‘READING GAMES A Collection of Reading Games and Activities for Intermediate to Advanced Students of English Jill and Charles Hadfield‘Addison Wesley Longman Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England ‘and Associated Comparies throughout the world. © fil Hadlield and Chares Hadfield, 1995 ‘The moral right of the Author to be identified has been asserted. Designed by Tony Richardson ‘This edition published by Addison Wesley Longman Ltd 1996. ‘Third impression 1996 ISBN 0-17-556891-X Printed in China NPCCINs Permission to copy ‘The material in this book is copyright. However, the publisher grants permission for coples ofthe pages in the section entidled "Games ‘material to be made without fee as follows: Private purchasers may make copies for their own use or for use by their own students; school purchasers may make copies for use within and by the staff and stucents of the purchasing school only. This permission to copy does not extend to additional schools or branches of an institution, who should purchase a separate master copy of the book for their own use. For copying in any other circumstances prior permission in writing must bbe obtained from Addison Wesley Longman Led. Acknowledgements ‘The authors are very grateful to the staff and students of South Devon College for inspiring, trying out and commenting (on these materials and to Sally McGugan and Maria Stebbings for their skilful, patient and good-humoured editing Texts The publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material. They have tied to contact all copyright holders, but in cases where they may have failed will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements atthe fist ‘opportunity Rodgers, Coleridge and White for extracts from The Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen Pile (Game 3). Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd for extracts from No Time to Weave ‘Goodbye by Ben Wicks published by Bloomsbury Publishing -td, 1989 (Game 7). Virgin Publishing Ltd for extracts from The Return of Urban Myths by Pil Healey and Rick Glarwill published by Viegin Publishing Ltd (Game 8). BAA Communications for their advertisement ‘Watch Your Body Language’ (Garme 10). ‘The author for extracts from Ordinary Lives by Carol Adams (Game 11) ‘Oxford University Press for extracts © lona and Peter Opie 1359. Reprinted from The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren by lona and Peter Opie (1959) by permission of Oxford University Pross (Game 12) Sunday Times Syndication for extracts from ‘A Life in the Day’ articles in The Sunday Times Colour Supplement (Game 14). ‘Oxford University Press for the Frog Maiden’ from Burmese Folk Tales by Martin Htin Aung (Game 21). Routledge and Kegan Paul for ‘Beauty and Pockface’ from Chinese Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Wolfram Ebethard (Game 21), Foulsham and Co. Ltd for extracts from Old Moore's Dream ‘Almanack (Game 23). Harper Collins Publishers Ltd for extracts from The Politically Correct Dictionary by H. Beard and C. Cerf (Game 24) Photographs The publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Stuart Boreham Photography, The Hulton Picture Company. “The Hutchison Library, Nelson ELT, Rex Features Limited “The Sunday Times/Marie-Sara Bourseiller/Maya Angelou/Rosemary Henderson. Mlustrations Phill Burrows (Game 24) ; Tok (ER Meee EL Re Ee Breer es len io -" tee fen ‘ER EK SR (Ch Th Gh GE KL mam me = ur © ch me Tm.By. Contents List of games ii Introduction v Teacher's notes 8 Games material a Index 144 Level Function 1 Parlour games intermediate giving instructions 2 Successful failures intermediate narrating past events 3° Heroic failures intermediate narration 4 Punch lines intermediate narration 5 Myfirst valentine intermediate narrating past events 6 Postcards from John intermediate describing scenes and past events 7 Evacuees intermediate narrating past experiences 8 Urban myths intermediate narration 9 Famous last words intermediate reporting what other people said 10 Body language upper intermediate describing customs 41 Time warp upper intermediate talking about life in past times 12 Curious customs upper intermediate describing habits and customs 13 Village gossip upper intermediate narrating past events 14 Alife inthe day upper intermediate describing daily routines 15. Guilty secrets upper intermediate narrating past experiences 16 Loose morals upper intermediate narrating a story 17 Roots upper intermediate talking about past events 18 Ghoststories upper intermediate narrating a story 19 Murderin the library upper intermediate narration, hypothesis 20 Believe it or not upper intermediate defining and explaining, justifying, giving reasons 21 Trouble with men, frogs, shoes and sisters upper intermediate narrating a fairy story 22 Horoscope exchange advanced talking about character and emotions 23 Dream merchants advanced narrating past events, predicting the future 24 Politically correct advanced finding euphemisms