TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Compliments Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Speaking Game: forming In this compliments board game, students practice giving
sentences from prompts, compliments in a variety of situations.
writing sentences, freer
practice (group work) Procedure
Begin the activity by reviewing language for giving compliments
with the class.
Focus
Giving compliments Next, divide the students into groups of three or four.

Give each group a copy of the game board, a dice, counters and
Aim some paper.
To practice giving
Students place their counters on the start square.
compliments.
Players then take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter
Preparation along the board.

Make one copy of the When a player lands on a square, they read the situation aloud
game board for each and then give an appropriate compliment.
group of three or four.
For example, for the square 'Your friend is wearing a new dress',
Also, provide a dice, the player might say 'What a beautiful dress! Where did you get
counters and some paper it?'
for each group.
For a square like, 'A friend has driven you home.' The player
might say 'Thank you for the lift. You're very helpful.'
Level
Intermediate (B1) The other students listen to the compliment and judge the player's
response.

Time If the compliment is grammatically correct and appropriate, the

player stays on the square and writes down the compliment.
30 minutes
If not, the player goes back to their previous square.

The next player then rolls the dice, and so on.

If a player lands on a square that another student has previously

landed on, they must give a different compliment than previous
players.

The first player to reach the finish wins the game.

Afterwards, read each situation from the gameboard and review

the groups' compliments as a class, providing feedback as
required.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Compliments Board Game

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a new
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costume.

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