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    TEACHER'S NOTES

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Guess the Word

    Activity Type Introduction


    Speaking activity, Here is a fun worksheet activity that helps students practice asking
    pairwork questions with a variety of question words.

    Procedure
    Language Focus
    Demonstrate the activity by asking a student to come to the front
    'Wh' questions
    of the class and sit with his/her back to the board.
    Explain that you are going to write a word on the board and the
    Aim students are going to ask questions to help the student guess the
    word.
    To elicit words by asking
    questions. Write a random word on the board and have the students call out
    questions to elicit the word. Remind the students that they can
    only ask questions. They cannot mime, give synonyms, etc.
    Preparation Play the game a few times, changing the word each time so the
    Make one copy of the students practice using different question words, e.g. an object, a
    worksheet for each pair place, a time expression, a famous person, a distance, a job, etc.
    of students and cut as Tell the students that they are going to play a similar game with
    indicated. a partner.
    Explain that they are going to work with a partner as a team and
    Level that they have five minutes to ask questions to elicit as many
    words on their worksheet as possible.
    Low intermediate
    Divide the students into pairs (A and B) and distribute the
    worksheets. Tell the students not to show their partner the
    Time worksheet.
    30 minutes Give the students time to go through the words on their sheet and
    think of some possible questions.
    When everyone is ready, give the students a five-minute time limit
    and let them begin the activity.
    Student A asks questions to their partner to elicit as many words
    from the box on their worksheet as possible.
    When Student B says a word from the worksheet, Student A puts
    a tick next to the word. If Student B cannot guess the word after
    a few questions, Student A puts a cross.
    After five minutes, the students stop and swap roles.
    The process is then repeated with Student B asking the questions.
    When everyone has finished, pairs add up their points. The pair
    with the highest combined score wins the game.
    As an extension, pairs can play against each other. In pairs,
    students write a new set of words, according to criteria set by
    you. Students then follow the same procedure as above.

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    'WH' QUESTIONS

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Guess the Word

    Student A

    A. Ask Student B questions to help him/her guess the words in the box, e.g. 'What colour is the
    sky?' (blue)

    When Student B says the correct word, put a tick next to the word. If Student B cannot guess
    the word after a few questions, put a cross. You have five minutes to ask your questions.

    1. blue 2. eighteen 3. sushi 4. uncle

    5. button 6. textbook 7. salt 8. German

    9. winter 10. espresso 11. park 12. pounds

    13. doctor 14. school 15. spoon 16. Beyonce

    17. car 18. queen 19. London 20. July

    21. midnight 22. fishing 23. ear 24. wedding

    25. square 26. half 27. mountain 28. waitress

    B. Now, answer Student B’s questions.

    Student B

    A. Answer Student A’s questions.

    1. key 2. cinema 3. Australia 4. jacket

    5. Thai 6. spaghetti 7. Leonardo DiCaprio 8. midday

    9. football 10. summer 11. English 12. wife

    13. teacher 14. dollars 15. kilometer 16. telephone

    17. tea 18. Eiffel Tower 19. red 20. December

    21. bus 22. round 23. hair 24. quarter

    25. designer 26. lake 27. morning 28. planet

    B. Now, ask Student A questions to help him/her guess the words in the box, e.g. 'What do you
    use to open a locked door?' (key)

    When Student A says the correct word, put a tick next to the word. If Student A cannot guess
    the word after a few questions, put a cross. You have five minutes to ask your questions.

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