GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING

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GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING

Scattegories
For English classes or just a little fun!

1 CHOOSE A LETTER
Start with the first letter of the first name of the There are 6 different
youngest person in the group, or draw a letter out of a playcards in this PDF, two
hat. Players (or teams) write the letter in the box at the up on each page so you
top of the first column of their play card.
can print as many as you

2 EXPLAIN THE RULES need and cut in half. The

first set is the simplest,
Players/teams have 1-2 minutes to fill out the first
column of their sheet with words for each category, and they get gradually
beginning with the letter from step 1. more challenging.

3 SCORING
After the time’s up, teams count how many blanks they
were able to fill in. They get one point for each blank,
IF no other player/team has written the same answer
(in which case neither gets a point). Double points are
given for answers like ‘high heels’ for H in ‘Footwear’.
Players write the score on the line under the column,
and go on to the next letter/round.
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Item of clothing ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Fruit ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Vegetable ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Colour ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Drink ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Girl’s name ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Adjective ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Sport or game ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Country ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Profession ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Item of clothing ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Fruit ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Vegetable ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Colour ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Drink ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Girl’s name ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Adjective ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Sport or game ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Country ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Profession ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Noun ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

City ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Boy’s name ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In your hometown ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Snack ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

At the beach ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Verb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something white ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something cold ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

4-letter word ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Noun ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

City ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Boy’s name ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In your hometown ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Snack ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

At the beach ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Verb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something white ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something cold ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

4-letter word ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Ends with ‘ly’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Things in a purse ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Past participle ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

5-letter word ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Under the sea ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Musical group ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something green ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something hot ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

At the airport ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Movie ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Ends with ‘ly’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Things in a purse ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Past participle ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

5-letter word ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Under the sea ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Musical group ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something green ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Something hot ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

At the airport ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Movie ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

SCORE: SCORE: SCORE:

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Dessert ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Irregular verb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Accessory ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Cocktail ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dairy products ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Actor/director ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Uncountable noun ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Weather ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Insect ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In this room ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Dessert ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Irregular verb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Accessory ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Cocktail ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dairy products ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Actor/director ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Uncountable noun ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Weather ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Insect ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In this room ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

SCORE: SCORE: SCORE:

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Dangerous animal ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ice cream flavour ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Crime ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Kitchen item ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In outer space ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Famous athlete ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dairy products ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Furniture ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In a fairy tale ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ends with ‘tion’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Dangerous animal ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ice cream flavour ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Crime ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Kitchen item ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In outer space ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Famous athlete ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dairy products ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Furniture ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

In a fairy tale ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ends with ‘tion’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

SCORE: SCORE: SCORE:

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Author ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Body of water ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Disney movie ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Footwear ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dog breed ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Square-shaped ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ends with ‘ment’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Human body part ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Historical figure ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Spice/herb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

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Author ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Body of water ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Disney movie ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Footwear ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Dog breed ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Square-shaped ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Ends with ‘ment’ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Human body part ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Historical figure ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Spice/herb ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

SCORE: SCORE: SCORE:

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TABOO
adult s How well can you say it without saying it?

CONTENTS: RULES:
5 PAGES OF TABOO CARDS: One player chooses a card. They then have to get
• People/characters the others to guess the bolded word at the top,
• Places without saying any of the other words on the card.
• Professions You can make it more difficult my not giving
• Science/technology the category, or not allowing players to say the
• Animals category name.
• Make your own!
REMEMBER:
• No sound effects or gestures!
• No using any part of the main word,
or different forms of the same word
(eg. if ‘beauty’ is on the card,
‘beautiful’ is not allowed)
TABOO adult s PEOPLE/CHARACTERS ENGLISH
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Stephen King Michael Jackson

writer The Shining, Misery, etc. singer Janet
author scary dancer Jackson 5
book horror black/white Bad, Thriller, etc.

Hilary Clinton Tooth fairy

democrat president children money
Bill politics pillow coins
American United States teeth molar

Mother nature Bugs Bunny

seasons rabbit cartoon
outside ‘That’s all folks!’ animated

Jane Doe Sigmund Freud

name doctor
generic psychologist
John dreams

Mary Poppins The Ghostbusters

movie Dan Akroyd movie
umbrella Bill Murray supernatural
nanny
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Venice drive-in
gondola Italy movie/film theatre
boat canal car screen
water road/street cinema watch

waiting room Amazon rainforest

doctor office South America
dentist chairs wet
appointment magazines jungle

backyard King Tut’s tomb

front lawn Egypt
outside behind pyramid
house property underground

Saturn petting zoo

planet Mars, Earth, etc. animals donkey, horse, etc.
solar system outer space touch children/kids
ring car

The North Pole temple

Christmas snow pray church
Santa Claus reindeer religious mosque
elves presents building monk
TABOO adult s PROFESSIONS ENGLISH
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massage therapist translator

touch back/shoulders language document
body lie English, French, etc. change
therapeutic rub words write

sculptor graphic designer

clay gallery art website
art statue computer logo
hands pottery software business cards

midwife mediator
baby birth conflict lawyer
pregnant woman resolution separation
obstetrician doula couple divorce

anaesthesiologist IT technician
surgery needle computer data
hospital sleep technology hardware
doctor count

sales person neurologist

store/shop/mall customer brain
retail service doctor
sell commission head/skull
TABOO adult s SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH
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laboratory satellite
science research outer space atmosphere
beaker chemicals solar system planets/moon/star
experiment test tube

gravity DNA
weight float genes/genetics trait
space astronauts body cells
moon air blood unique

search engine bacteria

Google, Bing, etc. world wide web germs wash
internet url sick/ill hands
online infromation infection dirty

climate change breakthrough

planet global warming discovery
hot/warm/cold melt find
weather environment

bluetooth evolution
connect change monkey
music Darwin species
phone theory descent
TABOO adult s ANIMALS ENGLISH
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lynx eel
cat tiger, lion, etc. snake long
feline pointy ears water fish

dragonfly coyote
insect dog
fly wolf
wings Wiley

llama porpoise
donkey dolphin fish
mule mammal ocean/sea
water fin

stork German Shepherd

bird beak dog/canine
babies legs breed
police

scorpion hummingbird
desert poison fly flowers
Egypt tail small/little feeders
arachnid small/little
TABOO adult s MAKE YOUR OWN! ENGLISH
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Improv
game
How good are you at making things up as you go along?

GREAT FOR GROUPS ONE-TO-ONE

This game works well in groups of 4 to 6 This game also works for a one-to-one
players. Player one picks up a card and scenario, or for an online class – just
reads it aloud. Everyone else in the group cut and paste the statement into an
has to ask them at least one question email or chat for your student(s).
about the experience. The objective is
to answer the questions as quickly and
naturally as possible. Continue until
everyone has had a turn to read and
answer questions. There are some blank
cards included so that students can write
their own and trade with their classmates.
I had a big fight with my I won a gold medal at the London
best friend yesterday. Olympics.

My boss offered me a big promotion I won $500,000 in the national

the other day, but I said no. lottery a few years ago.

Last year I starred in a A book I wrote was published

Hollywood movie. recently.

I saw a UFO in my backyard I used to work as head chef at a

last night. 5-star restaurant.

I was arrested once. I graduated from university

when I was 16.

I did jury duty at a really important My cousin was hit by lightning

trial a couple of years ago. last week.

I am really good at playing the I was born with six toes on one foot.
harmonica.
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Desert
Island
game
Team-building activity for adults and/or teenagers

1 Print a sheet for each team.

2 Each team has a set amount of time to come to an agreement on
which of the 8 people they would choose to build a new society.
3 Each team presents their list to the group, along with their rationale!

Follow-up with a group discussion. Which did everyone agree on?

Which ones caused the most disagreement, and why? Who did the
best job justifying their choice(s)? etc.
DESERT ISLAND GAME
There has been a nuclear disaster. Only 22 people are left on earth.
There is a plane with just enough fuel to transport just 8 of them to an island
in the Indian Ocean (not including the pilot, who is a 35-year-old female).
Choose the people they’re going to save to build a new society on this island.
Afterwards, you must justify your choices to the group.

A judge, male, 50 years old A Tibetan monk, male, 26

An economist, female, 28 A nutritionist, female, 32

The chief of an African tribe, male, 52 A psychiatrist, male, 48

The pregnant wife of the African chief, female, 40 An environmentalist, male, 30

A construction worker, male, 27 A history professor, female, 27

A nurse, male, 22 An architect, male, 34

An agricultural engineer, female, 39 A biologist, female, 38

A priest, male, 35 A public relations expert, female, 29

An opera singer, female, 23 A retired doctor, female, 74

An architect, female, 28 A forest ranger, male, 60

A storyteller, male, 71 A chef, female, 38

1 _____________________________

2 _____________________________

3 _____________________________

4 _____________________________

5 _____________________________

6 _____________________________

7 _____________________________

8 _____________________________