Activate: Games for Learning American English - Guess What?
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Guess What? is part of the Activate: Games for Learning American English collection. Guess What? cards can be used for a variety of games in the classroom to provide an opportunity for students to practice making descriptions in English and to learn English vocabulary. For this card game, you will find downloadable cards, game instructions, and game variations.
Activate: Games for Learning American English is a collection of games for the language classroom. The games in Activate offer interactive English language practice in a learner-centered, low-stress environment.
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Players take turns using English to describe words on Guess What? cards.
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guess_what_instructions_1.pdf
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guess_what_cards_3.pdf
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In Mime the Words, the Describer is allowed to say the topic and nothing else. Instead, the Describer must describe the words on the Guess What? card using mime.
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guess_what-mime_the_words_instructions.pdf
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guess_what_cards_4.pdf
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In Yes, No, Maybe!, the Describer tells the Guessers the topic on the card and the Guessers must ask yes or no questions until they discover what the words on the Guess What? card are.
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guess_what-yes_no_maybe_instructions.pdf
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guess_what_cards_5.pdf
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In Guess the Topic, the Describer says the six words below the topic, slowly, one at a time. The Guessers try to guess the topic after each word is read.
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guess_what-guess_the_topic_instructions.pdf
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guess_what_cards_7.pdf
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In this game, the topic of the Guess What? card is given. Then the Guessers race to call out as many words that appear on the card as possible in 1 minute.
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guess_what-guess_the_words_instructions.pdf
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guess_what_cards_6.pdf
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"You Don’t Say" is a game that encourages students to use alternative sentences and descriptions as they describe a topic without saying certain words – an excellent activity for vocabulary and fluency practice.
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guess_what-you_dont_say_instructions.pdf
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guess_what_cards_5_0.pdf
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