GAME

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Students play in groups of three. Each group gets a set of story start cards.
Student A picks up a story start card and reads it to the group. Then, student A
continues the story by adding on a sentence that contains one verb in the past
simple and at least one noun or adjective. After student A completes their turn,
students B and C continue in the same manner. The group has threeCharacter
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form a complete story. The sentences don't have to make sense (they can be silly
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or funny), but they must be grammatically correct. Each correct sentence gets one
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point. If a student makes a mistake or cannot continue, one point is deducted and
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the student loses a turn. The game ends when the group can no longer......................................
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the story or when the three minutes are up. The group with the most......................................
points wins
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the game. ......................................
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Story start cards: ......................................
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I went to
Last ......................................
a fancy My best ......................................
summer,
Last dress friend ......................................
It was
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my family
week, party broke a warm
and I had ......................................
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I went to on his leg ... summer
a fantastic ......................................
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a festival Sunday ... evening ...
holiday ... ......................................
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Student A turns over the
Last week, ......................................
following story card: ......................................
I went to a
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festival ...
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Student A’s addition to the story: I saw many people in beautiful, colourful costumes there.
Student B’s sentence: I watched an incredible fireworks display.
Student C’s sentence: Then, I listened to a great band and danced to the music.

The students continue the story in the same way, and the game continues until there is a winner.

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