TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Asking Permission Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Speaking Game: forming This asking for permission board game can be used to help students
questions from prompts practice or review how to ask, give and refuse permission.
(group work)
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into groups of three or four.
Asking permission Give each group a copy of the game board, a set of verb cards, a
Granting and refusing dice and counters.
permission
Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face-down in a
pile in the assigned space on the game board.
Aim
Players place their counters on the start square.
To practice or review how
to ask, give and refuse Players then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter
permission. along the board.

When a player lands on a square, the student picks up the top

Preparation card from the pile and then asks permission using the verb on the
card and the phrase on the square.
Make one copy of the
game board and verb For example, if the player landed on the 'Do you think I could...?'
cards for each group of square and picked up the 'have' verb card, the student might say
three or four and cut the 'Do you think I could have another cup of coffee?'
cards out as indicated.
You will also need to The other students in the group judge whether the question has
prepare a dice and been phrased correctly and is appropriate.
counters for each group.
If it is, the other students grant permission, e.g. 'Go right ahead'.

Level If not, the other students refuse permission (e.g. I'm afraid that's
Intermediate (B1) not possible.) and the player goes back two squares.

The verb card is then placed at the bottom of the pile.

Time
It's then the next student's turn to play.
30 minutes
The first player to reach the finish wins the game.

Afterwards, review the things the students asked permission for

using each verb.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Asking Permission Board Game

Do you Would it be
Would I be Do you
Could I...? think I possible for May I...?
able...? mind if I...?
could...? me...?

Would it be
Would it be Would you
May I...? Can I...? alright if
okay if I...? mind if I...?
I...?

Is it okay if Is it okay if
I...? I...?

Would it be
Would you Would you
Could I...? alright if May I...?
mind if I...? mind if I...?
I...?

Do you
Do you Would I be
May I...? think I
mind if I...? able...?
could...?

Would it be Do you
Do you Is it okay if
possible for think I
mind if I...? I...?
me...? could...?

Would it be
possible for Finish May I...? Could I...?
me...?

Would it be Verb cards Would you Would it be

alright if
mind if I...? okay if I...?
I...?

Is it okay if
Can I...? Can I...?
I...?

Do you
Would it be Would I be
Could I...? think I May I...?
okay if I...? able...?
could...? Start

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Verb cards

go open have call

leave borrow taste ask

sit use study stay

take play spend see

watch get buy make

come look try put

keep close talk start

move write arrange read

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