Guess Who

Submitted by I on 23 October 2007 - 10:14am.

Tags:

ESL/EFL Game Profile

Name of Game:

Guess Who aka Guess What

Target Students:

Middle School

Target Students:

High School

Target Students:

University

Target Students:

Adults

Duration:

10-20 minutes

Number of Students:

Any

English Skills:

Speaking

Objective:

Form questions and identify a person or thing

Instructions

Identity a student leader for the class or individual groups
Ask leader to think of a famous person
In turn, group members will ask yes/no questions to get information about the target celebrity
If a group member receives a 'yes' to their question, they can ask one follow up question
If the answer to a group member's question is no, play passes to the next student
Play continues until a student is ready to guess who it is
Students can only guess who it is when it is their turn

Variations

This game can be played as 'Guess What', in which case students are playing to identify an object, animal, etc
- It is often good to start with an object in the room until students get the hang of it

Notes

You may choose to prepare a handout of possible questions to get things started and help weaker students as play progresses. Some possible questions are:

Are you famous?
Are you in this school?
Are you a man?
Are you a woman?
Are you an actor?
Are you a singer?
etc.

This
game is a part of the "Chris Moyles Show" on BBC Radio. The running music on the radio shows adds to the fun and tension of the game. Add recorded sound effects such as a ticking clock, Jeopardy, etc. to create a better atmosphere for the game. You could also give the leader two 'instruments' to make things more fun -- a hooter for 'no' answers and a bell or triangle for 'yes' answers.

A big thanks to Anna for this ESL/EFL game!

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