TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Such a Good Game!

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar and Speaking In this engaging so and such game, students transform sentences
Game: reforming using so into sentences using such and vice versa.
sentences (pair work)
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into groups of three or four.
So and such
Give each group a set of cards. Have the students shuffle the
cards and place them face down in a pile on the desk.
Aim
One student begins by picking up a card and reading the sentence
To transform sentences at the top of the card to the student on their right.
using so into sentences
using such and vice That student recreates the sentence by replacing so with such, or
versa. vice versa.

For example, if a student read 'It's such an interesting book, I

Preparation love it.' The other student would say 'The book is so interesting,
I love it'.
Make one copy of the
cards for each group of
The correct answer is shown for the student at the bottom of the
three or four and cut as
card.
indicated.
If the student is able to transform the sentence successfully, they
Level keep the card.

Intermediate (B1) If not, the next student to the right can answer and try to steal
the card and so on.

Time If no one is able to give the correct answer, the student places the
30 minutes card back at the bottom of the pile.

The next student then picks up a card and the game continues.

The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Such a Good Game!

My sofa is so The book was so It's such an easy My friend's sister is

comfortable, I could interesting, I couldn't game to play, I so annoying, I can't
lay on it all day. put it down. finished it in one day. be around her.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

I have such a It was such an The game is so easy My friend has such
comfortable sofa, I interesting book, I to play, I finished it in an annoying sister, I
could lay on it all day. couldn't put it down. one day. can't be around her.

It was such a difficult My father is such an The plates are so It's such a long film,
topic to discuss, I honest person, he fragile, they can I don't have time to
couldn't find the always tells the truth. break easily. watch it.
words.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

The topic was so My father is so They are such fragile The film is so long,
difficult to discuss, honest, he always plates, they can I don't have time to
I couldn't find the tells the truth. break easily. watch it.
words.

It was such a difficult The jacket is so big, The lecture was so The smell was so
lesson, I'm confused. I can't wear it. boring, I fell asleep. good, I had to try it.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

The lesson was It is such a big It was such a There was such a
so difficult, I'm jacket, I can't wear boring lecture, I fell good smell, I had to
confused. it. asleep. try it.

Sara said such I bought such an My boss is such a Last night's dinner
horrible things about expensive watch, difficult person to was so horrible, I
me, we aren't friends I don't have any deal with, we argue won't go back to that
anymore. money left. every day. restaurant.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

The things Sara said The watch I bought My boss is so difficult I had such a horrible
were so horrible, was so expensive, to deal with, we dinner last night, I
we aren't friends I don't have any argue every day. won't go back to that
anymore. money left. restaurant.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Such a Good Game!

My neighbour's My sister is such an It's such a cheap I won't go out in such

party was so loud, I unreliable person, bicycle, it can break horrible weather, it's
couldn't sleep. she's always late. very easily. dangerous.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

My neighbour had My sister is so The bicycle is so The weather is so

such a loud party, I unreliable, she's cheap, it can break horrible I won't go
couldn't sleep. always late. very easily. out, it's dangerous.

My flu was so bad, I We are such a polite My workout was so These are such
couldn't go to work family, we always intense, I couldn't smelly shoes, I have
for five days. show good manners. move for two days. to throw them out.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

I had such a bad flu, My family is so polite, I had such an intense These shoes are so
I couldn't go to work we always show good workout, I couldn't smelly, I have to
for five days. manners. move for two days. throw them out.

I have such a good The lesson was so My school is such My run was so
teacher, I understand clear, I didn't have a fun place, I love relaxing, I feel a lot
all of her lessons. any questions. being there. better.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

My teacher is so It was such a clear My school is so fun, I I had such a relaxing

good, I understand all lesson, I didn't have love being there. run, I feel a lot
of her lessons. any questions. better.

It's such a simple Waking up early is so The band is so good, My phone is so old, it
recipe to follow, difficult, I snooze my a lot of people come barely works.
you won't have any alarm five times. to their concerts.
problems.

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

The recipe is so Waking up early is It's such a good I have such an old
simple to follow, such a difficult thing band, a lot of phone, it barely
you won't have any (to do), I snooze my people come to their works.
problems. alarm five times. concerts.

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