ESL / EFL RESOURCES Acvity Type Speaking activity, group work Language Focus Past simple yes/no questions 'Did you...?' 'Yes, I did.' 'No, I didn't.' Aim To guess what other students did last night by asking past simple yes/ no questions with 'Did you...?' Preparaon Make one copy of the cards for each group of four and cut as indicated. Level Elementary Time 25 minutes Introducon In this fun speaking activity, students play a card game where they guess what their classmates did last night by asking past simple yes/no questions with 'Did you...?' Procedure Divide the class into groups of four. Give each group a set of picture cards. Go through the pictures and elicit the activities on the cards. Then, ask the students to shuﬄe the cards and place them face down in a pile on the table. Students take it in turns to pick up a card, without showing it to anyone. The picture on the card shows what the student did last night. The other students then race to guess what the student did last night by asking him or her past simple yes/no questions with 'Did you...?' For example, 'Did you watch TV last night?' 'Did you hang out with friends last night?' Etc. The student replies accordingly with 'Yes, I did' or 'No, I didn't'. The ﬁrst student to ask the right question keeps the card. This process continues until all the cards have been used. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. TEACHER’S NOTES What did you do last night? Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

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E S L / E F L R E S O U R C E S

Activity TypeSpeaking activity, group work

Language FocusPast simple yes/no questions

'Did you...?'

'Yes, I did.' 'No, I didn't.'

AimTo guess what other students did last night by asking past simple yes/no questions with 'Did you...?'

PreparationMake one copy of the cards for each group of four and cut as indicated.

LevelElementary

Time25 minutes

Introduction

In this fun speaking activity, students play a card game where they guess what their classmates did last night by asking past simple yes/no questions with 'Did you...?'

Procedure

Divide the class into groups of four.

Give each group a set of picture cards.

Go through the pictures and elicit the activities on the cards.

Then, ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face down in a pile on the table.

Students take it in turns to pick up a card, without showing it to anyone.

The picture on the card shows what the student did last night.

The other students then race to guess what the student did last night by asking him or her past simple yes/no questions with 'Did you...?'

For example, 'Did you watch TV last night?' 'Did you hang out with friends last night?' Etc.

The student replies accordingly with 'Yes, I did' or 'No, I didn't'.

The first student to ask the right question keeps the card.

This process continues until all the cards have been used.