TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S On the Farm

Activity Type Introduction

Listening, speaking and In this rewarding farm animals game, students ask present simple
matching activity, pair yes/no questions to determine which farm animals are behind
work numbered squares.

Procedure
Focus
Demonstrate the activity by drawing three numbered squares on
Farm animals
the board (1 to 3). Take 3 pieces of paper, write a farm animal on
Present simple yes/ each one, and then stick one piece of paper in each square face
no questions and short down.
answers
Tell the students to find out which farm animal is in square 1 by
asking present simple yes/no questions with 'Does it…?' and 'Is
Aim it…?'

To ask present simple Example:

yes/no questions to
determine which farm Student 1: Does it have four legs? Teacher: Yes, it does.
animals are behind Student 2: Is it small? Teacher: No, it isn’t.
numbered squares. Student 3: Does it eat grass? Teacher: Yes, it does.
Student 4: Is it black and white? Teacher: Yes, it is.
Student 5: Is it a cow? Teacher: Yes, that's right.
Preparation
When the students guess the animal in square 1, turn over the
Make one copy of the piece of paper to show the name of the animal. Then, have them
cards for each student ask questions for the animal for square 2 and so on.
and cut as indicated.
When the students have guessed all the animals, divide them into
pairs (Student A and B). Give each student a set of farm animal
Level cards and a copy of the number board. Have the students sit back
Elementary (A1-A2) to back so they can’t see each other's animal cards and board.

Explain that the aim of the game is for one student to arrange
Time their farm animal pictures in the same order on the number board
as their partner.
35 minutes
Student A begins by putting their farm animal cards on their
number board in any order they like. Student B spreads their
animal cards out face up on the table next to their number board.
Student B then asks present simple yes/no questions with 'Does
it...?' and 'Is it...?' to Student A to find out which animal they put
in square 1.

Student A replies yes or no appropriately until Student B finds out

which animal it is. Student B then puts the animal card in square
1 and moves on to ask questions about the animal in square 2.

This continues until the board is completed in the same order as

their partner. The students then swap roles with Student B putting
their farm animal cards on their number board and Student A
asking the questions.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S On the Farm

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