Ri

Rigght
ht or
or Wrong?
Wrong?
You must bet between 10 and 100 points for each statement.

Statement
1.

rig ht

wrong

loss

gain

__ __ __

The film is so an interesting adaptation of the novel that

I highly recommend it.

2.

bet

__ __ __

If she had stayed in a better hotel, she would have

enjoyed her vacation.

__ __ __

3.

__ __ __

Not only should he study more, but also should he get

more sleep.
4.

__ __ __

I would really like to know whether she plans on joining

our group.
5.

John is a very horrible judge of character.

6.

Look at those dark clouds on the horizon! It'll rain

__ __ __
__ __ __

before long.
7.

__ __ __

When I stopped to talk to Mary, she was picking some

flowers in her garden.

__ __ __

8.

__ __ __

Our family would go to the park every Sunday when we

lived in London.
9.

__ __ __

If he were in charge of the department, he would

improve staff communication.

10.

They had finished their work by the time we arrived.

11.

Jack can't have been at home, he told me he was going

__ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __

to be at work.
12.

Did you remember locking the door?

13.

I'll finish my homework by the time you get back.

__ __ __

14.

The number of smokers have been dropping steadily for

__ __ __

twenty years.

Total losses/gains
Grand Total:
(gains minus losses)
Adapted from Grammar Games and Activities by Peter Watcyn-Jones

Aim: Grammar and sentence structure review while having fun

Activity: Sentence auctions
Level: Upper levels
Outline:

Divide the class into small groups of 3 or 4 students per group.

Talk about auctions: Do the students know what they are? Can they describe an
auction? Have they every been to an auction?, etc.

Explain the rules of this auction.

They have to decide whether the sentences are correct or incorrect and then,
they have to bet.
They have to share their decisions and justify their answers.
After that, go through each sentence saying whether it is correct or incorrect.

The winner of the game is the group which has the highest number of correct
sentences minus the number of incorrect sentences (5 correct sentences minus 3
incorrect = two correct sentences)

1.
The film is so an interesting adaptation of the novel that I highly recommend it.
Incorrect - The film is such an interesting adaptation of the novel that I highly recommend it.
2.
If she had stayed in a better hotel, she would have enjoyed her vacation.
Correct
3.
Not only should he study more, but also should he get more sleep.
Incorrect - Not only should he study more, but he should also get more sleep.
4.
I would really like to know whether she plans on joining our group.
Correct
5.
John is a very horrible judge of character.
Incorrect - John is an extremely horrible judge of character.
6.
Look at those dark clouds on the horizon! It'll rain before long.
Incorrect - Look at those dark clouds on the horizon! It's going to rain before long.
7.
When I stopped to talk to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.
Correct
8.
Our family would go to the park every Sunday when we lived in London.
Correct
9.
If he were in charge of the department, he would improve staff communication.
Correct
10.
They had finished their work by the time we arrived.
Correct
11.
Jack can't have been at home, he told me he was going to be at work.
Correct
12.
Did you remember locking the door?
Incorrect - Did you remember to lock the door?
13.
I'll finish my homework by the time you get back.
Incorrect - I'll have finished my homework by the time you get back.
14.
The number of smokers have been dropping steadily for twenty years.
Incorrect - The number of smokers has been dropping steadily for twenty years.

Ri
Rigght
ht or
or Wrong?
Wrong?
You must bet between 10 and 100 points for each statement.

Statement

rig ht

wrong

bet

loss

gain

1.

Sara looks forward to seeing you next week

__ __ __

2.

By this time next week, youll be on holidays.

__ __ __

3.

You didnt finish doing your homework yet.

4.

Id like an information about the planes in Buenos Aires,

__ __ __
__ __ __

please
5.

__ __ __

If it carries on raining this afternoon, I expect the match

will be cancelled.
6.

__ __ __

My boyfriend was stolen yesterday. They took his phone

and his wallet.

__ __ __

7.

__ __ __

His name is on the tip of my finger, but I cant

remember it right now.

8.

I am exhausted; Im going to the bed.

9.

As soon as we realized wed been robbed, we went

__ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __

straight to the police station.

10.

My brother refused to come with me to the cinema.

__ __ __
Total losses/gains
Grand Total:
(gains minus losses)

Adapted from Grammar Games and Activities by Peter Watcyn-Jones