Production

20-25

Game.
This is a group activity based on trying to make a meaningful and correct
sentence using two words from a grid of 45 words.
Lexical area/Topic
Various nouns, verbs and adjectives related to the topic of friendship
Relationship, love, sincere, honest, should,
Method
1 Before starting, write the following words on the board:
Talk, should, revenge, sentimental, ambitious, relationship, must, could,
strong, fall in love, help, sensitive, etc

Ask the class if they can choose two of the words and put them into a correct
sentence one that makes sense (e.g. I think you should talk to her ).
Cross off the two words, and continue with the others. (See if its possible to
link the final two!)
2 Divide the class into groups of 4. Give each group a copy of the handout.
3 Explain what is to be done by reading through the introduction, then let the
groups get on with it. Remind them that they will be keeping score and that
some words in the table are worth more than other words. Also if there is a
disagreement, they can call me in to decide. (And my decision will be final!)
Give them a few minutes to look at the handout to check that they understand
all the words. Explain, if necessary.
4 Set a time-limit (e.g. 20 minutes) and stop everyone after it, whether they
have finished or not.
5 Get class feedback by finding out which person won. Also ask for one or
two example sentences they remember. Finally, were there any words they
found very difficult to use?

should

hobbies

strong

tell

sentimental

sensible

relationship

help

fall in

interesting

love
6

boyfriend

letter

sensitive

problem

agree

like

sympathise

yell

problem

hope

angry

happiness

1
goodlooking

love

girlfriend

honest

intelligent

stubborn

arrogant

proud

revenge

friend

nowadays

regret

school

situation

talk

could

may

advice