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Age/Level: Beginner Time: 20 minutes Players: Teams of 4 to 5

Preparation: Make a list of ten categories with ten words in each category.

Aim: To say the words that match what's on the teacher’s list

This entertaining ESL brainstorming game is useful for brainstorming categories of words.

Before the game, prepare a list of ten categories with ten words in each category (See
below).

Procedure

Split the class into teams of four or five.

Each team plays in turn.

Give the first team a category, e.g. verbs.

The first team then has one minute to shout out as many verbs as they can. They score a
point for every word that is on your pre-written word list.

The game can be played over several rounds.

The team with the most points at the end is the winner.

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Sports Countries Emotions
football England happy
tennis Thailand sad
volleyball Japan angry
chair ball China cold
table tennis Australia hot
baseball America sick
swimming Brazil OK
cricket India fine
rugby France excited
basketball Canada tired
Body Parts Colours Clothing
arm blue shirt
leg red shoes
head green trousers
toes yellow socks
knees orange shorts
thigh purple tie
neck pink dress
ear white skirt
mouth brown hat
stomach gold boots
Things in the classroom Places Verbs
rubber swimming pool read
pencil school jump
pencil case museum play
ruler library run
book supermarket swim
table department store hop
students bus station ride
white / blackboard beach watch
chalk amusement park eat
chair cinema write
Fruits Animals Food
banana dog hamburger
pineapple elephant spaghetti
lemon monkey pasta
orange tiger hotdog
apple lion pizza
watermelon kangaroo sandwich
strawberry shark rice
mango turtle noodles
papaya rabbit fish
guava chicken chicken

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