TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Articles Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening, and In this fun articles board game, students review 'a', 'an' and 'the'
speaking activity, group by completing true or false statements and talking about various
work topics for 30 seconds.

Procedure
Focus
Divide the students into groups of three or four.
Articles
Give each group a copy of the game board, a dice and counters.
Students will also need a pen and paper for keeping score. Nominate
Aim
one student in each group to be the time keeper.
To review articles (a,
an, the) by playing a The players place their counters on the start square. The players
board game where you then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along
complete true or false the board.
statements and talk
about various topics for When a player lands on a 'True or false?' square, they complete
30 seconds. the statement with the correct article (a, an, or the) and read it
to the group. If the player is able to do this correctly, they score
a point. If not, they move back two squares.
Preparation
If the statement is correct, the other group members guess
Make one copy of the
whether it's true or false for the player. The player then reveals
game board for each
the answer. The students who guessed correctly each score one
group of three or four.
point.
Enlarge the game board
to A3 if possible. Also,
When a player lands on a 'Talk about...' square, they complete the
provide a dice and
'Talk about...' sentence with the correct article (a, an, or the) for
counters for each group.
one point. If the player doesn't complete the sentence correctly,
they go back two squares.
Level
If the sentence is correct, the player then talks about the topic for
Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 seconds for an extra point.

When a player reaches the finish, the game ends and the points
Time are added up. The student with the most points wins the game. If
30 minutes at any point, the students are unsure of the correct article, they
can ask you to adjudicate.

Answer key

1. an 9. the 17. an 25. a

2. the 10. an 18. the 26. an
3. a 11. the 19. a 27. the
4. the 12. the 20. the 28. a
5. a 13. an 21. a 29. the
6. the 14. the 22. the 30. an/the
7. an 15. the 23. the 31. the
8. a 16. a 24. the 32. a

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 ARTICLES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Articles Board Game

Talk about... True or false?

Talk about... True or false? Talk about...
30. ....
31. I have never
Finish 32. .... trip you important 29. I love to 28. .... useful
been to ....
plan to take. problem facing visit .... coast. invention.
Philippines.
.... world.

True or false?

27. I would like

to live in ....
countryside.

True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about...
22. .... most 23. I usually
21. I had 24. something 25. I once 26. what you
expensive meet my
.... cold last you like to do in ran in .... were doing ....
thing you've friends at ....
month. .... evening. marathon. hour ago.
ever bought. weekend.

Talk about...
20. what ....
teachers at
your school are
like.

True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about...
16. .... new 14. something
19. I eat junk 18. the last 17. I have .... 15. I use ....
language you interesting
food more than time you went older brother/ Internet every
would like to you've done in
twice .... week. to .... cinema. sister. day.
learn. .... last week.

True or false?

13. I live in ....

apartment.

True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about...

7. I have seen 8. .... person 10. how much 11. I never 12. what ....
9. I have been
.... ancient you know very .... umbrella listen to .... student on your
to .... USA.
monument. well. costs. radio. right is wearing.

Talk about...
6. .... most
beautiful place
you have
visited.

True or false? Talk about... True or false? Talk about... True or false?
3. I'm thinking
5. I can play 4. animals you 2. what you 1. I saw ....
.... musical can see at ....
of buying ....
usually do in .... interesting film Start
new mobile
instrument. zoo. summer. recently.
phone.

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