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Would You Rather Instructions

This document describes a game called "Would You Rather...Why?" that gives students practice expressing preferences and providing explanations. The game involves students sitting in groups and taking turns rolling dice to move their pieces along a game board. When a player lands on a space, they read the choices given and select one, explaining their preference. The game board includes choices like visiting different countries or having different jobs. Variations are provided where students can report what others previously chose or say if they agree with past selections. The game aims to develop students' English communication skills.

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Would You Rather Instructions

This document describes a game called "Would You Rather...Why?" that gives students practice expressing preferences and providing explanations. The game involves students sitting in groups and taking turns rolling dice to move their pieces along a game board. When a player lands on a space, they read the choices given and select one, explaining their preference. The game board includes choices like visiting different countries or having different jobs. Variations are provided where students can report what others previously chose or say if they agree with past selections. The game aims to develop students' English communication skills.

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Activate: Games for Learning American English

Game 11: Would You Rather…Why?


Would You Rather…Why? gives students a chance to express their preferences on a num-
ber of different topics. The teacher should remind students of the expression “Would
you rather…or…?” as a polite way of posing a question of preference. Students might
also benefit from discussing polite responses to the question such as “I’d rather” and
“I’d prefer.”

Instructions
1. Have students (the players) sit in groups of 3–4.

2. Determine who goes first and whether the turns will progress clockwise or counter-
clockwise.

3. Each player rolls the dice in turn.

4. On their turns, the players move their game pieces along the path according to the
number of spaces indicated by the dice.

5. On the space where they land, the players read the choices aloud.

6. The players select one of the possibilities and then say what they would rather be
or do (even if the idea may be imaginary and really impossible). The players should
explain their choices.

7. The game continues until one or all players reach the ‘Finish’ space.

“Player Talk” in Would You Rather…Why?

Cue “Player Talk”

…be a baker, a dentist, I would rather be a baker because I really like cake.
or an accountant? (Simple response)

…visit Ireland, Japan, or Oh, that’s hard. I guess I’d rather visit Hawaii. All three
Hawaii? are beautiful islands, but Hawaii is the best one for a
vacation because it is always warm there. (Complex
response)

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Game Squares
START: IT’S TIME!
1. … be a baker, a dentist, or an accountant?
2. … visit Ireland, Japan, or Hawai`i?
3. … learn Arabic, Spanish, or Chinese?
4. … live in a house or an apartment?
5. … drink coffee, tea, or juice right now?
6. … have the perfect job or the perfect husband/wife?
7. … BAD LUCK! GO BACK 4 SPACES.
8. … ride on an elephant, a camel, or a whale?
9. … work as a cook, a lawyer, or a librarian?
10. … be a turtle, a dolphin, or an eagle?
11. … visit the past or the future (if you had a time machine)?
12. … be 1.5 meters tall or 2.5 meters tall?
13. … have a bird, a monkey, or a cat as a pet?
14. … BAD LUCK! GO BACK TO START.
15. … ride in a helicopter, a submarine, or a rocketship?
16. … eat pizza, vegetables, or ice cream every night?
17. … know how to play the accordion, violin, or drums?
18. … be able to fly or have the power to be invisible?
19. … be really wise or really lucky?
20. … write a book, act in a film, or just make a lot of money?
FINISH

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Variations for Would You Rather…Why?


Variation Directions “Player Talk”

What Your Friend Said The teacher can have the Marina would rather be a
students play the game baker because she likes
again. This time the player cake a lot. (Simple response)
can say what another player Carlos said that he would
previously said when landing rather be a dentist because
on that space. If no one there are many people
landed there, the player suffering from dental
should create a new answer. problems in his town, but
there are very few dentists.
(Complex response)

Do You Agree? The teacher can have the Ahmet said that he would
students play the game rather visit Hawaii, but I would
again. This time the student rather visit Ireland because it
should say what another is close. (Simple response)
player previously said when Rania said that she would
landing on that space, and rather visit Ireland, and I
then add whether or not agree because I have read
he or she agrees. a book about Ireland, and I
want to see the places
described by the author.
(Complex response)

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