Instructions
Cut up one full pack of cards for each group of two to six students, preferably with the two different kinds of cards on different coloured paper. Each group spreads all the cards face down across the table.
One student takes a feeling card and says “I am/ I feel…”. Someone else tries to choose a card that is totally unsuitable, e.g. “Do you want a cake?” for “I’m thirsty”. If the cards could in any way be suitable (and the person who took the first card can explain why it matches), the person who took the feeling card gets both cards and scores two points. If the second person manages to find a totally unsuitable card (and can explain why it is totally unsuitable), they can keep both cards. Play continues until all the cards of one type are gone.
After the game, you could test them on the grammar by giving “Do you want…?” or “I want…” phrases without “a”, “an” or “some” for them to complete (either orally or in written form).
Feelings cards
| angry
| thirsty | hungry | tired/ sleepy |
| sad
| hot | cold | ill/ sick |
| late/ in a hurry
| bored | late/ in a hurry | bored |
| angry
| thirsty | hungry | tired/ sleepy |
| sad
| hot | cold | ill/ sick |
| angry
| thirsty | hungry | tired/ sleepy |
| sad
| hot | cold | ill/ sick |
| late/ in a hurry
| bored | late/ in a hurry | bored |
| angry
| thirsty | hungry | tired/ sleepy |
| sad
| hot | cold | ill/ sick |
| angry
| thirsty | hungry | tired/ sleepy |
| sad
| hot | cold | ill/ sick |
| late/ in a hurry
| bored | late/ in a hurry | bored |
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Objects cards
| an apple
| a ball | a baseball bat |
| a bath
| a bed | a bicycle |
| a biscuit
| a book | some boots |
| some boxing gloves
| some candy/ sweets | a car |
| a cat
| a coat | some coffee |
| some cola
| a comic | a computer game |
| a doll
| some fruit juice | some gloves |
| a guitar
| a hamburger | a hat |
| a horse
| a hotdog | some ice cream |
| a jacket
| a lemon | some lunch |
| some milk
| a massage | some music |
| an onion
| an orange | a pizza |
| some rollerblades
| some sandals | a sandwich |
| a (winter) scarf
| some shorts | some socks |
| some soup
| a steak | some strawberries |
| a sweater
| a swimsuit | some tea |
| a teddy bear
| a telephone | a tissue |
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PDF for easy saving and printing: feelings do you want reverse pelmanism
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Snap and pelmanism in EFL classes (TEFLtastic classics Part Seven)
