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Submitted by Ogedei on 23 October 2007 - 11:59am.

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ESL/EFL Game Profile
Name of Game:
Three Kingdoms
Target Students:
Middle School
Target Students:
High School
Duration:
20-25 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 3-5
English Skills:
Speaking
Objective:
Make questions with Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Instructions
  1. Place a number of cards with the words "Who," "What," "Where," "When," "Why," and "How" face down
  2. Among the cards is a "China" card
  3. Divide the class into three groups and designate them as one of the ancient Korean kingdoms: Shilla, Baekje, and Goguryeo
  4. All "kingdoms" start with 100 points
  5. Groups take turns flipping over and one card at a time and make a question with the word
  6. For every correct question they make, they get two "Army" cards, which have a power of ten
  7. For every third correct question, they get a "Castle" card which grants 50 bonus points. (Ask: "Who do you want to attack?)
  8. After making a correct question, groups can choose to continue taking Army cards OR they can choose to use up their army cards to attack another group and destroy their points
  9. However, whoever turns over a "China" card will cause ALL groups to lose one Castle (-50 points) and ALL their Army cards!
Variations
  • Make smaller groups and include other "kingdoms" such as Gaya and Mahan
  • If you are teaching in other countries change names
    • For example, if you are teaching in China, you can change the "Kingdom" names to states or dynasties in Chinese history and have the "Huns" or ;quot;Mongols" as the killer card
  • Include other question words, not just the standard who, what, where, when, why, and how
  • Put grammar or trivia questions on cards
  • Assign each group a "capital city" as a starter castle and city names or specific castle names to "castle cards," this way you can also "Who do you want to attack?" and "Where do you want to attack?" or "What do you want to attack?"
Notes

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

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