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Activity TypeReading, listening and speaking activity

Language FocusHobbies and free time activities

Antonyms and synonyms

AimTo describe and guess hobbies and free time activities in a game of taboo.

PreparationMake one copy of the cards and cut as indicated.

LevelPre-intermediate

Time35 minutes

Introduction

In this engaging activity, students describe and guess hobbies and free time activities in a game of taboo.

Procedure

Divide the class into two teams (A and B).

Tell the class that they are going to play a game of taboo where they guess the names of hobbies and free time activities from other students' descriptions.

A player from Team A comes to the front of the class and is given a taboo card.

The player then describes the hobby or free time activity in bold on the card to his or her team, without saying the hobby or using the other words on the card.

The player is also not allowed to say variations of the words on the card, e.g. colour, colours, colourful, colouring, etc.

If Team A successfully guesses the hobby or free time activity within a specified time (e.g. one minute), they score a point.

If not, Team B has one chance to guess the hobby and steal the point.

Then, a player from Team B comes to the front and is given a card and so on.

Teams continue taking it in turns to play until all the cards have been used.

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

TEACHER’S NOTES

Hobbies Taboo

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HOBBIES AND FREE TIME

Hobbies Taboo

Painting

art

picture

colours

Scuba diving

swimming

underwater

sea

Jogging

running

park

exercise

Skiing

winter sport

snow

downhill

Playing football

kick

ball

goal

Working out

gym

exercise

health

Fishing

rod

catch

lake / river

Playing golf

club

course

ball

Playing basketball

hoop

bounce

ball

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HOBBIES AND FREE TIME

Hobbies Taboo

Watching TV

series

screen

programme

Reading

book

story

pages

Skateboarding

wheels

park

trick

Photography

camera

take pictures

digital

Gardening

flowers

plants

outside

Cycling

wheels

bike

bicycle

Playing computer games

notebook / laptop

level

controller

Playing an instrument

musician

song

learn

Hiking

walk

countryside

nature

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HOBBIES AND FREE TIME

Hobbies Taboo

Chatting

online

mobile phone

talking

Going shopping

buy

money

mall

Swimming

pool

water

trunks / swim suit

Camping

tent

sleeping bag

outside

Visiting relatives

family

talking

meet

Cooking

food

kitchen

recipe

Playing badminton

net

racket

shuttlecock

Watching films

movies

cinema

screen

Surfing the Internet

website

browse

computer

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