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Love Triangles

Submitted by I on 23 October 2007 - 10:48am.

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ESL/EFL Game Profile
Name of Game:
Love Triangles
Target Students:
High School
Target Students:
University
Target Students:
Adults
Duration:
10-30 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 4
English Skills:
Listening
English Skills:
Speaking
Objective:
Practice discussion by comparing things
Instructions
  1. Draw a triangle on the board
  2. Write three items on the triangle, such as 'spring water', 'Coca Cola', and 'Coffee'
  3. Tell students to discuss the three items
  4. After they discuss them, ask them which one is best
Variations
  • Give students criteria to judge which is best
  • Use a line for two items
  • Use a square, pentagon, etc for more items
Notes

This English game is a good lead-in to argumentative essays and debates. Large classes can get pretty noisy.

 

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

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