TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Present Perfect Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar and Speaking Here is an excellent present perfect board game to help students
Game: giving short talks practice talking about various topics in the present perfect tense.
from prompts, asking
questions from prompts, Procedure
communicative practice
(group work) Explain that the students are going to play a board game where
they have to talk about various topics for 30 seconds using the
present perfect tense.
Focus
Divide the students into groups of three or four.
Present perfect
Give each group a copy of the game board, a dice and counters.
Aim
Have one student keep the time in each group.
To talk about various
topics in the present Students place their counters on the start square.
perfect tense.
Students then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their
counter along the board.
Preparation
When a student lands on a square, they have to talk about the
Make one copy of the
topic on the square in the present perfect tense for 30 seconds
game board for each
without stopping.
group of three or four.
Enlarge the game board
Students are allowed to combine the present perfect with other
to A3 if possible. You
tenses if need be.
will also need to prepare
some dice and counters.
When a student lands on a 'Free Question' square, they must ask
a present perfect question to another member of the group. The
Level group member must then answer the question.

Intermediate (B1) If a student can’t think of anything to say, makes a grammar

mistake, or stops talking before the 30 seconds are up, they must
go back to two squares.
Time
35 minutes The first student to reach the finish wins the game.

As an alternative, you could have the students miss a turn instead

of going back to their previous square. You can also increase the
time limit to one minute to make the game more challenging.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Present Perfect Board Game

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