Present Continuous Taboo: Activity Type
Present Continuous Taboo: Activity Type
Present Continuous Taboo: Activity Type
Procedure
Focus
Divide the class into two teams (A and B).
Present continuous
affirmative sentences
Tell the class that they are going to describe present continuous
Antonyms and synonyms sentences in a game of taboo.
Explain that the aim of the game is for a player to get his or her
Aim teammates to say a present continuous sentence on a card, but
the player cannot say the sentence or use the three words on the
To describe present card.
continuous sentences,
without saying the A player from Team A comes to the front of the class and is given
sentence or using three a taboo card.
words on a card.
The player then tries to describe the present continuous sentence
to his or her team, without saying the sentence or using the three
Preparation words on the card.
Make one copy of
the cards and cut as The player is also not allowed to use any variations of the words
indicated. on the card, e.g. dancing, dance, dancer, etc.
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
He is skiing down a
They are playing football. They are eating pizza.
mountain.
They are cleaning the They are flying kites. She is riding her bicycle.
house.
wind wheels
tidy
string bike
wash
air cycling
brush
student musician up