TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Connect 4

Activity Type Introduction

Vocabulary and Speaking In this engaging adjective-preposition collocations game, students
Game: word association, add prepositions to adjectives in order to make adjective-
forming sentences, freer preposition collocations and then use them in sentences.
practice (group work)
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into groups of three.
Adjective-preposition
Two students in each group compete against each other while the
collocations
third student acts as referee.

Give the two players in each group a copy of the Game 1 grid and
Aim
give the referee a copy of the Game 1 answers.
To add prepositions
to adjectives in order The two players take it in turns to choose a square and add a
to make adjective- preposition to the adjective in the square in order to make a
preposition collocations suitable adjective-preposition collocation.
and to use them in
sentences. The referee checks whether each adjective-preposition collocation
is correct or not. The referee then tells the player if they are right
or wrong.
Preparation
If the adjective-preposition collocation is correct, the player
Make two copies of the
crosses out the adjective and writes their name in the square.
two worksheets for each
group of three and cut as
Play then passes to the other student and so on.
indicated.
The first player to connect four squares in a row either horizontally,
Level vertically or diagonally wins the game.

Upper-intermediate (B2) If no one manages to get four in a row, the player with the most
squares wins.

Time When the game has finished, the student who was the referee
30 minutes plays the winner and the loser becomes the referee.

Give the two players a copy of the Game 2 grid, and give the
referee a copy of the Game 2 answers.

After everyone has played, groups repeat the two games, but this
time they must make an appropriate sentence with the adjective-
preposition collocation to win each square.

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 ADJECTIVE-PREPOSITION COLLOCATIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Connect 4

Game 1

safe hopeful opposed jealous generous

capable nervous enthusiastic happy qualified

puzzled beneficial responsible amazed satisfied

guilty suitable fond proud conscious

related interested lucky sad unaware

Game 2

allergic disappointed successful busy excited

keen sick bored pessimistic surprised

terrible grateful thankful upset crazy

dissatisfied tired certain brilliant afraid

sorry faithful late scared worried

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 ADJECTIVE-PREPOSITION COLLOCATIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Connect 4

Game 1 - Answers

safe hopeful opposed jealous generous

for / from / with about / of / for to of with

capable nervous enthusiastic happy qualified

of about / of about about / with / for for / to

puzzled beneficial responsible amazed satisfied

about / by to for / to at / by about / with

guilty suitable fond proud conscious

about / of for / to of of about / of

related interested lucky sad unaware

to in at about of

Game 2 - Answers

allergic disappointed successful busy excited

about / at / by /
to at / in with about / by / for
for / in / with

keen sick bored pessimistic surprised

on of with / of about / for at / by

terrible grateful thankful upset crazy

about / at / for /
for / to for / to about / by / with about
to / with

dissatisfied tired certain brilliant afraid

with of of / about at of

sorry faithful late scared worried

about / for to for by / of about / by / for

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