TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The Name Game

Activity Type Introduction

Listening, speaking and In this fun present simple board game, students make present
pronunciation activity, simple affirmative sentences and practice pronouncing third-
group work person singular verb forms correctly.

Procedure
Focus
Before you begin the activity, review the pronunciation of third-
Present simple
person singular verb forms (s, z, iz) with the class.
affirmative sentences

Third-person singular Tell the students that they are going to play a board game where
verb forms they make true present simple affirmative sentences about their
classmates.

Aim Divide the students into groups of four. Give each group a copy of
the game board, a dice and counters.
To make true present
simple affirmative Also, give each player in the group eight blank name cards and
sentences about your tell them to write their first name on each card. The students then
classmates and to shuffle all the name cards together and place them in a pile face
pronounce third-person down on the table.
singular verb forms
correctly. All the players place their counters on the start square. Players
take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the
board.
Preparation
Make one copy of the When a player lands on a square, they take a name card from
game board and name the top of the pile. If the card shows their own name, they place
cards for each group of it back at the bottom of the pile and take another one until they
four. Enlarge the game turn up the name of one of the other players.
board to A3 if possible
and cut the name cards The player then reads out the name on the card and tries to make
out as indicated. Also, a true present simple affirmative sentence about the person using
provide a dice and the verb marked on the square, pronouncing the third-person
counters for each group. singular verb form correctly.

The player does this without communicating with the person

Level whose name is on the card. The player can add an adverb of
frequency or frequency expression to the sentence to help make
Intermediate (B1) it true, e.g. sometimes, at the weekend, etc.

The person whose name is on the card tells the player if their
Time sentence is right or wrong. If the sentence is true, the player stays
30 minutes on the square. If the sentence is untrue or the pronunciation or
grammar is incorrect, the player goes back two squares.

While the students are playing, go around and check the students
are pronouncing the third-person singular verb forms correctly.

The first player to reach the finish wins the game.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The Name Game

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Name Name Name
FINISH
clean think meet

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Name Name Name Name

love hope keep cook

27 26 25 24
Name Name Name Name

believe like hate call

20 21 22 23
Name Name Name Name

learn listen use get

19 18 17 16
Name Name Name Name

know read speak wash

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Name Name Name Name

do want study have

11 10 9 8
Name Name Name Name

wish drink feel enjoy

4 5 6 7
Name Name Name Name

walk play make eat

3 2 1
Name Name Name
START
watch go live

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The Name Game

Name cards

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