunday
g a creatio .
n : a carrot
Nancy No cake.
rmans nic
e nose
Check you
r answer
Example
with your
teacher.
You should start by reading through the example on the Dice to use
worksheet based around the language point you wish 1. Roll the
4 dice.
them to use (alliteration). 2. What
1.
are the icon
s on the
dice? Write
them here:
2.
Below are more examples for you to use. 3.
4.
3. Circle
the first
letter of
Although each example sentence includes 4 words to 4. Write
your own
the icons poem on
on the dice
each word
the lines
above.
and use allit below. On each line
illustrate alliteration, you can ask your students for more eration. you must
name one
of
or less.
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Dice to use Example

Hobbies boring, big, black, book.
Animals daft, dopey, dripping, dog.
Sky super, sunny, September, Sunday.
Food Cooking, cake, carrot, create
Human body Nancy Normans nice nose
Exercise
1. The students roll 4 dice.
2.The students must identify the pictures on the dice and write them down, circling the first
letter of each word on the worksheet in the space provided. This will help the students
create their sentences.
3. Students must invent a short poem, in the space provided on the worksheet, which
should be 4 sentences in length.
The worksheet allows space to write the poems down.

Each sentence should be about a different picture.
Extension
The finished poems could be transferred to computer and decorated for display.
Perhaps groups of students could combine their efforts into a Powerpoint presentation.
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In this exercise students put words in alphabetical order. 2

Alphabetic
al Order
Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable, but ensure students Aim
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rcis
You will nee e you will put wor
are familiar with all the vocabulary before they begin.

d a stopw ds
atch to tim in alphabetical order.
e the exe
rcise.
Students can work in pairs or in small groups.

Dice to use
They will need a stopwatch for this exercise. Each time they 1. Roll all
2. Which
the dice tog
ether. Sta
rt the sto
carry out the exercise, students time themselves and write

letter pwatch.
Say the let of the alphabet doe
ters to you s each icon
3. Your par r partner. begin with?
tner must
put the dice
their times in the grid provided on their worksheet.

4. Stop the in alphabeti
stopwatch. cal order.
Write you How long
r partners did
5. Repeat time in the it take?
the exercis table below.
e but thi
6. What s time you
was your r partner
You can leave students to compare their own times only or Write it in time? says the let
the table. ters to you
We re you qui .
Repeat the cker or slow
whole exe er than you
What was rcise severa r partner?
your fastes l times.
make this into a competition by asking students to compete

Who had t time?
the fastes
t time?
My Partner
against each other for the fastest time. 1.
s Times
My Times
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Exercise
4.
4.
5.
5.
6.
1. Students roll the dice and start the stopwatch. 6.
2. They look at the pictures and call out which letters of

the alphabet each picture begins with.
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then stops the stopwatch.

4. Students then check their time and write it in the grid provided on their worksheet.
5. They take turns and repeat the exercise up to 6 times.
6. After each turn they record their time.
Once theyve finished they should then compare their times and look for their fastest time.
You can reward the fastest time if you are running this competitively.
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and & but 3
In this exercise students create sentences linked and & b
ut
by and & but. Aim 3
In this exe
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Any 3 of the Imagidice topics should be

will practis
e joining sen
tences using and
& but
used. Before you

sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the
Write it her dice and give you an
e: example.
Students can work alone, in pairs or in small

groups.
Example Dice to use
1. Roll 3
dice togeth
er.
2. Make a
You should start by giving your students an example of 3. Write
sentence
your own
joining the
sentences
3 icons usin
g and &
but.
here:
the structure you wish them to use. There is space on a.
their worksheet for them to write your example down.

Below are some of our examples which show how varied b.
the results could be.

Imagidice images are shown in italics. c.
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Dice to use Example

Travel - Hobbies - Sky I love to travel and paint but not in the snow.
Hobbies - Animal - Food I have a pen and I am drawing a cat but I will
draw a mushroom next.
The same dice and images might be used by more advanced students saying:
Travel - Hobbies - Sky I was swimming and it started to snow but the
cinema was open so I went there instead.
Hobbies - Animal - food If I had a blue pen I would draw a blue cat but
I would never draw a blue mushroom.
Exercise
1. Students roll 3 dice together.
2. Students must make sentences connected by and & but.
3. They write down these sentences in the space provided on the worksheet.
The difficulty of the exercise will depend on the mixture of topics you choose to use.
For this reason you may wish to use connected topics to get them started.
Extension
Students could work in groups of 3. One student starts the sentence.
The next student says and and continues the sentence.
The next student says but and completes the sentence.
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4 Associated Words
In this exercise students are encouraged to view the dice images 4

Associated
Words
and think of other words that these images could suggest Aim
associated words.
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associated are going
words to associa
te words
For examp or phrase
le: s that link
sun hot together
swimming
wet
In this way they are given the opportunity to explore language Before you
sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
Example
bus pas
senger
imaginatively.
l the dice
Write the and give you
m here: some exa
mples.
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used.

Students can work alone, in pairs or in small groups.
Dice to use
A Work in
Example
groups. Eac
1. Roll a h player has
die and thi 2 lives.
2. The nex nk of a wor
t person d associated
thinks of with the
3. Contin a word link icon.
ue round ed to you
4. When the group r associated
you lose bot until som word
eone gets
You should start by reading through the example, on the worksheet. B 1. Roll eit
her a sing
h your live
le die 6 tim
s you are
out.
stuck and
loses a life
.
2. Write es or
down the 6 different
icons you dice once.
see and ass
Continue by giving them further examples from the table below. If possible, give Pictur e
ociated wor
ds in the
table below.
examples relevant to their recent studies. There is space on their worksheet 1.

Associated
Word
for them to write your examples down. If you wish, roll the dice and ask the
1.
2.
2.
students for examples to help them understand the exercise.

3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
6.
6.
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Hobbies Cook Cake

Animals Spider Afraid
Sky Cloud Miserable
Travel Plane Hollidays
Everyday life Flower Nature
Food Sweets Sticky
History Castle King
Human Body Lips Kiss
Actions Sleep Dream
Emotion Laugh Joke
Fantastic Dragon Fire
Place Home Family
Exercise
A.
1. The first player rolls a die, names the picture and then thinks of an associated word.
2. The next player then thinks of a word linked to that associated word.
3. Repeat round the group until a player becomes stuck and losses one of their lives.
4. When players have lost both their lives, they are out.
B.
1. Students roll either a single die 6 times or 6 different dice once.
2. They write the pictures they see and associated words in the table provided.
Rolling a single die 6 times can be more difficult because any one image may turn up
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because 5
In this exercise students are asked to create because
sentences linked by because. Aim 5
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rcise you
Any of the Imagidice topics should be used.

will join sen
tences usin
g the wor
d because.
Example
Before you
sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
l the
e: example.
groups.
Example
Dice to use
You should start by giving your students an example of 1. Roll the

dice.
the structure you wish them to use.There is space on their 2. Make a

3. Write
sentence.
your own
Join the
icons usin
g because.
sentences
worksheet for them to write your example down. a.
here:
Below are some examples to get you started.

All Imagidice images are shown in italics. b.
c.
Die to use Example

Animals I love cats because they are Gigamic
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soft.
Everyday life I am playing ball because its fun.
Food The boy is eating a fruit because he is hungry.
Sky She is not wearing trainers because it is sunny.
Hobbies I am using pencil because I can rub out mistakes.
Note how similar examples can be used with different structures
Animals I would love to have a cat because they are soft.
Everyday life I played football because its fun.
Food The boy will eat a fruit because he is hungry.
Sky She was not wearing trainers because it was sunny.
Hobbies I used pencil because I could rub out mistakes
Exercise
1. Students roll 2 dice.
2. They must link the pictures using because.
3. There is space provided on the worksheet for the students to write their answers.
Extension
Roll 2 dice and create a sentence using because to link the 2 pictures.
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6 Comparing Things 1 - Comparatives
In this exercise students will make sentences using comparatives. 6 Comparing

Things 1 -
Comparativ
es
The comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb used to Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will
compare two things.

These are
called COMP use words to com
ARATIVES. pare 2 or
For examp more things
le: hotter .
, bigger, slo
Your teache wer, faster
r will tell , more int
Write the
m here:
you which eresting, mo
comparativ re beautiful
Before starting this exercise students need to understand how
es to use
in this exe
rcise.
1.
2.
to create a comparative 3.
5.
4.
short adjectives add -er to the end 6.
longer ones use more before the adjective Before you

sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the dice
and give you
Write the some exa
m here: mples.
Any 2 of the Imagidice topics could be used.

Dice to use
Example 1. Roll 1 die

2. Roll 2
twice and
dice and ma
make senten
ces using
ke senten comparativ
3. Write ces using es.
your own comparativ
Students are provided with some examples on their worksheet but there is a.
sentences
here: es.
space on their worksheet for you to give them your own examples. b.
Space is allowed for 2 example sentences on their worksheet.

c.
We suggest giving students an er example and one using more.

Below are some of our examples to get you started.
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All Imagidice images are shown in italics.
Dice to use Example

Travel - rolled twice Travelling by plane is faster than travelling by car.
Travel - Food A plane is more expensive than a sweet.
Food - rolled twice Fruits are tastier than vegetables.
Food - Animals Sweets are nicer than spiders.
Animals - rolled twice Cats are more intelligent than dogs.
Exercise
1. Students roll one die twice and make a sentence which compares the two images they see.
2. Students roll 2 different dice once and make a sentence which compares the two images
they see.
Extension
Ask students to write their own examples in the space provided on their worksheet.
They should write an -er example and one using more.
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Comparing Things 2 - Comparatives 7
In this exercise students will be using comparatives Comparing
Things 2 -
and comparing things. Aim
Comparativ
es 7
The following topics would be most suitable: IIn this exe
bigger
These are
rcise you
will compar
smaller
e things und
more val
er 3 catego
ries:
Hobbies Animals Places

called com uable
paratives.
Travel History Before you

sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the
Food Everyday life Fantastic e: example.
Note : use only the nouns relating to the images.

Students should work in groups. Dice to use
This exercise also works very well as an 1. Each per

below, wh
2. Ask oth
son rolls one
ere it say
die. Write
s My icon the name
is:
of the icon
you rolled
extension activity to the Comparatives

ers in you in the tab
r group wh le
3. Look at at they roll
your icon ed.
a) has roll and name
ed someth som eone who:
ing
worksheet in this book. The purpose is to

b) has roll BIG GER than
ed someth yours
c) has roll ing SMAL
ed someth LER than
ing MORE yours
4. Write VALUABLE
your result than yours
identify people who have pictures which fall

s in the tab
le below.
My icon is
:
into 3 separate categories bigger, smaller NAME

Bigger
Smaller
and more valuable, in relation to the pictures ICON

NAME
ICON
NAME
More Valua
ble
ICON
rolled by each player.
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A group of 4 players each roll the following pictures:

Horse Candy Ball Castle
In the 1st category BIGGER, In the 2nd category SMALLER, In the 3rd category MORE VALUABLE,
the following partners apply: the following partners apply: the following partners apply:
Horse Castle Horse Candy Horse Castle
Candy Ball Ball Candy Ball
Horse Candy Nothing is smaller Horse
Castle Ball Candy Castle
Ball Horse Castle Horse Ball Castle
Castle Candy Horse
Castle Nothing is bigger Ball Castle Nothing is more valuable
Exercise
1 Students take one die and roll it and then write the name of the picture they rolled in
the space provided on their worksheet.
2. They ask others in the group what they rolled.
3. They then need to find someone in the group who:
a. has rolled something bigger than theirs
b. has rolled something smaller than theirs
c. has rolled something more valuable than theirs
4. They should write their results in the grid provided.
At the end of the exercise students should explain their choices to the rest of the group.
Extension
Ask students to write sentences from their findings.
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My picture was a horse. A castle is bigger than a horse but candy and ball are smaller.
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8 Connecting Ideas - Conjunctions
In this exercise students are asked to connect their ideas using 8 Connectin
g Ideas - Co
njunctions
conjunctions. Aim
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These wor will find wor
ds are call ds which
For example: and, but or when etc. ed CONJUN connect you

CTIONS. r ideas tog
For examp ether.
le: and, but
, or, becaus
Your teache e, if, and
(see additional worksheets for exercises using because and Write the
r will tell
you which when.
m here: conjunctio
ns you are
to use in
1. this exercis
e.
but & and) 3.

2.
4.
5.
Any 2 Imagidice topics could be used for this exercise. 6.
Before you Example

The topics you use will depend on the conjunctions you wish
start, your tea
cher will rol
l the
e: example.
your students to practise see the examples below.

Dice to use
Example 1. Roll the

2. Make sen
dice.
tences con
your teache necting the
r gave you icons you
Before starting the exercise students should write down the conjunctions you 3. Write
some of you
.
r own sen
tences her
e:
see using
one of the
conjunctio
ns
want them to practise in the space provided on their worksheet. a.
b.
If you wish students to work in a particular tense, ensure that this is clear c.
before they begin.

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Topic / Image Topic / Image Conjunction Suggestion

Sky / Rain Motion / Sadness because I am sad because it is raining
Travel / Car Animals / Dog and I have a car and a dog
Hobbies / Pen Action / Walk or Would you like to draw or go for a walk?
Action / Walk Food / Sweet when I dont walk when I eat sweets
Animals / Cat Everyday life / Bed but My cat was awake but now its in my bed sleeping
Exercise
1. Students roll the 2 picture dice and make sentences using the pictures they see and one
of the conjunctions they have learned.
2. Once confident there is space on the student worksheet for them to write down some
of their ideas.
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Describing Things - Adjectives 9
In this exercise students will be using words to Describing
Things - Ad
describe things adjectives. Aim
jectives
9
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Any of the Imagidice topics could be

These wor will find wor
ed CONJUN connect you
CTIONS. r ideas tog
ether.
used but it may prove more difficult to Before you

sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the dice
and give you
Write the
think of a large variety

m here: some exa
mples.
of adjectives in some cases.

You will need only 1 picture die.
Students can work alone, in pairs or small Dice to use
groups. 1. Roll the

2. How ma
die and loo
ny ADJECTI
k at the
icon.
VES can you
3. Write think of to
them here: describe wh
at you can
see?
1.
Example 3.
5.
2.
4.
You should start by giving students an example 7.

6.
sentence based around the grammatical structure

8.
4. Roll the
die again
adjectives and again
to your list until you
have used
you wish them to use (adjectives). The worksheet 5. Now roll . all the icon
the die and s: add the
above to make a sen new
describe wh tence usin
(If you thi at you can g an ADJE
provides space for them write your example down. nk of a new see. CTIVE fro
m your list
adjective
add it to
your list.)
Below are some example adjectives for the Hobbies Gigamic
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This list is by no means exhaustive.

We have tried to use different adjectives for each image although
some adjectives could be used to describe several of the images.
Hobbies Adjectives
Cinema new,old, emotional, dreadful, modern, great, amazing...
Writting long, interesting, boring, difficult, amusing, quiet, enchanting...
Cooking gourmet, creative, trendy, funny, sweet, salty...
Music loud, peaceful, melodic, soft, fast, slow, flat, tuneful, exciting...
DIY easy, difficult, pratical, economical, creative, ...
Art cerebral, inventive, clever, long, beautiful,...
Exercise
1. To begin with, students roll the die they have been given.
2. Students brainstorm as many adjectives as they can think of to describe what they see.
3. There is space provided on their worksheet to write the adjectives down if they wish.
4. They keep rolling until they have described all the pictures.
5. Students roll the die they have been given and make a sentence using an adjective from
their list to describe what they see.
Every time they think of a new adjective they should add it to their list.
Extension
Use worksheet No. 19 on opposites to develop students use of adjectives.
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Students are asked to identify words that express feelings. In this 10

Feeling A
djectives
way they can determine the difference between adjectives - these Aim
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clearly being emotive.

rcise you
These are will use wor
called fee ds that sho
ling words. w feelings.
For examp
le: an ANGRY
dog
a FRIGHTEN
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used. Think of as

Write them
many feeling
here:
ING storm
words as
you can.
1.
However, many of the words from the brainstorming session 3.

2.
may not be appropriate to some of the topics. For example, 5.

4.
6.
frightening would be a difficult word to link to clothing. Before you Example

Therefore, students are encouraged to write down any new
sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
l the
e: example.
words they think of during the exercise and you may choose to
offer a selection of dice for students to choose from.
Dice to use
Example 1. Roll 1 die

2. Make a
sentence
with the
3. Every icon using
time you a feeling
The following are given to the students on their worksheet: think of a
new feeling
word add
word from
it to you
your list
r list.
The angry dog (Emotion topic)

The frightening storm (Sky topic)
Before starting the exercise, get the students to brainstorm their own ideas
of emotive words. The brainstorming session is an ideal way for students
to recall previously learned vocabulary but also to share knowledge. These Gigamic
words are recorded onto their worksheets to assist them in the exercise.
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Now using some of the emotive words that the students have brainstormed, give example
sentences and get the students to write them in the space provided.
Below for your use, are more examples suitable for students at a variety of levels.
The Imagidice images are in italics.The emotive words are in bold.
Topic Picture Example

Hobbies Cinema I find the cinema irritating
Animals dog The dog is kind
Travel Car A beautiful car
Action Walk The walking is painful
Food Sweet The delicious sweet
Everyday life Bed The bed was comfortable
Places Home My home is annoying. It is so small
Human body Eyes Her eyes are adoring
Sky Rain Rain is boring
Emotion Surprise The surprise was lovely
Fantastic Wolf Wolf is very scary
History Enigma I find enigma exciting
Exercise
1. Students roll 1 picture die.
2. Say a sentence using the picture and an emotive word or feeling word from their list.
3. Every time they think of a new emotive word they should add it to their list.
Extension
In future exercises ask students to bring out their list of emotive words and offer a reward
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Guessing Game - What is it? 11
In this exercise students revise vocabulary in a fun way. Guessing
Game - Wha
t is it?
Any of the Imagidice topics are suitable. 11
Aim
Choose either a new topic for which they have only In this exe
Your teache
rcise you will
r will give
be practising
vocabulary.
recently learned the vocabulary or a topic which needs

you a pict
Write them ure die. Nam
here. Ask e all the icon
your teache s you can
r to help see.
you.
revision. 1.
2.
3.
You will need one Imagidice picture die and one regular 5.
4.
number die, for point scoring in the Extension exercise. 6.
Students should work in groups and each player has Before you
start, your
Example
how the exe teacher will roll the
2 turns.
rcise works die
. Did you gue first and show you
ss the icon?
Exercise
Choose a die and elicit all vocabulary from the
students. Dice to use
You can ask students to write down the A 1. Roll you

r die.
2. Describ
vocabulary if necessary and space is provided on 3. The gro
e your icon
up mu
but do not
tell the gro
up what it
or 6 differe st guess what the is.
their worksheet. B 1. Roll you

r die.
nt dice onc
e.
icon is.1.
Roll either
a single die
6 times
2. The gro
up must
ask questio
A. 3. You can
only answer
ns to find
yes or no

out what
your icon
is.
1. Each student rolls a die.

2. Each player must describe their picture,
but not tell the rest of the group what the Gigamic
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picture is.
3. The group must guess what the picture is.
B.
1. Each student rolls a die
2. The group must try to find out what the picture is by asking questions.
3. The player that rolled the die can only answer yes or no.
To make it more competitive, points may be awarded to students who answer correctly.
Extension
Before starting the exercise, students should write the names of all group members in a grid like the one below.
Draw the grid on the board, so the students can copy it. Each student is then to guess what he thinks each
player will roll and must write his guess in the appropriate column.
In turn, all group members roll the chosen die and the number die together. Each time, the group members
compare the roll with their prediction. If they guessed correctly, they are able to score the points on the
number die. If they did not guess correctly, they are required to name the image actually rolled.
Either the score or the correct image rolled is recorded in the appropriate box on the grid. By asking
students to write down what is actually rolled students are put into a position of having to write words which
perhaps they were avoiding i.e. those they were less familiar with.This happens particularly when they are not
encouraged to record the images at the start of the exercise.
Then the total points are added up and you may choose to reward the winner.
Below is an example of how one players grid may look.
The die used for this example is Food:
Name My Prediction Roll 1 Roll 2 Total Points

John Sweet Vegetables Mushroom 0
Susan Mushroom 5 Fruits 5
Ingrid Fruits Cake Cake 0
Heinrich Cake Fruits Vegetables 0
Pierre Meat 3 1 4
Jan Cake Meat 6 6
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12 How Many Words?
In this exercise students practise building sentences using a 12

How Many
Words?
specific number of words. Aim
In this exe
rcise you
of words. are going
to practis
Any one of the Imagidice topics would be suitable.

e building
sentences
using a spe
cific number
Example
You will also need a regular number die to complete this exercise. Before you
sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
l the
e: example.

Below are some examples and there is space on the students
worksheet for you to give your own example.
Dice to use
1. Take 1
or 2 num
ber dice and
2. What is 1 picture
the icon on die and roll
the picture them.
3. Make a die and wha
Example
sentence wit t numbers
of words h the icon are on the
that are you see. The number dice
shown on sentence mu ?
4. If you the number st contain
make a sen die /di ce. the number
of points tence, wit
on the num h the righ
ber die/di t number
5. If you ce. of words,
roll a 1 on you get the
(Ask your the number number
teacher to die you mu
Topic Picture Number Example explain ass st say an

6. Write ociated wor associated
down the ds). word.
results in
the table.
ICON
NUMBER
Travel Train 4 I missed the train SENTENCE
Hobby Music 6 The man is playing the piano

Everyday life Ball 1 Sport
Human body Ear 5 She has very big ears
History Enigma 2 Difficult subject!
Animals Horse 3 Horse are great
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Exercise
1. Students roll one Imagidice picture die and one or two number dice.
2. They note the picture in front of them and the number on the number die.
3. They must create a sentence using the picture they can see. However, the sentence must
contain the same number of words as are shown on the number die.
4. If they can make the sentence with the correct number of words, they score the number
of points on the number die.
5. If they roll a 1 on the number die they must say an associated word. You may need to
explain associated words (see relevant worksheet).
6. Students can continue to practise by rolling the dice and writing sentences using the
same method.
There is a grid on the students worksheet for them to write down their own sentences.
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In this exercise students will test their memory Hows you
r Memory
?
at the same time as drilling useful vocabulary. Aim 13
In this exe
rcise you
will test
One person your memo
in the gro ry.
up is the
group lead
er.
The number of dice used is dependent on the

age and ability of your students, but we would Dice to use
suggest at least 4. 1. Choose

a group lead
er.
2. The gro
Ensure that students are familiar with all the

up leader
rolls all the
3. The oth dice.
er players
leader cou look at the
nts from dice and try
10 to 0. to remem
vocabulary on the dice before starting the

4. When ber them
the group while the
leader rea group
5. The pla ches 0, he/
yers have she covers
10 second the dice.
6. Score s to name
exercise.
1 point for the icons
The group each answer they remem
leader sco . Write the ber.
Pass the res 1 point score next
for every
dice to the
next player icon the pla to each players nam
, who is the yers dont e.
remember
Students should work in pairs or in groups,

n the gro .
up leader,
Game 1 and contin
ue.
PLAYER
Game 2
although they could work alone to test
POINTS
1. PLAYER
POINTS
2. 1.
their own knowledge. 3. 2.
4. 3.
This exercise can be run by the students 5. 4.
5.
themselves or as a teacher-led activity.

Group Lea
der
Group Lea
der
In each case the rules of play should be

clearly explained before the game starts.
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Exercise
As a teacher-led activity
1. Issue the dice and ask one student in each group to be group leader and to pick up the
dice but not to roll them until told. When you are ready, instruct the group leaders to
roll all the dice together.
2. You, or the group leaders, start to count (out loud) backwards from 10 0; the other
students look at the dice and try to remember the images.
3. Once you, or the group leader, reaches 0, the dice roller covers the dice.
4. The students now have 10 seconds to name as many pictures as possible. The students
must not shout out answers but name them in turn.
5. One point is scored for each correct answer and the marks are recorded next to the
players names. The group leader scores one point for every forgotten picture.
Adjust the times allowed if too much time is given, or too little.
By counting out loud and only allowing specific lengths of time a feeling of urgency is
created and students focus on the task. You will often find groups developing strategies to
remember all the pictures. This helps develop team building and communication skills.
Two small grids, to record scores, are provided on the worksheets.
Extension
1. Each time the game is played add another die increasing the challenge all the time. Ensure
the vocabulary is clear before adding new topics.
2. Increase the difficulty by giving students less time to memorise and by asking the group
to provide cryptic clues for forgotten pictures.
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14 I Went Shopping...
This old favourite is not only a test of memory, it is a good 14

I went sho
pping...
opportunity to revisit vocabulary. Aim
In this exe
Most of the Imagidice topics could be used, except actions and

rcise you
will practis
Each person e talking
in the gro about the
Decide wh up takes past and
o will sta test your
rt the gam a different die. memory.
emotions.
e.
Students should work in groups and should be given a variety of

different dice. Dice to use
1. Player 1
Roll a die
.
Start a
sentence
I WENT with:
SHOPPIN
G AND I BOUGHT
..(Name of
Exercise 2. icon on you

Player 2 r die)
Roll a die
.
Start a
sentence
I WENT with:
SHOPPIN
G AND I
1. The first player rolls a single die. Player 1 starts the first say the
3.
icon named
by Player
BOUGHT
1.)
..(Name of
icon on you
r die) AN
D
Pla
sentence with I went shopping and I bought he
yer 3
Roll a die
.
Start a
sentence
with:
then names the item on the die.

I WENT
SHOPPIN
G AND I
say the BOUGHT
icon named ..(Name of
by player icon on you
say the 2 AND r die) AN
icon named D
For example I went shopping and I bought a cat Continue

round the
of an associa
by Player
group. If
ted word.
1.
someone roll
s the sam
(Animals) Anyone wh e icon twi

o makes a ce he/she
make a sen mistake is must think
tence. out of the
game. The
winner is
the last per
son to
2. The next player starts the sentence in the same way.

Names his picture and then repeats the item named by
player 1.
For example I went shopping and I bought some Gigamic
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3. The next player starts the sentence in the same way. Names his picture
and then repeats the item named by players 2 and 1.
For example I went shopping and I bought a book (Hobbies) and some sweets
(player 2) and a cat (player 1).
4. Each time a player has a turn he must add a new item to the list and repeat all the items
named by previous players.
5. Continue around the group as many times as possible. Should anyone roll the same
picture twice they must think of an associated word.
For example Player 1 rolls cat twice. The first time he may say cat the next time perhaps
kitten, flea collar or cat food.
Anyone who forgets an item or makes some other mistake is out of the game.
The winner is the last person remaining.
Extension
For more advanced students, make this activity more difficult by including fewer topics.
They will need to have a wider vocabulary of associated words as the same pictures will
turn up more often.
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if & will 15
In this exercise students discover ways to combine if if & will

with will.
Aim 15
Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable. In this exe
rcise you
will make
sentences
with if
Initially, however, give students topics that allow for

& will.
Example
IF it rains,
straight forward combinations. Before you
He WILL
start, your
I WILL
make a cup watch the television.
teacher wil
of tea, IF you
clear the tab
le.
l roll the dic
e and give
For example: Sky with places.
Write the you some
m here: examples.
I will go in the forest if it is sunny

NOTE : Point out to students that sentences can
easily be formed by putting the if clause first or
second in the sentence.
Dice to use
Once students have grasped the concept you can 1. Roll 2
dice and ma
introduce less obvious combinations.

ke a senten
2. Work in ce using IF
pairs. Tak and WILL
Partner A e one .
says the if die each.
Partner B
says the wi part of the senten
Students can work alone, in pairs or in small groups. 3. Write ll part of ce.
your own the senten
sentences ce.
here:
1.
Example
2.
The following example appears on their worksheet:
If it rains, I will go to the cinema
He will make a cake, if you clear the table 3.
Below are some more examples using only the two

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topics in each case but showing how varied the

combinations could be.
You may like to offer your students some examples of your own.
They can write these in the space provided on their worksheet.
Topic 1 Topic 2 Sentence
Sky Hobbies
Sun Cinema I will not go to the cinema if it is sunny.
Snow DIY If it stops snowing I will go fixing the car.
Rain Cooking I will make a cake if it rains tomorrow.
Star Writting I will read my book if some stars appear tonight.
Moon Art If it is a cold night I draw at home.
Wind Music If I can I will play a wood wind instrument.
Topic 1 Topic 2 Sentence

Animal Fantastic
Dog Dragon If the dogs barks the dragon will not come.
Cat Ghost If the ghost comes he will frightened the cat.
Spider Fairy If the fairy sees a spider she will scream.
Horse Wolf If the wolf sees the horse he will try to bite it.
Bird Pirate If the bird is hungry the pirate will feed it.
Snake Witch If the snake hides the witch will not see it.
Exercise
1. Students roll 2 dice and say a sentence using if and will.
2. Working with a partner A & B, students take one die each.
A says the if part of the sentence. B says the will part of the sentence.
3. Students should write some of their own sentences in the space provided on their worksheet.
Extension
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16 My Room - Prepositions of place 1
In this exercise students practise using prepositions. 16 My Room

- Prepositi
ons of plac
e1
See also worksheet 38 Where is it? Aim
In this exe
rcise you will
These wor use words
ds are call to say whe
ed PREPO re things are
SITIONS of
Imagidice topics that could be used : Food, fantastic,

Your teache place. .
r will tell
you the pre
Write them positions you
here: will use in
this exercise.
animals, hobbies, travel, everyday life. 1.
3.
2.
4.
Students should work in pairs Partner 1 & Partner 2. 5.
6.
Example
There is space on the students worksheet for them to write Before you
sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
l the dice
and give you
an examp
down the prepositions you wish them to practise.

le.
We suggest you show your students how the exercise works Dice to use
before they begin. Play with

1. Roll the
a partner.
3 dice.
Imagine PLA
N A is a
bedroom.
2. Draw the
icons you
On the students worksheet there are two room plans A and B. 3. Do not
4. Use pre
show your
positions
see on you
partner you
to tell you
r dice ont
r plan.
o PLAN A.
5. Your par r partner

tner listens where eve
rything is
In the first instance Partner 1 speaks and Partner 2 6. Now sho and draws in your roo
w your par everything m.
tner your on his PLA
7. Repeat plan and see N A.
. This tim if he/she
e your par is right.
tner will
listens. Plan A describe PLA

N B to you
Window .
Plan B
Example using Plan A
Window
Door
Door
All the Imagidice pictures are shown in bold.
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opposite side of the room against the wall. One Movie poster is on the
right hand side of the room opposite the door.The ball is on the bed.There is another bed
behind the door.The pirate puppet is on the floor next to the bed.
Exercise
Partner 1 imagines that Plan A is a bedroom.
1. He rolls 3 dice.
2. He then draws the pictures he sees on his dice onto Plan A.
3. He should not show Partner 2 his plan.
4. He now tells his partner where everything is using prepositions.
5. Partner 2 listens and draws, on his Plan A, everything that Partner 1 has explained.
6. Partners 1 & 2 then compare their plans to see whether everything has been understood.
This exercise is then repeated but Partner 2 rolls the dice and draws on Plan B.
Partner 1 plays the listening role.
Plan A Window Plan B

Door
Window
Door
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Noughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe) Noughts &
Crosses
In this simple game of noughts and crosses students 17
Aim
are offered a fun way to drill vocabulary or sentence This game
will
a. Vocabulahelp you practise:
ry
structures. Your teache
r will tell
b. Sentence
you whethe
r you are
Structures
to complet
e activity
a. or b.
Students should work in pairs. Dice to use
The game can be incorporated in a planned lesson but

also as an extension activity for more able students. Play with
1. Start the
a partner
game by dra
2. The firs wing a grid
When playing the game, students can be asked to: t player is

known as
like this:
X and the
second is O.
name the picture shown on the die 3.
Roll a die
Player X
.
or a. If you
b. If you
name the
icon on the
die, put an
make a sen
create a sentence using the image on the die tence usin X on the
on the grid g the icon grid... OR
. on the die
If not, you put an X
miss a tur
n.
The task can be set in any tense and around any 3. Player O
Roll a die
sentence structure. a. If you
.
nam e the icon
b. If you on the die
make put an O
on the grid
on the grid a sentence using the ... OR
. icon on the
If not, you die put an
miss a tur O
Exercise
n.
You win if
you get thr
ee in a row
5. If no one
has three
try again! in a row, O X
O
Students work in pairs and need one die from X
X X
O
any familiar topic, a piece of paper and two pens/
pencils. The object of noughts & crosses is to
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get three in a row. Players start the game by

drawing a grid like this:
The first player is known as X and the second is O

The following instructions appear on the students worksheet:
The first player is known as X and the second is O
Player X
Roll the die. a. If you can name the picture shown on the die, put an X on the grid...OR
b. If you can create a sentence using the image on the die, put an X on the grid.
If not you miss a turn.
Player O
Roll the die. a. If you can name the picture shown on the die, put a O on the grid...OR
b. If you can create a sentence using the image on the die, put a O on the grid.
If not you miss a turn.
You win if you get three in a row.
X O X
O X O
X
If no one has three in a row, try again!
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In this exercise students practise their thinking skills. 18

Odd One O
ut
Any of the Imagidice picture dice could be used. Aim
In this exe
rcise you will
look for the
odd one out
and give
Disconnected topics will inspire more interesting responses than

reasons.
those with an apparent link. Dice to use
1. Roll the
dice.
2. Which
icon is the
odd one out
3. Explain ?
why to the
rest of the
gro
Example
up.
Example
Below are some ideas which have come from genuine situations.
If you roll:
Sun Ball
Pirate
The cake You cou
Cake
is the odd
one out, bec ld say:
ause I can
NOTE: There is never a wrong answer, everyone will have their own ideas and not eat the other
things.
justifications.
Images rolled Odd One out Justification
Because all the others are linked

Sun with heat. The Sun is hot, you play
Pirate with a ball when its hot and cake
out of the oven is hot. (Jessica,
Ball
aged 12)
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Cake Because I cant eat the other things

Cake
(Liz, aged 10)
Images rolled Odd One out Justification
Nose Cake is the only one that I can eat.

Cake
(Emma, aged 38)
Home It is the only one I always wear on me.

Nose
(Joseph, aged 42)
Cake Because the others are to do with smells.

Cakes are smelly, I smell with my nose
Bed
and my auntie has a very smelly home.
Bed (Molly, aged 10)
Exercise
1. Students roll the dice and look at the pictures for a few moments.
2. They then decide which of the pictures they think is the odd one out.
3. They must justify to the rest of the group why they have made that decision.
You can :
either ask the whole group to look at the same images and give their odd one out and
give their justification once everyone has made a decision
or
ask students to have individual turns at rolling and deciding. The second option is often an
opportunity to open discussion as inevitably the rest of the group volunteer their own ideas.
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In this extension activity to the Adjectives Opposites
worksheet, students have the opportunity Aim 19
to practise opposites together with any In this exe
OPPOSITES.
rcise you will
be using wor
ds to describ
e things and
grammatical structure suitable to their level.

then finding
Before you
sta
Example
rt, your tea
cher will rol
examples. l the dice
You will need only one of the Imagidice

m here: some
Adjective
topics. Opposite
Students should work in pairs.
Example
The students worksheet provides a grid for you to give
your students some examples. Below is a grid similar Dice to use
to the students but this one gives you some example Play with
a partner
1. Roll a die
sentences to help you get started. 2. Your par
sentence
and make
tner will
a sentence
listen to
using an AD
JECTIVE
to describ
but use an what you e what you
opposite AD say. He/She see.
3. Repeat JECTIVE. will then
say the sam
You will see that we have suggested a variety of
the exercis
Every tim e several e
e you use times.
a new adje
ctive and
its opposit
grammatical structures and the adjectives are

e, add it
to your list
above.
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Topic/Image Example Sentences

Partner 1 Partner 2
Hobbies/Cinema The movie is interesting The movie is boring

Hobbies/Cooking The plate is shiny The plate is dull
Animals/Dog The dog was very noisy The dog was very quiet
Animals/Cat I saw a huge cat I saw a tiny cat
Fantastic/Fairy The fairy is always kind The fairy is always unkind
Everyday life/Bed I am polishing the big bed I am polishing the small bed
Exercise
1. One student rolls the die and makes a sentence using an adjective to describe what he sees.
For example:The book is very interesting
2. The partner listens to what has been said. He then says the same sentence again but
chooses an opposite adjective as in the example above.
3. Students take it in turns to start and repeat the exercise several times. Whenever they
think of a new pairing they should add this to their list.
Extension
Ask students to try to build their 2 sentences into 1.This helps them practise negatives too.
Using some of the sentences above, for example:
The movie isnt interesting, it is boring.
The dog wasnt very quiet, he was very noisy
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In this exercise students will make sentences using personal 20

Pronouns
pronouns Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will make
I sentences
I You He/she/it We They

You with:
He/She/it
These are We
called PRON
OUNS They
Before you
begin:
Each stu
dent will
Use any topic, you should use at least one but add several for picture(s) make a sen
of the die tence usin
First one /dice. g different
will beginn pronouns
sentence with a sen and includi
using You tence usin ng the
, the nex g I, the nex
more able students. Students could work in pairs or groups.

t one usin t one will
g He/She repeat the
or It ...
Before you
sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
Before they begin the exercise:

l the dice
m here: some exa
mples.
Each student will make a sentence using different pronouns

and including the picture(s) of the die/dice.
First one will beginn with a sentence using I, the next one
will repeat the sentence using You, the next one using he/
Dice to use
1. Roll the
she or it ...
dice and ma
2. Write ke a senten
your own ce startin
sentences g with a
here: PRONOUN.
1.
As many different sentence structure and/or tenses could

be used for this exercise, you may wish to give your 2.
students some example sentences. 2.
There is space on their worksheet for them to write these

examples down. Gigamic
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Example
Using the following pictures:
Fairy (fantastic) Cake (Food)
The first player says I met a fairy while I was eating a cake
Next player says You met a fairy while you were eating a cake
Next player says He met a fairy while he was eating a cake
...
Exercise
1. Students roll the one or more dice they have been given and make sentences starting
with a pronoun and including the picture dice.
2. There is space on their worksheet for students to write some of their own sentences.
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Questions & Answers 1 21
In this exercise students practise the art of questioning. Questions
& Answer
Formulating questions can be problematic for students 1
21
who are used to answering them as opposed to asking Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will practis
them. e questions
and find ans
wers.
Before you Example

Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable sta rt, your tea
cher will rol
Write the
l the dice
and give you
some exa
m here:
for both of the exercises. Choose carefully for

mples.
exercise 2 and reserve complicated combinations for

advanced groups.
Students should work in pairs.
Set the tense you wish the students to work with. Dice to use
Space is allowed on the worksheet for you to give 1. Roll the
die.
your students examples to help them. 2. Ask que
3. Your par
stions usin
g the icon
you see.
tner will
answer you
4. Now, r questions.
your partne
with full r will ask
Example
sentences, questions
not only and you ans
5. Write YES or wer. Make
some questio NO. sure you
ns and ans answer
wers here.
a.
Below are some of our examples.
b.
c.
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Exercice 1
Image Question Answer
Cake Do you like eating cake? Yes, I like like eating cake
Sadness Are you feeling better? No, I am not feeling better
Sweets Does the boy eat sweets? Yes, the boy eats sweets every day
Ball What time is the football lesson? The football lesson is at 3:00pm
Spider How big is the spider? The spider is as big as my fist
Foot What are you standing on? I am standing on the floor
Exercise
1. Students roll 1 die.
2. Partner 1 asks questions, based on the images rolled.
3. Partner 2 answers them.
4. They then swap roles.
5. Partner 2 asks the questions and partner 1 answers.
Students are required to answer in full sentences and not to simply answer yes or no.
Extension
Students follow the same instructions as for the exercise above but, this time, they use 2 dice and incorpo-
rate both images in their questions.
Exercice 2
Image Image Question Answer
Sweets Bed Are there sweets in your bed? Yes, I like like eating cake
Cake Dog Why shouldnt dog eat cake? No, I am not feeling better
Ball Car Will you take the car to football later? No, I always walk to football.
Spider Globe Do you know which country Black No, I dont know. I am no good at
Widow spiders come from? geography
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Foot Home Were you at home when you tripped? Yes and I hurt my foot very badly
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Questions
& Answer
2
Formulating questions can be problematic for students who are Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will practis
used to answering them as opposed to asking them.

e questions
and answer
s in a gue
ssing game.
Before you
sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
Any of the Imagidice topics are suitable.

l the
e: example.
We recommend using 4 dice for this exercise but more or less

could also be used.
Students should work in groups of 4 wherever possible.
Dice to use
However, students could also work in groups of 2 or 3.
1. Roll all
the dice.
Put the dice
Each person one on top of the
should loo other into
k at one a tower.
side of the
Example
tower.
Ensure you tell students which tense they should be working in. 2. Try to
guess
to help you the other players
think up icons by ask
questions. ing questio
Now, oth ns. Use you
You may wish to give them examples and we have allowed space on their REMEMBER
!
er players
will ask you
questions,
until they
guess you
r own icon
When r icons.
worksheet to write these examples down. you are ask
ed question
s, answer in
full senten
ces!
Encourage students to answer questions posed to them in full sentences.

For example:
One of the dice in the tower is from our sky topic.
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Player 1 can see Sun

Player 2 can see Rain
Player 3 can see Snow
Player 4 can see Wind
Player 1 asks What is the weather like today?
Player 2 replies It is raining in Edinburgh
Player 3 replies In Hong Kong it is snowing
Player 4 replies In Barcelona it is very windy
However, a more advanced group, working in different tenses will work at a higher level.
Player 1 asks What is the weather like today?
Player 2 replies It will be raining in Edinburgh all day today
Player 3 replies In Hong Kong it is snowing at the moment but may clear up later
Player 4 replies In Barcelona it has been very windy all week and it will remain windy until Friday.
Exercise
1. Students should be sat in a square around a table.
Students take 4 different dice, roll them once and then stacked
them in a tower like this:
Each student should be able to see one side of the tower.
2. Students then pose questions to each other based on the pictures in front of them.
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Any of the Imagidice topics could be used. Questions
& Answer
Give students as many different topics as 3
Aim 23
possible. In this exe
Your teache
rcise you
will practis
r will give
you a die.
e questions
and answer
s in a gue
Write dow ssing game.
n the nam
the others es of the
Students should work in pairs or groups.

. icons on you
r die below.
But dont
show them
to
1.
Before starting the exercise students should 1.
1.
look at the picture die they have been given 1.
and name all the pictures in the space 1.
1.
provided on their worksheet.
Dice to use
Example
1. Roll the
die and look
2. The gro at the icon
up will gue in front of
ss what the you. Do not
3. You can icon is by show it to
only answer asking you the group.
Yes or No questions.
4. When .
the other
A good way to help students warm up is to practise players gue
ss the icon
, give the
die to som
eone else
to roll.
asking general, logical questions to establish the dice
topic:
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Can it talk?
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Can you ride it?

Can you eat it?
etc.
More advanced students might ask:
Is it natural or man made?
Does it perform a function?
Can I eat it?
Is it an occupation?
Is it dangerous?
etc.
Exercise
1. Player 1 rolls the die and looks at the picture in front of him.
He should not show his picture to the others in the group.
2. The rest of the group try and guess what the picture is by asking him questions.
3. Player 1 can only answer simply Yes or No.
4.When the group has guessed the picture the die is passed to another player to have a turn.
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In this exercise students will practise giving reasons. 24

Reasons
Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable. Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will find par
The more topics used the more interesting the activity, however,
tners and
practise givi
ng reasons.
Before you
start, your
Example
restrict the topics to those you feel could be used most
teacher wil
l roll the dic
Write it her e and give
e: you an exa
mple.
confidently by your students.

Students should work in groups.
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 die
. What is
your icon?
Write it her
My icon is e:
Example 2. Ask oth

ers what
are partne
rs
icons they
have. Do
the 2 icon
3. Why are s go togeth
er? If the
Below are some examples to help you.
you partne y do, you
rs? Give a
4. Find all reason.
your partne
rs in the
5. Write group.
your nam
in the tab e and icon
le below. and the nam
es of all you
r partners
NAME and their
icons
ICON
Picture 1 Picture 2 Link NAME

ICON
Dog Cake The dog doesnt eat cake

Pen Car I draw a picture of the car
Home Bird I found a bird on the window of my home
Cake ball There is a bakery next to the football club
6. Tell the
rest of the
Snake Foot The shoes have a snake pattern on them group who
your partne
rs are and
why.
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Ear Snow She cant hear the snow falling outside
Exercise
1. Each member of the group is given a single die and rolls his die once. Students should
write down which picture they rolled on their worksheet in the space provided.
2. Students ask others what they rolled and decide whether the 2 pictures go together?
3. If they do, they are partners. They should then say why they believe their pictures go
together.
4. Students should find all their possible partners in the group.
This is a good activity to follow the Associated Words exercise (4) in this book.
Extension
Bring your students back into a whole group.
Each person must present their reasons for choosing their partners.
This is a good way to develop vocabulary, presentation and thinking skills.
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In this exercise students practise reporting things that Reported
Speech - W
other people have said in a fun way. hat was sa
Aim
id? 25
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used. In this exe
rcise you
will practis
e saying wh
This is RE
PORTED at someon
SPEECH. e said.
You will also need photographs for this exercise, either
Example
multiple copies of the same photograph or a variety Before you
sta rt, your tea
cher will giv
e you som
Write the
of different photographs. Any photograph suitable to m here: e examples.
the age level of your group will do but it should have a

central character. Look in newspapers and magazines
but dont forget, there are many photographs available
for downloading on the internet and you might like Dice to use
to encourage your students to practise their ICT 1. Your tea

cher will give
you a pho
a) What
skills by finding photographs for this exercise. can you see tograph. Ans
in the pho wer these
b) Who is tograph? questions:
the person
c) What ?
is he/she
doing and

2. You are why?
going to int
him/her som erview the
e questions. person in
Write the the photog
m here: raph, so you
must ask
Example
In order that your students are clear as to the meaning
of reported speech there is space allowed on their 3. Roll the
dice.
4. Using
worksheet for you to give them some examples. answered
the icons
for ideas,
your questio
ns.
decide how
the person
in the pho
5. Presen tograph
t your int
Below are some of our examples of reported speech

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the rest of
the group.
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The Imagidice pictures are in italics.
Topic What was said Reported Speech

Animal I am going to buy a cat The man said that he was going to buy a cat.
Food Do you like cake? The woman asked whether I liked cake.
Hobbies I will be at the music lesson at 2 pm The boy said that he would be at the music lesson at 2pm.
Places Dont go to the forest The girl told me not to go to the forest.
Exercise
1. Students discuss this photograph and try to answer the following questions:
What can you see in this photograph?
Who is the person?
What is he/she doing and why?
There should be no right or wrong answers and students should be encouraged to be as imaginative as
possible. Once they have settled on an identity for the central character they must complete the rest of the
exercise without changing their decision.
This is the point where students can practise their skills in reported speech. They are to ima-
gine they are newspaper reporters and they are going to interview the central character se-
conds after the photograph was taken.
2. Students must think of questions to ask the person in the picture. There is space on their worksheet to
write down their questions.
3.They may roll all the dice you have given them together. Using the images on the picture dice for ideas, they
must decide what the central character said in the interview.
4. They should present their interview to the rest of the group
Extension
The interviews could be turned into any of the following:
Newspaper/Magazine item
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Television news item
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26 Role Play
In this exercise students are going to create a short role play. 26

Role Play
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used. Aim
In this exe
rcise you will
create a sho
rt play.
We recommend using dice from 4 or more topics. Before you

sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the dice
for a play and give you
and its par an examp

ts. le
Dice to use
Exercise
1. Roll all
the dice tog
ether.
2. In the
box below
write dow
3. Create n the icon
a play usin s that cam
g the icon e up.
4. Perfor s on your
m your pla dice.
1. Students roll all of the dice once and at the same time. 5. When
you are wat
their dice
y to the
and write
oth
ching other
er groups.
gro
They must
your guesse ups plays, guess wh
guess the
icons you
had.
s in the box ich icons the
below. y had on
Group Numb
2. They record which of the images they have rolled in the GROUP 1
er
Icons on Dic
e
grid provided on their worksheet. GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
3. All images must be referred to in some way during the GROUP 5
play, but how this is achieved should be left to the imagi-

GROUP 6
How many
did you get
nation of the students and will depend on the ability of

right?
the group.
For example, when foot is rolled from the Human body topic,
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way to the shops

Tell your students how long they have to create their short play and ask them to write
this in the space provided on their worksheets.This creates a sense of urgency and helps
students focus on the task.
4. Once the time has run out, students should perform their play to the other groups.
Concentration levels can vary when watching other groups role plays.
In order to help concentration students should:
5. Try to guess which images the other groups rolled and record their guesses in the grids
on their worksheets.
You could turn this into a competition by awarding points for every correct guess.
Extension
Give students a particular phrase or idiom which must be included somewhere in their role
play this could be something from an earlier topic, for revision, or something from their
current studies.
Students could be rewarded for the most creative use of the phrase/idiom.
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In this exercise students practice simple Sentence
Building
sentence structuring. Aim 27
In this exe
rcise you
Any of the Imagidice topics are

are going
to practis
e building
sentences.
Example
suitable but use more straightforward
Before you
sta rt, your tea
che
example sen r will roll the dice
tence. Wr and give you
ite it here: an
combinations for lower ability groups.

You will need one Imagidice picture die
and one regular number die. Dice to use
1. Roll 1 num
Students can work alone, in pairs or in a

ber die and
2. Make a 1 picture
sentence die.
you get the using the
number of icon on the
write the points on picture
the number die. If your senten
small group if you wish to turn it into a fun
points eve
ryone get die. Use the ce is right,
s in 6 roll table below
s of the die
. to
competition. Names
1 2
Points Score
3
d / Roll
4 5 6
This exercise could be used in students

current studies as useful revision.
Example 3. Write
four senten
ces below:
a.
The structure to be used is your decision, so this b.
exercise can be used many times and at many c.

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students an example of the structure to be used.
There is space provided on the worksheet for them to write
your examples.
Below are some examples of how the same topic can be set in a variety of structures. In these examples, the Imagidice
Sport topic is used.
Please note that these are only examples and are by no means exhaustive.
Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense Likes/Dislikes

I play the piano I played the piano I will play the piano Piano is my favourite instrument
You are writting You were writting You are writting Do you enjoy writing?
He doesnt like He didnt like He wont like cooking Why dont you like cooking?
cooking cooking
Do you paint ? Did you paint? Will you paint? What do you prefer, paint or
sculpture?
She never plays She never played She is never going to My son often plays with the cat,
with her cat with her cat play with her cat but my daughter doesnt like
playing with the cat at all
Exercise
1. Students roll the picture die and the regular number dice at the same time.
2. If they can create a sentence using the pictures they can see, they score the number of
points shown on the number die.
3. There is space on the students worksheets for them to write 4 sentences.
Extension
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28 Sentences Game
In this exercise students practise sentence building. 28

Sentences
Game
Any of the Imagidice topics can be used. Aim
In this exe
rcise you
In addition to Imagidice players will also need a number die and

will practis
You need e making
a counter, sentences.
a number
die and a
picture die
counters for this game.

Students should work in pairs or groups. Dice to use
A simple gaming board is provided for this exercise.

1. Roll the plus a counte
number die r
of squares and move
on the die your counte
The first . r the num
player to ber
get to 49
2. If you win s the game
land on a
ROLL TH you must
E PICTURE STOP and
using the DIE. Make
icon on the a sentence
Exercise
3. MISS die.
A GO IF YO
MAKE A U CANNOT
SENTENCE
1. Each player throws the number die and moves their

counter around the board the number of squares shown
on the die. The first player to land on 49 wins the game.
2. Each time players land on a they should stop, roll the
picture die and say a sentence relating to the picture they
see.
3. They should miss a go if they cannot say a sentence.
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If you wish to set a structure use any of the many examples given
in these teachers notes for ideas.
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By enlarging and laminating the game board you can keep the board for
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other exercises too.
Extension 32 46
Ask students to make their own board games. These can be
swapped with other groups and kept for future use.
STOP 33 45
START
30 34 44
22
1 21 STOP 29 STOP STOP
2
20 24 STOP 36 42
STOP
4 STOP 25 27 37 41
5 26 40
18 STOP
STOP
17 STOP 15 14 39
7 13
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Simply the Best 29
In this exercise students are asked to use words Simply the
Best
to compare one thing with other things in its Aim 29
group superlatives. In this exe
group. The
rcise you
se words
will use wor
are called
ds to com
SUPERLA
pare one
thing with
TIVES. other things
Before starting this exercise students need to

in its
Before you
sta rt, your tea
Example
know how to use superlatives
cher will rol
l the die and
Write the give you som
m here: e examples.
short adjectives add est to the end of the

adjective
longer ones add most before the
adjective Dice to use
1. Each per
Any 4 different Imagidice topics would

son in the
group roll
2. Compar s the sam
e the icon e die.
s.
3. Each per
son makes
be suitable for this exercise.

Make not up a superla
es in the tive senten
table below. ce by com
paring the icons.
Picture 2
SUPERLATIVE
Picture 2
SUPERLATIVE
Students can work alone in pairs or in 1. Picture 3

SUPERLATIVE
Picture 4
SUPERLATIVE
2.
groups. 3.
4.
5.
Example 6.
Extension
The following example appears on the students Use a com

For examp
bination of
le, if you
different dice
and compar
e things bet
roll:
worksheet:
ween differe
CAT nt categories
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The rain is ST
the WETT The castle
EST is the BIG
The cinema GEST
is the MO
ST TECHN
ICAL
Topic / Image Example sentence

Animal / Cat The cat is the cutest
History / Castle The castle is the tallest
Animal / spider The spider is the smallest
Fantastic / Pirate The pirate is the most interesting
Exercise
1. Each person in the group rolls the same dice.
2. Each student must make up a superlative sentence by comparing the icons.
3. They can make notes in the table provided.
Below is an example of 3 possible lines of a completed grid.
The dice used are Travel, food, every day life.
Picture 1 Superlative Picture 2 Superlative Picture 3 Superlative

plane most meat hottest broom cheapest
expensive
Car fastest Sweets sweetest ball roundest
Train noisiest mushroom smallest flowers the most beautiful
Extension
For more advanced pupils, use a combination of different dice and compare things between
different categories.
cat castle rain cinema
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30 Song Writing
In this exercise students write their own lyrics to a well known song of your 30
Song Writi
choice. ng
Aim
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used for this exercise but choose In this exe
rcise you
will write
lyrics to a
well known
song.
ones that are relevant to their age and ability. Also aim to offer topics that Before you
sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
have a natural connection. l the
as an examp dice and make up som
le: e words
Use a maximum of 4 picture dice for this exercise.

You will need a recording of a well known song for this exercise. This could Dice to use
be an old song or a song currently in the pop music charts but should be 1. Your tea
2. Roll all
cher will pla
the dice.
y some mu
In the box
sic. Listen
carefully.
below wri
one known to your students. te down wh
ich icons com
e up.
1. Icons on Dic
e
We would recommend a song with a strong and repetitive rhythm which 2.
is easy to remember. By using a song already familiar your students can 3.
4.
concentrate on writing the lyrics and not have to remember the tune too. 3. Now thi
nk of new
example fro words to
m your tea the song
4. Now, cher. using your
Select only part of the song, perhaps one verse and the chorus and play write you icons. But
r song wor first listen
ds here: to an
it to the group.
Example
In this example the 4 dice used are: 5. Give you
6. Now sing
r song a tit
le and wri
te it here:
your song
for the res
We have highlighted the images from each topic. t of the
class!
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1. I love going sailing. 2.Today it is sunny. 3. My favourite programme is

I go with my friends. But soon it will snow. on BBC.
We sail every Tuesday Oh I love the winter I always eat sweets when
And every weekend And when the winds blow watching a movie
Exercise
1. Play the piece of music to the students.
2. Students roll the dice and base their lyrics around the images they see. There is space on their worksheet
for them to record the images they have rolled.
3.They may use these images in any way they choose to write lyrics to the song. However, you could ask them
to use each image more than once or ask them not to include more than one image in any one line of their
song. Firstly, you will need to give students an example, so make sure you have created your own lyrics and
sing them to the group yourself. Students always respond better if they think you are always prepared to
have a go. Alternatively, use the example above.
4. You will need to play the piece of music several times and help the students stretch and repeat words so
that they may fit their lyrics to the music. Their lyrics do not have to rhyme but encourage it if possible.
Get the students to record their lyrics in the space provided.
5. Every group should think of an original title for their song. They should write this in the space provided on
their worksheets.
6. Once finished, all the groups should sing their version to the rest of the class. This can be intimidating for
some but can be overcome if everyone is encouraged to sing all versions at the same time.You can do this
through any of the following methods:
a. Give the class photocopies of the lyrics
b. Ask the student to write the lyrics on transparent film.This film is shown to the group with an overhead
projector.
c. Allow students to type the lyrics on to a computer and shown them via an interactive whiteboard.
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when it should be sung bouncing ball style. This will help everyone to keep time. Linguascope
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This activity is best used with students who Storytellin
g: Advance
d
have a solid grasp of language. It gives students Aim 31
the opportunity to be involved in extended In this exe
4 pictures
rcise each
memb
but in a diff er of your group
erent ord
er.
is going to
tell a story
story telling based on given prompts.

using the
same
Any of the Imagidice topics would be Dice to use
suitable. Ideally 4 dice should be used. 1. Decide

2. Roll all
who is goin
the dice onc
g to begin
e and at
3. Place the the same
dice side by time.
Students can work in pairs or in small groups.

side
In the first instance topics which easily link 4. Tell a

story usin
g the icon
s - read fro
5. Change
together should be used such as:

the order m left to
of the dice right.
6. Tell a and give the
story usin m to the
g the sam person on
from left e icons as your left.
to right. player 1 but
Hobbies Travel
in the new
BE CAREFUL order readin
! DONT g
SAY ANYT
7. Now, cha HING THAT
nge the ord SOMEONE
er of the ELSE HAS
Sky Places.
If working dice and pas SAID.
in pairs hav s the m
e at least to your left
3 turns eac .
h.
Once students are familiar with the activity

it can be made more difficult by not using
connected topics.
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1. The players decide who will start.

2. The first player should roll all 4 dice.
3. These should then be laid side-by-side in a row.
4. By reading the pictures left to right the player has to tell a story of some kind.
5.Without changing the pictures he alters the order of the dice and passes them to his left.
6. The next player should also tell a story reading the pictures left to right but should not
repeat exact sentences.
For example, if the first player had said It is a windy day although other players may use
the word windy they may not repeat the exact phrase.
7. The activity continues with the order of the pictures being changed and the dice being
passed around the group.
The more times the dice are passed the more difficult the activity becomes and the more
imagination the players have to use. Ensure that the first player, at least, gets a second turn,
as this player had a very much easier task than the other players with a free reign to say
whatever he wanted.
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In this exercise students are going to tell a story. 32

Storytellin
g: Group
Students should work in groups. Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will tell a
See how ima story in a
ginative you group.
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used, but ensure that

before you can be and
run out of how many
ideas. times you
can go aro
und the gro
up
Your teache
students are familiar with all the vocabulary before you begin.
r will give
you a phrase
to start the
story. Write
it here:
Example
Dice to use
There is space provided on the students worksheet for you to give your students
a phrase which may be appropriate to their stage of learning. 1. Decide
2. The firs
who will sta
rt.
t person
rolls a die
3. The nex and makes
t per a sentence
to the last son then rolls a die about the
icon.
sentence and makes
4. Contin a sentence
ue the sto about the
to tell a ry around icon, linked
story the group.
Everyone
s sentences
must link
together
Exercise
1. Students are given one Imagidice picture die each and
they decide who is to start.
2. Each person rolls a die and says a sentence containing a
word inspired by the picture they see.
3. Everyones sentences must link together to tell a story. Gigamic
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4.They can go around the group as many times as they like

to see how many sentences they can join together before getting stuck. Encou-
rage your students to be as imaginative as possible.
Extension
Students could turn their story into a play which could be filmed or recorded.
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Storytelling: Individual 33
In this exercise students have the opportunity Storytellin
g: Individu
to create short stories - from very simple al
Aim 33
combinations resulting in short sentences to In this exe
rcise you
will tell a
story.
complicated paragraphs. Before you

start, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the dice
Write it her and give an
example sto
Differentiation is simple and the results will

e: ry.
depend on the age and ability of your group.

Some students may need assistance initially.
We recommend using 3/4 dice to start.
Add more dice to make this exercise more
Dice to use
challenging. Ensure that students are familiar 1. Roll all
the dice tog
with all the vocabulary on the dice before

ether.
2. Tell a
short story
using the
3. Here are icons you
some wor see.
ds to help
starting the exercise.

Tomorrow. you start
.. your story:
Yesterday
...
This mo
rning...
Sometime
Students should work alone. Now, write

s...
your own
ideas about
how to sta
rt.
My ideas:
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Pen (hobbies) Spider (Animals)

Castle (history)
Depending on ability students might say:
This morning I am drawing a big spider.The spider is called Harry. He lives in a huge castle.
OR
Yesterday I was sat in the castle garden and a huge spider ran across my foot. He was very big and
hairy, he said his name was Harry.
In order for students to focus on the required structures and tenses, it is helpful to offer them story starters.
These could be single words or whole sentences.
There is space on the students worksheet for them to write down some of your ideas.
Below are some additional story starters for your use:
Past Tense
I went to the shop earlier and
John was washing the car yesterday when
Present Tense
I play cards at home but my sister
The woman is walking down the road
Future Tense
Mrs Brown will meet her friends next week
The dog is going to the vet later and
I will be watching the match on Tuesday evening
Exercise
1. Students roll the dice once and at the same time.
2. Tell a short story using all the pictures they can see.
3. The following story starters appear on the students worksheet:
Tomorrow (Future)
Yesterday (Past)
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Sometimes (Past OR Present OR Future)
34 Tenses
In this exercise students practise simple sentence structuring. 34

Tenses
Any of the Imagidice topics could be used in this exercise Example
Before you
and this exercise could be used as a part of their current studies sta rt, your tea
cher will giv
e
Write it her you an example sen
e: tence.
as useful revision.
The structure to be used is your decision so this exercise can be
used many times and at many stages of your students learning.
Each time you revisit this exercise you might like to give your Dice to use
students an example of the structure to be used.There is space 1. Roll the

2. Make a
dice.
sentence
using all the
allowed on their worksheet for them to write your examples.

3. Write icons.
some senten
ces here:
Example
Below are some examples of how the same topic can be set in a variety of
structures. In these examples the Imagidice Hobbies topic is used.
Please note that these are only examples and are by no means exhaustive.
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I watch a movie I watched a movie I will watch a movie

I am reading a book You were reading a You are going to read
book a book
He doesnt like He didnt like cooking He wont like cooking
cooking
Do you like tinckering Did you like tinckering Will you like tinckering
tomorrow?
She never listens to She never listened to She is never going to
music music listen to music
Exercise
1. Students roll the die.
2. They should create a sentence using the pictures they can see.
3. There is space on the students worksheets for them to write some sentences.
Extension
Give students 2 or more dice for longer, more difficult sentences.
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Verbs 35
In this exercise students revise their knowledge Verbs
of verbs. Aim 35
In this exe
rcise you
The Imagidice Hobbies topic should be

will revise
A VERB is VERBS.
a doing wor
d. For exa
mple to
listen, to
play, to wat
used for this exercise. Before you

start, your
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WRITING VERBS
CINEMA
COOKING
MUSIC
DIY
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3. Repeat
with differe
nt dice, make
a new tab
le each tim
image.This list is by no means exhaustive.

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Images
Pen Cooking Movie Art DIY Music
Write Cook Watch Draw Tinker Listen
Buy Cut be moved Dance Knit Hear
Sell Mix Act Sculpt Create Play
Borrow Blend Listen Admire Craft Buy
Lend Boil Buy Listen Fix Download
Verbs
Lose Heat up Sell Like Glue Record
Chew Peel Sit Dislike Imagine Conduct
Read Enjoy Produce Paint Design Read
Sign Love Film Create Sew Write
Sharpen Hate Direct Compose Develop Compose
Exercise
1. Students roll a single Hobbies die and try to think of a verb that goes with the image they
see. Go through the given example on the worksheet so the students understand what
is required.
2. Students write down as many verbs as they can think of for each image in the grid pro-
vide on their worksheet.
You could reward the student who thinks of the most verbs.
Extension
Give students different dice and repeat this exercise. Make a new table each time.
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36 Vocabulary Game
In this exercise students practise vocabulary they have learned as 36

Vocabulary
Game
single words or in sentences. Aim
In this exe
Any of the Imagidice topics can be used.

rcise you
will practis
e vocabulary
. Each pla
yer needs
a counter.
In addition to Imagidice players will also need a number die and

counters for this game.
Dice to use
1. Roll a plus a cou

number die nter
squares on and mo
the die. The ve your counter aro
Students should work in pairs or groups. 2. If you

land on a
in a single
word.
first player
you must
to get to
stop and
und the boa
49 win
roll the pict
rd the num
s the gam
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ber of
3. If you ure die. Na

cannot nam me the icon
A simple gaming board is provided for this exercise.

e the icon
you miss
a turn.
START
16
1 17 32 33
FINISH
Exercise
2 15 18 31
48 49
1. Each player rolls the number die and moves their counter 3 34 47
19
14 30
35
around the board the number of squares shown on the 46
die. The first player to land on 49 wins the game. 4 13 20
29 36 45
2. Each time players land on a they should stop, roll the 5 12 21 28 44
37
picture die and say a sentence relating to the picture they 6 11
22
27 38 43
see.
7 10 23 39
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Extension
Ask students to make their START FINISH
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Vocabulary Practise 37
In this exercise students practise vocabulary Vocabulary
Practice
through simple picture recognition. Aim 37
In this exe
rcise you

are going
to practis
e vocabulary
.
Choose either a current topic or a previously

Dice to use
learned topic needing revision. 1. Roll 1 num
ber die and
2. If you 1 picture
can name die togeth
the icon you er.
You will need one picture die and one

number die see, you get
.
3. Write the number
the points of points
you score on the
in the tab
le.
number die, for point scoring. Roll Roll Ro

1 2
ll Roll Roll
Roll Roll Ro
ll Roll Roll
3 4 5 Roll Roll
POINTS 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL
Students can work alone or compete against SCORED
4. Now,
12
write the
each other in pairs or groups. Roll 1.

words dow
n to practis
e your spe
lling.
Roll 2.
Roll 3.
Roll 4.
Exercise
Roll 5.
Roll 6.
1. In turn students take one number die

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points on the number die.
3. A grid is provided on the students worksheet to record
the points they score.
4.There is space provided on the worksheet for students to record the words.This is useful
spelling practise.
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38 Where is it? - Prepositions of place 2
In this exercise students practise using prepositions to describe 38 Where is it

? - Preposition
s of place
where something is in relation to something else. Aim
2
See also activity 16, My Room.

In this exe
rcise you
will practis
There wor e saying wor
ed PREPO tell you wh
For examp SITIONS ere things
le: above, of place. are.
below, in,
Your teache on, under
Most Imagidice topics are suitable for this exercise. , beside,
r will tell
Write the
m here:
you which
prepositio on top of,
ns you will over
need to use
1. in this exe
rcise.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
You may like to give students some prepositions to focus on in

7.
8.
this activity. Space is provided on their worksheets for them to Before you
sta rt, your tea
Example
cher will rol
l the dice
write those down.

m here: some exa
mples.
Example Dice to use
1. Roll the
You will have your own list of prepositions but we have included a number of 2. Make a
dice.
sentence
about the
3. Try and icons with
suggestions with possible topic combinations to help you. you can.
4. How ma
create the
longest sen
one or mo
tence you
can with
re prepositio
as many pre
ns.
ny prepos positions
itions did as
you use?
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Cat Bed behind The cat is behind the bed.

Pen Dog under The pen is under the dog.
Ball Sweets next to The ball is next to the sweets.
Bird House in The bird is in the House.
Flower Car on The flower is on the car
Home Castle opposite My home is opposite the castle.
Below are all these examples incorporated into one paragraph. See Extension activity below
I found my cat behind the bed before I went to swimming pool. I wanted to write a note to
my mother but the pen was under the dog. After football lesson I wanted sweets and luckily
the sweets shop was next to the football stadium. A bird was in the house so I went outside
because I was scared. When I got home opposite to the castle, I forgot my flower on my car.
Exercise
1. Students roll 2 dice.
2. They then build simple sentences using prepositions.
3. Students should attempt to make extended sentences using many prepositions.
4. There is space on the students worksheets for them to write sentences.
Extension
Give your students as many dice with familiar vocabulary as you can.
The dice are rolled together.They are to construct a paragraph using as many of the images
as they can.
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Who am I? 39
In this exercise students use their imagination to Who am I?
create a new identity for themselves. 39
Aim
Select any of the core Imagidice topics suggested In this exe

rcise you will
make up a
new identity
for yoursel
below and then add other topics depending on age

f.
Before you
start, your
Example
teacher wil
and ability of your group.

How much l roll the dic
informatio e and give
n can you you an exa
identity in find out abo mp
only one min ut your teachers new le.
ute?
Core topics for this activity:

Animals Hobbies History
Food Places Fantastic Dice to use
1. Roll all
the dice.
Students should work in pairs or groups DO NOT
YOUR GR
SHOW TH
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ON THE
DICE TO
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2. Use the R MEMBER
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4. You mu ch inform
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in full sen Yes, No
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5. After t know.
1 minute You must
pass the answer
dice to the
next player
in the gro
In the example below you can see the dice rolled and Extension
up.
Play with
how a student might create his new identity: a partner.
Answer the
questions
from the res
t of the gro
up about him
/her.
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Cooking He is a cook
These are the core details. From here your student
should add more details from his own imagination. For example, his
name, the name of his horse, where he lives and works and so on.
He might also add the following if he were given more dice:
Topic / Image New Identity

Cake He has just made a cake
Ghost There is a ghost in the castle
Labyrinth He got lost in a maze
Enigma But solve the enigma
Cinema He is a character of a movie
Exercise
1. Students roll the dice they have been given making sure they do not show the dice to the other
members of the group.
2. Using the pictures in front of them students create a new identity for themselves.
3. The rest of the group have 1 minute to find out as much information about this new identity as
possible.They can ask as many questions as they are able. Remember there are no right or wrong
answers so students can really let their imaginations fly.
4. All questions should be answered in full and should not be answered with a simple Yes or No.
Students should also avoid I dont know. If they are asked a question that they are not sure how
to answer they should use their imagination to decide how the character they have invented
would have answered it and try again.
5. After one minute the dice are passed to the next player in the group and so on until everyone in
the group has had a turn.
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40 Writing Stories
In this exercise students are helped to create interesting and 40

Writing Sto
creative stories using a very simple writing frame. ries
Aim
In this exe
rcise you
will write

a short sto
ry and tel
l it to the
group.
Before you
start, your
Example
Ensure that students are familiar with the vocabulary in eachcase. teacher wil
l roll the dic
as an examp
le:
e and make
up some words
We recommend using 4 different picture dice.

The task that is then set should be appropriate to the age and
Dice to use
ability of your students. 1. Roll the
4 dice and
draw or nam
2. Next to e the icon
each box are s in the box

you want lines for you es below.
about the to write you
icons but r story. You
you must can write
connect eac anything
h sentence
to make a
story.
Example
Below are examples of how the same picture may be used by students of
differing ability.
I write with a pencil

3. Tell you
r story to
the rest of
the group
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The boy must sharpen his pencil before he begins

drawing
I gave a packet of pencils to my niece for her

birthday. She was really pleased as she loves art
and enjoys drawing.
Exercise
1. Students roll the dice and either draw or name the images in the boxes on their worksheet.
2. Next to each box are lines for them to write a story. They can write about anything they
like but the story must relate to the pictures in the boxes.
3. Students should tell their story to the rest of the group.
If you are working with low ability students you may wish to ask them to write a single
sentences or even a single word. More able students may be required to write full paragraphs.
Extension
This writing frame can also be used for letter writing, each picture being the theme for a
new paragraph.
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Alliteration 1
Aim
In this exercise you are going to write a poem using the same sound at the
beginning of different words. This is called ALLITERATION.
Here is an example. Underline the alliteration.
Example
I read a boring, big, black, book.
I met a daft, dopey, dripping, dog.
We had a super, sunny, September, Sunday.
I am cooking a creation : a carrot cake.
Nancy Normans nice nose
Check your answer with your teacher.
Dice to use
1. Roll the 4 dice.

2. What are the icons on the dice? Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
3. Circle the first letter of each word above.

4. Write your own poem on the lines below. On each line you must name one of
the icons on the dice and use alliteration.
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Aim
In this exercise you will put words in alphabetical order.
You will need a stopwatch to time the exercise.
Dice to use
1. Roll all the dice together. Start the stopwatch.

2. Which letter of the alphabet does each icon begin with?
Say the letters to your partner.
3. Your partner must put the dice in alphabetical order.
4. Stop the stopwatch. How long did it take?
Write your partners time in the table below.
5. Repeat the exercise but this time your partner says the letters to you.
6. What was your time?
Write it in the table. Were you quicker or slower than your partner?
Repeat the whole exercise several times.
What was your fastest time?
Who had the fastest time?
My Partners Times My Times
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
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and & but 3
Aim
In this exercise you will practise joining sentences using and & but
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give you an example.
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 3 dice together.

2. Make a sentence joining the 3 icons using and & but.
3. Write your own sentences here:
a.
b.
c.
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4 Associated Words
Aim
In this exercise you are going to associate words or phrases that link together
associated words
For example: sun hot swimming wet bus passenger
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give you some examples.
Write them here:
Dice to use
A Work in groups. Each player has 2 lives.

1. Roll a die and think of a word associated with the icon.
2. The next person thinks of a word linked to your associated word
3. Continue round the group until someone gets stuck and loses a life.
4. When you lose both your lives you are out.
B 1. Roll either a single die 6 times or 6 different dice once.

2. Write down the icons you see and associated words in the table below.
Picture Associated Word
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
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because 5
Aim
In this exercise you will join sentences using the word because.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice.

2. Make a sentence. Join the icons using because.
a.
b.
c.
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6 Comparing Things 1 - Comparatives
Aim
In this exercise you will use words to compare 2 or more things.
These are called COMPARATIVES.
For example: hotter, bigger, slower, faster, more interesting, more beautiful
Your teacher will tell you which comparatives to use in this exercise.
Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Example
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 die twice and make sentences using comparatives.

2. Roll 2 dice and make sentences using comparatives.
a.
b.
c.
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Aim
IIn this exercise you will compare things under 3 categories:
bigger smaller more valuable
These are called comparatives.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Each person rolls one die. Write the name of the icon you rolled in the table
below, where it says My icon is:
2. Ask others in your group what they rolled.
3. Look at your icon and name someone who:
a) has rolled something BIGGER than yours
b) has rolled something SMALLER than yours
c) has rolled something MORE VALUABLE than yours
4. Write your results in the table below.
My icon is :
Bigger Smaller More Valuable

NAME ICON NAME ICON NAME ICON
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8 Connecting Ideas - Conjunctions
Aim
In this exercise you will find words which connect your ideas together.
These words are called CONJUNCTIONS.
For example: and, but, or, because, if, and when.

Your teacher will tell you which conjunctions you are to use in this exercise.
Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice.

2. Make sentences connecting the icons you see using one of the conjunctions
your teacher gave you.
3. Write some of your own sentences here:
a.
b.
c.
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Describing Things - Adjectives 9
Aim
In this exercise you will find words which connect your ideas together.
These words are called CONJUNCTIONS.
Example
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the die and look at the icon.

2. How many ADJECTIVES can you think of to describe what you can see?
3. Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
4. Roll the die again and again until you have used all the icons: add the new
adjectives to your list.
5. Now roll the die and make a sentence using an ADJECTIVE from your list
above to describe what you can see.
(If you think of a new adjective add it to your list.)
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Aim
In this exercise you will use words that show feelings.
These are called feeling words.
For example: an ANGRY dog
a FRIGHTENING storm
Think of as many feeling words as you can.
Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 die
2. Make a sentence with the icon using a feeling word from your list
3. Every time you think of a new feeling word add it to your list.
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Aim
In this exercise you will be practising vocabulary.
Your teacher will give you a picture die. Name all the icons you can see.
Write them here. Ask your teacher to help you.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the die first and show you
how the exercise works. Did you guess the icon?
Dice to use
A 1. Roll your die.

2. Describe your icon but do not tell the group what it is.
3. The group must guess what the icon is.1. Roll either a single die 6 times
or 6 different dice once.
B 1. Roll your die.

2. The group must ask questions to find out what your icon is.
3. You can only answer yes or no
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12 How Many Words?
Aim
In this exercise you are going to practise building sentences using a specific number
of words.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Take 1 or 2 number dice and 1 picture die and roll them.

2. What is the icon on the picture die and what numbers are on the number dice?
3. Make a sentence with the icon you see. The sentence must contain the number
of words that are shown on the number die/dice.
4. If you make a sentence, with the right number of words, you get the number
of points on the number die/dice.
5. If you roll a 1 on the number die you must say an associated word.
(Ask your teacher to explain associated words).
6. Write down the results in the table.
ICON NUMBER SENTENCE
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Aim
In this exercise you will test your memory.
One person in the group is the group leader.
Dice to use
1. Choose a group leader.

2. The group leader rolls all the dice.
3. The other players look at the dice and try to remember them while the group
leader counts from 10 to 0.
4. When the group leader reaches 0, he/she covers the dice.
5. The players have 10 seconds to name the icons they remember.
6. Score 1 point for each answer. Write the score next to each players name.
The group leader scores 1 point for every icon the players dont remember.
Pass the dice to the next player, who is then the group leader, and continue.
Game 1 Game 2
PLAYER POINTS PLAYER POINTS
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Group Leader Group Leader
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14 I went shopping...
Aim
In this exercise you will practise talking about the past and test your memory.
Each person in the group takes a different die.
Decide who will start the game.
Dice to use
1. Player 1
Roll a die.
Start a sentence with:
I WENT SHOPPING AND I BOUGHT..(Name of icon on your die)
2. Player 2
Roll a die.
I WENT SHOPPING AND I BOUGHT..(Name of icon on your die) AND
say the icon named by Player 1.)
3. Player 3
Roll a die.
I WENT SHOPPING AND I BOUGHT..(Name of icon on your die) AND
say the icon named by player 2 AND
say the icon named by Player 1.
Continue round the group. If someone rolls the same icon twice he/she must think
of an associated word.
Anyone who makes a mistake is out of the game. The winner is the last person to
make a sentence.
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Aim
In this exercise you will make sentences with if & will.
Example
IF it rains, I WILL watch the television.
He WILL make a cup of tea, IF you clear the table.
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 2 dice and make a sentence using IF and WILL.

2. Work in pairs. Take one die each.
Partner A says the if part of the sentence.
Partner B says the will part of the sentence.
1.
2.
3.
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16 My Room - Prepositions of place 1
Aim
In this exercise you will use words to say where things are.
These words are called PREPOSITIONS of place.
Your teacher will tell you the prepositions you will use in this exercise.
Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Example
Dice to use
Play with a partner. Imagine PLAN A is a bedroom.

1. Roll the 3 dice.
2. Draw the icons you see on your dice onto PLAN A.
3. Do not show your partner your plan.
4. Use prepositions to tell your partner where everything is in your room.
5. Your partner listens and draws everything on his PLAN A.
6. Now show your partner your plan and see if he/she is right.
7. Repeat. This time your partner will describe PLAN B to you.
Plan A Window Plan B

Door
Window
Door
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Noughts & Crosses 17
Aim
This game will help you practise:
a. Vocabulary b. Sentence Structures
Your teacher will tell you whether you are to complete activity a. or b.
Dice to use
Play with a partner

1. Start the game by drawing a grid like this:
2. The first player is known as X and the second is O.
3. Player X
Roll a die.
a. If you name the icon on the die, put an X on the grid... OR
b. If you make a sentence using the icon on the die put an X
on the grid.
If not, you miss a turn.
3. Player O
Roll a die.
a. If you name the icon on the die put an O on the grid... OR
b. If you make a sentence using the icon on the die put an O
on the grid.
If not, you miss a turn.
You win if you get three in a row O X
5. If no one has three in a row,
try again! O X X
X O
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18 Odd One Out
Aim
In this exercise you will look for the odd one out and give reasons.
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice.

2. Which icon is the odd one out?
3. Explain why to the rest of the group.
Example
If you roll:
Sun Ball Pirate Cake
You could say:
The cake is the odd one out, because I cannot eat the other things.
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Aim
In this exercise you will be using words to describe things and then finding
OPPOSITES.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give you some
examples. Write them here:
Adjective Opposite
Dice to use
Play with a partner

1. Roll a die and make a sentence using an ADJECTIVE to describe what you see.
2. Your partner will listen to what you say. He/She will then say the same
sentence but use an opposite ADJECTIVE.
3. Repeat the exercise several times.
Every time you use a new adjective and its opposite, add it to your list above.
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20 Pronouns
Aim
In this exercise you will make sentences with:
I You He/She/it We They
These are called PRONOUNS
Before you begin:
Each student will make a sentence using different pronouns and including the
picture(s) of the die/dice.
First one will beginn with a sentence using I, the next one will repeat the
sentence using You, the next one using He/She or It ...
Example
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice and make a sentence starting with a PRONOUN.

1.
2.
2.
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Aim
In this exercise you will practise questions and find answers.
Example
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the die.

2. Ask questions using the icon you see.
3. Your partner will answer your questions.
4. Now, your partner will ask questions and you answer. Make sure you answer
with full sentences, not only YES or NO.
5. Write some questions and answers here.
a.
b.
c.
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22 Questions & Answer 2
Aim
In this exercise you will practise questions and answers in a guessing game.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll all the dice.

Put the dice one on top of the other into a tower.
Each person should look at one side of the tower.
2. Try to guess the other players icons by asking questions. Use your own icon
to help you think up questions.
Now, other players will ask you questions, until they guess your icons.
REMEMBER!
When you are asked questions, answer in full sentences!
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Questions & Answer 3 23
Aim
In this exercise you will practise questions and answers in a guessing game.
Your teacher will give you a die.
Write down the names of the icons on your die below. But dont show them to
the others.
1. 1.
1. 1.
1. 1.
Dice to use
1. Roll the die and look at the icon in front of you. Do not show it to the group.
2. The group will guess what the icon is by asking you questions.
3. You can only answer Yes or No.
4. When the other players guess the icon, give the die to someone else to roll.
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24 Reasons
Aim
In this exercise you will find partners and practise giving reasons.
Example
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 die. What is your icon? Write it here:
My icon is
2. Ask others what icons they have. Do the 2 icons go together? If they do, you
are partners
3. Why are you partners? Give a reason.
4. Find all your partners in the group.
5. Write your name and icon and the names of all your partners and their icons
in the table below.
NAME ICON NAME ICON
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6. Tell the rest of the group who your partners are and why.
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Reported Speech - What was said? 25
Aim
In this exercise you will practise saying what someone said.
This is REPORTED SPEECH.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will give you some examples.
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Your teacher will give you a photograph. Answer these questions:

a) What can you see in the photograph?
b) Who is the person?
c) What is he/she doing and why?
2. You are going to interview the person in the photograph, so you must ask
him/her some questions. Write them here:
3. Roll the dice.

4. Using the icons for ideas, decide how the person in the photograph
answered your questions.
5. Present your interview to the rest of the group.
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26 Role Play
Aim
In this exercise you will create a short play.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give you an example
for a play and its parts.
Dice to use
1. Roll all the dice together.

2. In the box below write down the icons that came up.
3. Create a play using the icons on your dice.
4. Perform your play to the other groups. They must guess the icons you had.
5. When you are watching other groups plays, guess which icons they had on
their dice and write your guesses in the box below.
Group Number Icons on Dice

GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
GROUP 6
How many did you get right?
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Sentence Building 27
Aim
In this exercise you are going to practise building sentences.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give you an
example sentence. Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 number die and 1 picture die.

2. Make a sentence using the icon on the picture die. If your sentence is right,
you get the number of points on the number die. Use the table below to
write the points everyone gets in 6 rolls of the die.
Points Scored / Roll

Names 1 2 3 4 5 6
3. Write four sentences below:
a.
b.
c.
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d.
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28 Sentences Game
Aim
In this exercise you will practise making sentences.
You need a counter, a number die and a picture die
Dice to use plus a counter
1. Roll the number die and move your counter the number
of squares on the die.
The first player to get to 49 wins the game
2. If you land on a you must STOP and
ROLL THE PICTURE DIE. Make a sentence
using the icon on the die.
3. MISS A GO IF YOU CANNOT
MAKE A SENTENCE
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Simply the Best 29
Aim
In this exercise you will use words to compare one thing with other things in its
group. These words are called SUPERLATIVES.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the die and give you some examples.
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Each person in the group rolls the same die.

2. Compare the icons.
3. Each person makes up a superlative sentence by comparing the icons.
Make notes in the table below.
Picture 2 SUPERLATIVE Picture 2 SUPERLATIVE Picture 3 SUPERLATIVE Picture 4 SUPERLATIVE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Extension
Use a combination of different dice and compare things between different categories.
For example, if you roll:
CAT CASTLE RAIN CINEMA
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You could say:
The cat is the SOFTEST The castle is the BIGGEST
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30 Song Writing
Aim
In this exercise you will write lyrics to a well known song.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and make up some words
as an example:
Dice to use
1. Your teacher will play some music. Listen carefully.

2. Roll all the dice. In the box below write down which icons come up.
Icons on Dice
1.
2.
3.
4.
3. Now think of new words to the song using your icons. But first listen to an
example from your teacher.
4. Now, write your song words here:
5. Give your song a title and write it here: Gigamic
6. Now sing your song for the rest of the class! Linguascope
Storytelling: Advanced 31
Aim
In this exercise each member of your group is going to tell a story using the same
4 pictures but in a different order.
Dice to use
1. Decide who is going to begin

2. Roll all the dice once and at the same time.
3. Place the dice side by side
4. Tell a story using the icons - read from left to right.

5. Change the order of the dice and give them to the person on your left.
6. Tell a story using the same icons as player 1 but in the new order reading
from left to right.
BE CAREFUL! DONT SAY ANYTHING THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS SAID.
7. Now, change the order of the dice and pass them to your left.
If working in pairs have at least 3 turns each.
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Aim
In this exercise you will tell a story in a group.
See how imaginative you can be and how many times you can go around the group
before you run out of ideas.
Your teacher will give you a phrase to start the story. Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Decide who will start.

2. The first person rolls a die and makes a sentence about the icon.
3. The next person then rolls a die and makes a sentence about the icon, linked
to the last sentence
4. Continue the story around the group. Everyones sentences must link together
to tell a story
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Storytelling: Individual 33
Aim
In this exercise you will tell a story.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and give an example story.
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll all the dice together.

2. Tell a short story using the icons you see.
3. Here are some words to help you start your story:
Tomorrow...
Yesterday...
This morning...
Sometimes...
Now, write your own ideas about how to start.
My ideas:
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34 Tenses
Example
Before you start, your teacher will give you an example sentence.
Write it here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice.

2. Make a sentence using all the icons.
3. Write some sentences here:
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Verbs 35
Aim
In this exercise you will revise VERBS.
A VERB is a doing word. For example to listen, to play, to watch, to read.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the die and give you some examples.
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the Hobbies die.
Name the icon and then say a verb that goes with it.
For example:
to read to buy to enjoy
2. Write down the verbs you can think of in the table.
Repeat round the group.
IMAGE VERBS
WRITING
CINEMA
COOKING
MUSIC
DIY
ART
Extension
3. Repeat with different dice, make a new table each time.
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36 Vocabulary Game
Aim
In this exercise you will practise vocabulary. Each player needs a counter.
Dice to use plus a counter
1. Roll a number die and move your counter around the board the number of
squares on the die. The first player to get to 49 wins the game.
2. If you land on a you must stop and roll the picture die. Name the icon
in a single word.
3. If you cannot name the icon you miss a turn.
START FINISH
49
16
1 17 32 33 48
31
2 15 18 34 47
3 19 35
14 30 46
4 13 20 29 36 45
28 44
5 12 21 37
22
6 11 27 38 43
39
7 10 23 26 42
8
9 24 25 40 41 Gigamic
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Vocabulary Practice 37
Aim
In this exercise you are going to practise vocabulary.
Dice to use
1. Roll 1 number die and 1 picture die together.

2. If you can name the icon you see, you get the number of points on the
number die.
3. Write the points you score in the table.
Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll
TOTAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
POINTS
SCORED
4. Now, write the words down to practise your spelling.
Roll 1. Roll 2.
Roll 3. Roll 4.
Roll 5. Roll 6.
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38 Where is it? - Prepositions of place 2
Aim
In this exercise you will practise saying words which tell you where things are.
There words are called PREPOSITIONS of place.
For example: above, below, in, on, under, beside, on top of, over
Your teacher will tell you which prepositions you will need to use in this exercise.
Write them here:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
Example
Write them here:
Dice to use
1. Roll the dice.

2. Make a sentence about the icons with one or more prepositions.
3. Try and create the longest sentence you can with as many prepositions as
you can.
4. How many prepositions did you use? Write down your sentences here:
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Who am I? 39
Aim
In this exercise you will make up a new identity for yourself.
Example
How much information can you find out about your teachers new
identity in only one minute?
Dice to use
1. Roll all the dice.

DO NOT SHOW THE ICONS ON THE DICE TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF
YOUR GROUP.
2. Use the icons on the dice to make up a new identity for yourself.
3. Your group has 1 minute to find out as much information about you by
asking questions.
4. You must not answer ONLY Yes, No or I dont know. You must answer
in full sentences.
5. After 1 minute pass the dice to the next player in the group.
Extension
Play with a partner. Answer the questions from the rest of the group about him/her.
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40 Writing Stories
Aim
In this exercise you will write a short story and tell it to the group.
Example
Before you start, your teacher will roll the dice and make up some words
as an example:
Dice to use
1. Roll the 4 dice and draw or name the icons in the boxes below.
2. Next to each box are lines for you to write your story. You can write anything
you want about the icons but you must connect each sentence to make a story.
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3. Tell your story to the rest of the group Linguascope

Worksheets
The ideal resource to learn a language

The Imagidice Teachers Notes & Student Worksheets offers ideas for 40
motivating activities to make the most of the dice in the classroom.
Alliteration, comparatives, adjectives, sentence building, tenses, verbs...
All the activities are designed to enable students to work with minimal
teacher input and the book provides you with plenty of examples to help
get your students started.
Whatever the age or ability of your students, from beginners to advanced,

they will enjoy these lively, communicative activities.
Whether they work:

- on their own
- with a partner
- in a group
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Welcome to the Imagidice

Good luck and have fun!

Beginners Intermediates Advanced

Any of the Imagidice topics would be suitable.

Ideally 4 dice should be used. Example

Students can work in pairs or in small groups. I read a bor

them to use (alliteration). 2. What

and use allit below. On each line

Dice to use Example

The worksheet allows space to write the poems down.

In this exercise students put words in alphabetical order. 2

are familiar with all the vocabulary before they begin.

Students can work in pairs or in small groups.

carry out the exercise, students time themselves and write

their times in the grid provided on their worksheet.

make this into a competition by asking students to compete

1. Students roll the dice and start the stopwatch. 6.

2. They look at the pictures and call out which letters of

3. Their partner puts the dice in alphabetical order and Linguas

then stops the stopwatch.

Any 3 of the Imagidice topics should be

used. Before you

Students can work alone, in pairs or in small

Example Dice to use

their worksheet for them to write your example down.

the results could be.

Dice to use Example

In this exercise students are encouraged to view the dice images 4

Any of the Imagidice topics could be used.

examples relevant to their recent studies. There is space on their worksheet 1.

students for examples to help them understand the exercise.

Topic Example Image Associated word Gigamic

Hobbies Cook Cake

Any of the Imagidice topics should be used.

You should start by giving your students an example of 1. Roll the

the structure you wish them to use.There is space on their 2. Make a

Below are some examples to get you started.

Die to use Example

In this exercise students will make sentences using comparatives. 6 Comparing

compare two things.

short adjectives add -er to the end 6.

longer ones use more before the adjective Before you

Any 2 of the Imagidice topics could be used.

Example 1. Roll 1 die

Space is allowed for 2 example sentences on their worksheet.

We suggest giving students an er example and one using more.

All Imagidice images are shown in italics.

Dice to use Example

Hobbies Animals Places

Travel History Before you

Note : use only the nouns relating to the images.

This exercise also works very well as an 1. Each per

extension activity to the Comparatives

worksheet in this book. The purpose is to

identify people who have pictures which fall

into 3 separate categories bigger, smaller NAME

and more valuable, in relation to the pictures ICON

rolled by each player.

Go through the following example with the students Linguas

A group of 4 players each roll the following pictures:

For example: and, but or when etc. ed CONJUN connect you

but & and) 3.