Language aim: introducing yourself and asking someone's name in English.
preparation
Print out playing and wild cards. If you want, you can stick the printout onto the heavy paper. Laminate for future use.
Cut out the individual cards, fold them and glue. Learn more how to prepare our cards (pdf). They are double-sided with pictures or words on one side and colourful patterns on the other.
Before playing the game revise or pre-teach the names of all the items on the playing cards.
Our printables are in pdf format. To download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
how to play
This is a game for 2-4 players (or teams). Kids move along the game track that is made of both playing and wild cards.
Shuffle playing and wild cards. Make your own game course by placing the cards on the floor (or table).
Students roll the dice and land on a card.
If it is a wild card, they follow the instruction (e.g. Miss a turn, Sing an English song).
If a card has a picture and its name, they say, for example, My name is ... His / Her name is ...
If a card has the text, e.g. My name is ..., kids make a corresponding question, for example, What's my name? What's your name? What's his / her name?
Each correct answer gains one point. The student with the most points wins the game.
