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Play Games with English Book Two

  


Author(s):  Colin Granger    John Plumb  
Publisher:   Heinemann
ISBN: 0435280635 (old

 
Note: The information below shows topics in the book that are also in the database. It does not represent a complete and accurate list of the book contents. Check publishers'resources where available for an accurate table of contents.
Memory 2 page 6
 
Jobs Quiz pages 4 - 5
 
Memory 1 page 1
 
Spot the difference 1 page 2
 
Categories 1 page 3
 
Spot the difference 2 page 7
 
Signs page 8
 
Picure story Frank woke up page 9
 
By whom? page 10
 
Close-ups 1 page 11
 
Comparative quiz page 12
 
Spot the difference 3 page 13
 
G B Holiday Quiz page 14
 
Connections 1 page 15
 
Observation 1 page 16
 
Memory 3 page 17
 
Spelling quiz page 18 - 19
 
Instructions quiz page 20
 
Connections 2 page 21
 
Memory quiz 4 page 22
 
Sports quiz page 23
 
The word order game page 24
 
Word Bluff page 25
 
Close-ups 2 page 26
 
Categories 2 page 27
 
When? page 28
 
Memory 5 - The good old days page 29
 
Opposites quiz page 30
 
Observation 2 page 31
 
Categories 3 page 32
 
Birthday quiz page 33
 
Getting around Britain quiz page 34
 
History quiz page 35
 
The word order game 2 page 36
 
Spot the difference 3 page 37
 
True of false? page 38
 
Observation 3 page 39
 
Memory 6 airport talk page 40 - 41
 
Detective page 42
 
Categories 4 page 43
 
Who said that? page 44
 
Memory 7 Accident page 45
 
Observation 4 page 46
 
Pronunciation page 47
 
Spot the difference 5 page 48
 
Vocabulary quiz page 49
 

Memory 2 page 6

Page 6 - 51
individual / pairwork   written exercise   

Ss memorize hotel reception picture. Various numbers.

Could be adapted as a team game.

vocabulary:
numbers - cardinal
 
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Jobs Quiz pages 4 - 5

Page 4 - 5
individual / pairwork   small groups   quiz   written exercise   

Jobs - what people do, where they work, what they use etc.

vocabulary:
jobs
 
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Memory 1 page 1

Page 1

Ss describe ongoing activities in a hospital ward.

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
 
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Spot the difference 1 page 2

Page 2
individual / pairwork   

Spot the difference with food pictures - countable and uncountable

grammar:
countable and uncountable nouns
vocabulary:
food and drink
grammar:
there is / there are
 
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Categories 1 page 3

Page 3

Ss arrange a group of words into lists:
food; clothes; parts of the body; transport; places; furniture

vocabulary:
miscellaneous vocab
 
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Spot the difference 2 page 7

Page 7

Two kitchen pics. Things in the wrong place.
'The towel should be behind the door etc.

vocabulary:
prepositions
grammar:
should
 
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Signs page 8

Page 8
individual / pairwork   matching   

Twelve signs to match with the place they might be found.
Can be used to practice obligation. i.e. expand in to long oral form etc.

functions:
obligation
 
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Picure story Frank woke up page 9

Page 9

Simple picture story. Ss order pics and make sentences from given verbs (regular and irregular)

grammar:
past simple
 
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By whom? page 10

Page 10

Past simple passives. Seven Pics (buildings, books etc) to be matched with a verb and their authors / builders etc. (Hemingway, Sir Christopher Wren etc. Names may not be familiar outside Europe)

grammar:
passive voice
 
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Close-ups 1 page 11

Page 11

Going to as a strong prediction based on present evidence. 8 picture prompts.

grammar:
going to (prediction)
 
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Comparative quiz page 12

Page 12
individual / pairwork   written exercise   

Ss order short lists 'city, village, town' + adjective (big) and make sentences.

grammar:
comparative and superlative adjectives
 
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Spot the difference 3 page 13

Page 13

Man tidying the kitchen. Two pics - before and after. 'He's done the ironing but he hasn't done the washing up yet.'

grammar:
present perfect for present relevance
 
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G B Holiday Quiz page 14

Page 14
quiz   

Obligation (have to / will have to) + ability.
True / false quiz about travelling in the UK.

functions:
obligation
 
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Connections 1 page 15

Page 15

Ss match utterances with adverbs in reporting statements:

'I adore you', + she said passionately.

grammar:
adverbs of manner
 
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Observation 1 page 16

Page 16

Kate taking a break from working in the garden. Large pic.
'She's been painting the fence'.

grammar:
present perfect continuous
 
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Memory 3 page 17

Page 17 - 52

Large classroom pic. Memorize and answer true / false questions. 'Was there anybody doing a test?'
Can be adapted for more straightforward past simple questions.
'How many people were reading?' etc.

grammar:
past continuous
 
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Spelling quiz page 18 - 19

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Instructions quiz page 20

Page 20

Mach short lists of instructions with the person who gives them.

functions:
instructions
 
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Connections 2 page 21

Page 21

Match utterances with 'So do I', 'Do you' etc.

grammar:
auxiliary verbs
grammar:
auxiliary verbs - so / neither
grammar:
auxiliary verbs - sounding interested
grammar:
question tags
 
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Memory quiz 4 page 22

Page 22

Large office pic. Memorize what everyone was doing when the boss came in.

grammar:
past continuous
 
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Sports quiz page 23

Page 23

Match rules with sports.

functions:
obligation
vocabulary:
sports
 
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The word order game page 24

Page 24
individual / pairwork   written exercise   ordering task   

Ordering words in a sentence. Some pictures substituted for words.

grammar:
adverbs of frequency
 
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Word Bluff page 25

Page 25

Ss match word with correct definition (choice of three). Set of eight.

grammar:
defining relative clauses
 
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Close-ups 2 page 26

Page 26

Close up pictures of everyday objects. Objects listed below.Ss must say,'It oould be a light bulb' etc.
(Rather too easy to match the objects negating the need for deduction lanauge)

grammar:
modals of deduction
 
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Categories 2 page 27

Page 27

Ss divide time expressions into 2 lists: those that take 'for' and those that take 'since'.

grammar:
time expressions (general)
 
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When? page 28

Page 28

Responding to past simple questions.
Ss have to guess the answer to questions such as,
"When did people start travelling in cars?'

grammar:
past simple
 
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Memory 5 - The good old days page 29

Page 29 - 54

Ss compate two street scenes (same location), one in the 1950s; one now. Form sentences:
'There used to be a cinema next to the bank' etc.

grammar:
used to / get used to
 
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Opposites quiz page 30

Page 30

dis... un... im... in...

Ss form opposites of 12 adjectives (with picture prompts) by adding these prefixes.

grammar:
prefixes and suffixes
 
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Observation 2 page 31

Page 31

Was / were going to

Picture of Marie Celeste cabin. Ss make sentences,
'Someone was going to write a letter' etc.

grammar:
future in the past
 
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Categories 3 page 32

Page 32

12 pics with verbs. Ss add particle.

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
 
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Birthday quiz page 33

Page 33

Pics of 12 objects. Ss must answer question,
'What would you do if you got this present for your birthday?'

grammar:
second conditional
 
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Getting around Britain quiz page 34

Page 34

Ss match problems to solutions (choice of three) and form a second conditional sentence.

'The shower in your flat doesn't work. Who would you phone?'
A decorator. A painter. A plumber.

grammar:
second conditional
 
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History quiz page 35

Page 35

What had happened when these historic photographs were taken?

'The Wright Brothers had just made their first flight.'

grammar:
past perfect simple
 
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The word order game 2 page 36

Page 36

Ss make sentenes from jumbled words and pictures.
This activity tests a number of aspects of word order.

grammar:
word order
 
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Spot the difference 3 page 37

Page 37

Two pictures of a cluttered desk.
'There are more envelopes' etc.

grammar:
comparison - quantity (nouns)
 
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True of false? page 38

Page 38

Similar to 'Call my Bluff' Three paragraphs each giving a possible origin of the word 'sandwich'.

(Could be used as an example to prepare for a Call my Bluff game.)

skills:
etymology
 
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Observation 3 page 39

Page 39

Picture of sloppy soldier just before inspection.
Ss make sentences. 'He should have cleaned his boots etc.'

grammar:
should have (done)
 
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Memory 6 airport talk page 40 - 41

Page 40 - 41

Two pictures: Arrivals and departures.
Ss match speech balloons with people in pictures.

skills:
travel / holidays
 
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Detective page 42

Page 42

A painting has been stolen from a gallery.
Ss look at picture of the room and make deductions.
'He must have escaped through the window' etc.

grammar:
modals of deduction
 
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Categories 4 page 43

Page 43
individual / pairwork   written exercise   ordering task   

Ss put adectives under headings:
temperature; texture; shape; size; taste; colour.

 
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Who said that? page 44

Page 44

Eight famous quotations.
(All by Europeans or Americans)

skills:
quotations
 
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Memory 7 Accident page 45

Page 45

Accident scene. Ss have to remember the exact scene and complete sentences (multiple choice)

'A man was just crossing / had just crossed / was just going to cross the road' etc.

grammar:
narrative tenses
 
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Observation 4 page 46

Page 46

Picture (1920s New York office) with anachronistic objects.
Ss make sentences, 'Rock 'n' roll hadn't been thought of yet.'

grammar:
past perfect simple
 
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Pronunciation page 47

Page 47

(1) Ss punctuate short passage and then read it aloud.
(2) Silent letters. Picture prompts.
(3) Rhyming words. Match from list.

writing:
punctuation
pronunciation:
sounds and spelling
 
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Spot the difference 5 page 48

Page 48

Present perfect passive.

Two pictures of a house. Before and after renovation. Ss make sentences using present perfect passive, 'The front door has been mended'.

grammar:
passive voice
grammar:
present perfect for present relevance
 
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Vocabulary quiz page 49

Page 49

Opposites, synonyms, odd word out, verb + noun

vocabulary:
miscellaneous vocab
 
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