Outburst

Outburst Means of transportation 1/ car 2/ train 3/ bus 4/ taxi 5/ ferry 6/ plane 7/ helicopter 8/ space ship 9/ bicycle 10/ motorbike

Fruits 1/ apple 2/ pear 3/ banana 4/ orange 5/ pineapple 6/ melon 7/ grape 8/ cherry 9/ strawberry 10/ mango

Vegetables 1/ cucumber 2/ lettuce 3/ cabbage 4/ potato 5/ cauliflower 6/ carrot 7/ celery 8/ beetroot 9/ beans 10/ spinach

Found at/in a circus 1/ clowns 2/ elephants 3/ trapeze 4/ tent 5/ saw dust 6/ magician 7/ acrobats 8/ lions 9/ orchestra 10/ ring master

Seen at the beach 1/ sea shells 2/ crabs 3/ sand 4/ bikinis 5/ ice cream 6/ water 7/ sand castles 8/ lifeguards 9/ amber 10/ sea weed

Found on a farm 1/ cow 2/ tractor 3/ pig 4/ sheep 5/ chicken 6/ plough 7/ harvester 8/ scarecrow 9/ farmer 10/ horse

Dairy Products 1/ cheese 2/ milk 3/ ice cream 4/ cottage cheese 5/ cream 6/ yoghurt 7/ sour cream 8/ butter 9/ buttermilk 10/ eggs

Poetic terms 1/ onomatopoeia 2/ alliteration 3/ simile 4/ metaphor 5/ oxymoron 6/ rhyme 7/ pathetic fallacy 8/ symbol 9/ assonance 10/ hyperbole

Found in a schoolbag 1/ lunch box 2/ pencil case 3/ paper 4/ pen 5/ pencil 6/ eraser/rubber 7/ book 8/ pencil sharpener 9/ colouring pens 10/ apple for the teacher

synonyms for “big” 1/ large 2/ great 3/ huge 4/ enormous 5/ gigantic 6/ immense 7/ vast 8/ sizeable 9/ tremendous 10/ extensive

1/ tennis 2/ baseball 3/ American football 4/ cricket 5/ rugby 6/ badminton 7/ golf 8/ curling 9/ football 10/ basketball

Synonyms for “small” 1/ little 2/ tiny 3/ minute 4/ teeny-weeny (teeny) 5/ miniscule 6/ puny 7/ minor 8/ slight 9/ petite 10/ mini

Plays by Shakespeare Insects

1/ spider 2/ centipede 3/ butterfly 4/ moth 5/ ant 6/ mosquito 7/ bee 8/ whasp 9/ beetle 10/ ladybird

Verbs beginning with “s” 1/ sing 2/ shout 3/ scream 4/ sit 5/ sweat 6/ shine 7/ stop 8/ stand 9/ see 10/ sort

British and American sports

1/ Hamlet 2/ Henry V 3/ A Midsummer Night’s Dream 4/ The Merchant of Venice 5/ Macbeth 6/ Romeo and Juliet 7/ King Lear 8/ Othello 9/ The Tempest 10/ The Taming of the Shrew

Furniture 1/ Chair 2/ bed 3/ table 4/ cupboard 5/ bookshelf 6/ sofa 7/ desk 8/ closet 9/ stool 10/ coffee table

Pets 1/ cat 2/ dog 3/ hamster

4/ guinea pig 5/ rabbit 6/ rat 7/ mouse 8/ parrot 9/ snake 10/ tarantula

2/ toothpaste 3/ mirror 4/ razor 5/ towel 6/ sink/ wash basin 7/ shower 8/ scales 9/ bath 10/ toothbrush

Items of Clothes 1/ skirt 2/ jumper/sweater 3/ jeans 4/ trousers 5/ T-shirt 6/ shirt 7/ dress 8/ socks 9/ blouse 10/ vest

Found in the Kitchen 1/ Knife 2/ fork 3/ plate 4/ teaspoon 5/ mug 6/ pan 7/ fridge/refrigerator 8/ oven 9/ glass 10/ pot

Typical British/American Food 1/ Hamburger 2/ shepherd’s pie 3/ baked beans 4/ steak and kidney pie 5/ pancakes 6/ fish & chips 7/ hotdog 8/ bacon & eggs 9/ cheesecake 10/ toad in the hole

Birds 1/ penguin 2/ ostrich 3/ raven 4/ eagle 5/ sparrow 6/ blackbird 7/ hawk 8/ robin 9/ goose 10/ duck

Parts of the Body 1/ nose 2/ ear 3/ liver 4/ kidney 5/ heart 6/ finger 7/ lungs 8/ toe 9/ eye 10/ arm

Found in the Bathroom 1/ shampoo

Instructions Preparation: print and cut out the category cards.

Wild Animals 1/ Lion 2/ bear 3/ elephant 4/ giraffe 5/ orang-utan 6/ hippopotamus 7/ rhinoceros 8/ zebra 9/ tiger 10/ hyena

Playing the came: The students should work in pairs. (The game can be played in threes and fours too) Place the cards in a pile face down.

Students take turns in taking a card from the pile. They read out the category title. The partner should say as many words as possible within that category within a certain time limit (30 or 60 seconds depending on level).

Every time the student says a word that is on the list the other person ticks that word.

For every word that is ticked the student gets one point. The winner, of course, is the student with the most points at the end.

When the time is up, the two students work together translating the remaining words on the card before taking the next card.

Any words they still don’t understand can be discussed in plenary.

Some categories can be taken out should the teacher consider them too difficult, just as additional categories can be added. I myself have included a category on literary terms as we have specifically spent time on that in one of my classes.