B1 Vocabulary

FIRST

1B Tell me about …
Aim B1
PRELIMINARY Vocabulary
to practise verb phrases

1B Tell me about …
Activity type
a board game in which students complete and discuss ask concentrate disturb go have keep make ring switch think

sentences
1 2 3
START … about a time when
Classroom dynamics
… about someone you
it is polite to GO FORWARD
Tell me …
know who
ONE SPACE
groups of three or four a good memory. quiet.

Time taken 7
… something that
6
… the best place to
5 4
… about an occasion when
visit on holiday that
helps you to GO BACK ONE you have fun and
20 minutes you can
SPACE
on your work. lots of noise.
of.

Preparation
8 9 10 11
You will need one copy of the activity sheet per group. Each … what time your
… if you find it easy to
… about things that
sometimes
alarm GO FORWARD
group will also need one dice and a counter per student. TWO SPACES
decisions. you when you’re
off in the morning.
working.

Procedure
15 14 13 12
1 Divide the class into groups of three or four and give … what time you
… about a time when
it’s important to
them an activity sheet, a counter per student and a dice. GO BACK TWO
SPACES your phone off at
GO FORWARD
TWO SPACES
something through
Ask students to place their counters on the Start square. night.
carefully.

All group members roll the dice and the student with the
highest number goes first. 16 17 18
FINISH
… what you … who is most likely
2 The aim of the game is to reach the Finish square by to be calling you when
your phone
GO BACK ONE
for as a gift for your SPACE
moving around the board. Students take turns throwing last birthday.

the dice and moving the number of spaces shown. When

they land on a Tell me … sentence they should first read PHOTOCOPIABLE © Pearson Education Limited 2020 3
it aloud, completing the gap with the correct form of one
of the verbs from the box. If all group members agree
that the sentence is correct, the student then answers
and discusses it for at least 30 seconds. If the group
members believe the completed sentence is incorrect,
the student must move their counter back to the square
they started on. Some verbs will be used more than once.
3 Play continues for up to 20 minutes, or until one member
of each group reaches the Finish square. Monitor and
help if students do not agree whether a completed
sentence is correct, as well as noting any common errors.
4 Check answers as a class, giving feedback on their
discussions and any common errors.

Adaptation and extension

For weaker groups, ask students to complete the sentences
in pairs before playing the board game.

Answers
1 has 2 keep 4 make 6 think
7 concentrate 8 goes 10 make 11 disturb
13 think 14 switch 16 asked 17 rings