short answers/ pronouns/ auxiliary verbs
Instructions for teachers
Cut up one set of cards per group of 2-4 students and ask them to deal them out. One student chooses one of their cards and places it face down on the table. That person then secretly flips a coin. If they get heads, they should try to get an answer with “Yes” and the word on the table, e.g. asking a partner “Does your mother like berries?” to get the answer “Yes, she does” if they placed “she” on the table. If they get tails, they should try to get a negative answer with that word, e.g. asking “Do you have a motorbike?” to get the answer “No, I don’t” if the card says “do”. After the other student answers the question (truthfully), they reveal the card and which side of the coin was up. They get one point if they got that answer, then take turns doing the same. The blank cards can be used to make other cards, be left out, or be used as jokers with which any yes or no answer is okay.
Cards to cut up
| I | he | she |
| it | we | they |
| do | does | am |
| is | are | can |
Extra optional cards to cut up
| there | did | was |
| were | has | have |
| will | could | would |
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