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Present Continuous Taboo

He is dancing in a disco. She is writing in her diary. He is eating a sandwich.

music notebook hungry

moving pencil bread

nightclub personal life filling

He is skiing down a He is playing football. They are eating pizza.

mountain.

winter sport kick Italian food

snow ball round

downhill sport with cheese

He is taking a shower. He is surfing. He is doing his homework.

bathroom beach study

soap waves write

water board home

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Present Continuous Taboo

They are watching TV. He is reading a book. He is laughing.

looking words happy

screen story mouth

living room pages noise

She is vacuuming. He is rollerblading. She is riding her bicycle.

cleaning shoes two wheels

electric skate bike

floor rollers cycling

She is teaching English. He is playing the guitar. She is climbing a

mountain.

school subject musician up

teacher instrument rope

language string hill

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Present Continuous Taboo
In this lively teaching activity, students play a game of taboo using present continuous
sentences.

Before class, make one copy of the cards and cut as indicated.

Procedure

Divide the class into two teams (A and B).

Tell the class that they are going to play a game of taboo using the present continuous
tense.

Explain that the object of the game is for the player to get his/her teammates to say the
present continuous sentence on a card, but the player cannot say the sentence or the other
words on the card.

One player from Team A comes to the front of the class and is given a card.

The player then tries to describe the present continuous sentence to his/her team without
saying the sentence or using the three words on the card. In order to do this, the player has
to be creative with his/her English vocabulary and speaking skills.

If the team successfully guesses the sentence within two minutes, they win a point. If they
are unsuccessful, Team B has one chance to guess the sentence.

Then a player from Team B comes to the front and picks a card and so on.

Students continue playing until all the cards have been used.

The winner is the team with the highest number of points at the end of the game.

This game can also be played in small teams.

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