Activate games for learning american english students book

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Activate: Games for Learning American English

Image Credits: Images on cover, pages 3, 4, 5, 11, 17, 25, 26, 34, 35, 70, 91, 94, 95, 100, 106, 107, 108 ©Kevin McCaughey; Images on cover, pages 4, 8, 34, 42, 59, 66, 68, 93, 94, 101, 105

©Jennifer Hodgson; All other images ©Shutterstock First Edition: 2013 ISBN (print) 978—1—624-25022-—4 ISBN (PDF) 978-1-624-25016-3 ISBN (ePub) 978—1—624-25010-1 ISBN (mobi) 978-1-624-25004-0 Published by:

Office of English Language Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

United States Department of State Washington, D.C

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Game Boards

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Name Your,

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The Weather What is your favorite type of weath- er? Why? How do you get ready for school on a rainy day? What can you do outside on a snowy day?

Choose one type of weather What are three fun things to do on that

kind of day?

Choose another type of weather What clothes do you wear

outside in that weather?

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Eat Your Vegetables

What are three vegetables on the card?

What are two more vegetables not on the card? What do they look like? Which vegetables are common in

this area? Which vegetables are uncommon in this area? Why?

Which vegetables do you like? What other foods do you eat with these vegetables?

What vegetables do you eat at

breakfast? At lunch? At dinner?

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A Trip to the Zoo

Which animal on the card is your favorite? Why?

Tell me more about one animal

Where does it live? What does it eat? Which animals have you seen in real

life? When and where did you see them?

What are three other animals you

might see in the zoo? What do they look like?

Which animal would you like to

speak to? What would you say to the animal?

Imagine you are one of these

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Feelings

What are three feelings on this

card?

When do you feel happy? Why?

When have you felt surprised?

What happened? What did you do?

When do you feel tired? Why?

What are three feelings not on this card? When do you have these

feelings?

What do you do when you feel

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aevarauss

Tea, Milk,

Soda, Juice,

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Beverages

Which drink on the card is the

healthiest? Why?

Where do the drinks on the card

come from? Where do you get these drinks?

What do you drink at breakfast? What do you drink at lunch? Why? What is your favorite drink? What is

your second favorite?

Why do you drink hot drinks out ofa

mug? Why do you drink cold drinks

out of a glass?

Imagine you are ina hot desert Which drink would you want to

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= a) P Z 4đ Volleyball, Baseball,

Tennis Ball, Basketball,

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Let's Play!

Which games on the card do you

play as ateam? Which do you play as an individual?

Which game is the easiest to play? Which one is the most difficult to play? Why?

Choose one game What do you

need to play it? Why do you need it?

Which games do you like to watch? Why?

Which games do you like to play?

Why?

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Time for School

Which items on the card do you put in a backpack?

Which items do you need to do your homework? What else do you need to do your homework?

Which items on the card are the

most expensive? The least expensive? Why?

What do students usually do ata

desk? Who else uses a desk?

What does the teacher use in the classroom? What do the students

use in the classroom?

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Personal Items

Which item on the card is the most

useful? Why?

Which items on the card do you wear? Which ones do you carry? Where do you carry them?

What are some other personal items that you carry and wear?

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Snack Time!

Which of the snacks on the card is

the healthiest? Which is the least healthy?

Which snacks are salty? Which are sweet? Which are crunchy? Which

are soft?

Which of the snacks do you like to eat? Why?

What other snacks do you like to eat? What do they look like?

Which snacks are easy to carry with you? Why?

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Hobbies

Reading Books, Riding a Bike,

Watching Movies, Listening to Music,

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Hobbies

Which hobbies on the card are good for a rainy day? Which are good fora sunny day?

Which two hobbies are the most similar? Why?

What is your favorite hobby? Why? 4, What do you usually read? Tell me

about it

What sports do you play? What sports do you watch? Why?

Imagine you have a day off from

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Shapes

Which shapes on the card have

sides? How many sides does each one have?

What things in this room look like

the shapes on the card?

What three things outside of the classroom have these shapes? What shapes are used for traffic

signs? What do the signs mean?

What is the same about an octagon and an octopus?

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Cockroach, Ant,

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Bugs

Which bugs on the card are familiar

to you?

Where do people usually find bugs? Have you ever seen one of the bugs

on the card? What happened?

How do people protect themselves from bugs?

Which of the bugs are you most

afraid of? Why?

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VV

Hammer, Screwdriver,

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Tools

Which of the tools on the card is the

most useful? Why?

Choose two of the tools What do

you do with them?

Which toolis the most dangerous to use? Why? Which tooLis the easiest to use? The hardest? Why? What other tools are useful around a house?

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Outdoor Places

Which of the places on the card is the most familiar to you? Which is the least familiar?

Which places are good fora vacation? Why?

Which place would you like to visit? Why?

Which of the places are safe to live

near? Why? Which are dangerous to

live near? Why?

Choose one of the places What

kinds of activities can you do there? Choose one of the places What

might it be like to live near this

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Furniture

Table, Lamp,

Chair, Bed,

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Furniture

Which piece of furniture on the card

do you use the most? Why?

Which piece of furniture is the

heaviest? How do people move it?

Which piece of furniture have you

slept on? Was it comfortable?

What pieces of furniture do you

have in the room where you sleep? What other pieces of furniture can

be in a house?

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Communication Tools Which of the communication tools

on the card do you use most often? Why?

Which communication tools are

good for communicating with many people at once?

Which communication tools are the

oldest? The newest?

Which communication toolis the

most expensive? Why?

What communication tools do people have problems with? What kinds of problems do they have?

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Transportation

What type of transportation on the card do you use most often? Where do you go?

Which two types of transportation on the card are the slowest?

Which types of transportation on the card are the most modern? Which types of transportation are

the most fun? Why?

What types of transportation do you take ona long trip? On a short trip? Why?

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The Great Outdoors

Which of the outdoor activities on

the card is the most fun? Why?

Why do people do the activities on the card? Where can people do the activities on the card? Which of the activities is the most popular? Why? Why do you think these activities are popular?

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Police Officer, Teacher,

Doctor, Construction Worker,

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Jobs

Which jobs on the card are interesting to you? Why?

Where does each person on the card work?

Which job requires the most

education? Why?

Which of the jobs on the card makes the most money? Why?

Choose two of the jobs on the card What do these people wear to work? What other jobs do you know? What

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Everyday Foods

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Everyday Foods

Which of the foods on the card do

you eat often? Do you buy it every day?

Which ones do you like to eat? Why?

How are the foods on the card

grown? How are they used?

How do the foods on the card get from the farm to the market?

Inwhich parts of the world are the

foods on the card common?

Imagine you could only eat one of these foods Which food would you

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TS a a i Saxophone, Drum,

Piano, Guitar,

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Musical Instruments

What musical instruments are the

most popular? Why?

Do you play any musical

instruments? Why or why not?

Which instrument on the card can

play the loudest? Why?

What instruments are used in your

favorite type of music?

Is it easy or hard to learn to play an

instrument? Why?

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At the Market

Fish, Chicken,

Bread, Fruit,

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At the Market Which foods on the card arethe

most expensive? The least expensive? Why?

What other foods do you buy at the market?

Which foods do you eat most often? 4 When is the best time of the year to

get fruit? Vegetables? Why?

How do you bring food home from the market?

Imagine you own a store What

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Outdoor Gear

Which items on the card do you wear when it is sunny? Why? Which items on the card do you

wear when it is cold? Why?

Which items on the card do you use when it is rainy? Why?

What other things do you wear outside? Why?

During what parts of the year do you need special items to wear

outside? Why?

Imagine you are going on vacation to the beach What items would you

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Pets

How big are the pets on the card?

Which pet is the biggest? Which is the smallest?

Choose two of the pets What do these pets eat?

Which pets on the card are fun to

play with? Why?

Choose one of the pets How do you

take care of it?

Choose two of the pets What do

they feel like when you touch them?

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Guess What?

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4 news

5 commercials

6 cartoons

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