TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Coordinating Conjunctions Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening and In this conjunctions board game, students complete sentences
speaking activity, group that use the coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so,
work yet.

Procedure
Language Focus
Divide the students into groups of three.
Coordinating
conjunctions: and, but,
Give each group a copy of the game board, a dice and counters.
for, nor, or, so, yet
Explain that the students are going to complete sentences that
use coordinating conjunctions and that each sentence must be
Aim
different. So, if a player lands on a square that a previous student
To complete sentences has landed on, they must complete the sentence in a different
that use coordinating way.
conjunctions.
Remind the students that if there is a comma before the
coordinating conjunction, the students must add an appropriate
Preparation independent clause.
Make one copy of the
The students then place their counters on the start square. The
game board for each
first student to throw a six starts the game.
group of three. Enlarge
the game board to A3 if
The players take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter
possible. Also, provide
along the board.
a dice and counters for
each group.
When a player lands on a square, the player completes the
sentence in a way that demonstrates the use of the coordinating
Level conjunction in the sentence.

Pre-intermediate (A2) The player then says the sentence to the group for confirmation.

If the other students agree that the sentence is correct, the player
Time stays on the square.
25 minutes
If not, the player goes back to their previous square (or you can
have the player miss a turn).

The first player to reach the finish square wins the game.

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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Coordinating Conjunctions Board Game

I love He didn't It was quite

chocolate study last a good film,
bars, yet... night, nor... but...

Go I need
You can She put on They went You can
forward some
sit at the a sweater, to the park come with
4 spaces money,
front, or... for... and... me, or...
so...

Oh no!
Joshua
Go back
studied a
to the
lot, yet...
start!

I want
Miss Would you I can't
I was really to speak
a like cake whistle,
tired, so... English
turn or... nor...
well, so...

His two
The dog favourite He's She likes
barked sports are overweight, him a lot,
and... football yet... but...
and...
He must
have I know she She doesn’t Go
been very went to the drink milk, forward
hungry, party, for... nor... 2 spaces
for...

Go I wanted to I drank
forward Oh no!
buy a drink, some
3 spaces Go back
but... water, for...

The dress
I took my
was They sat
umbrella, Finish! beautiful, down and...
but...
but...

Jennifer
Thomas will It was
doesn't like
be late to raining,
to swim,
work, for... so...
nor...

I'm allergic She must I like to

Go back My coffee is
to cats,
2 spaces
be able to
cold, so...
eat cookies Start
yet... sing, and... and...

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