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Pass the parcel speaking game
1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
3. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
4. ¿Donde vives?
5. ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?
6. ¿De dónde eres?
7. ¿Qué te gusta?
8. ¿Qué gustaría hacer en el futuro?
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Pass the parcel speaking game
Pass the Parcel speaking game
Teaching notes
Aim: reading practice; recognising and answering questions
Timing: 10 – 15 minutes
Group: suitable for most ability groups and all ages. Good speaking practice for KS3 but can also
be used as a revision game for KS4 or KS5 students.
Resources:
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one sheet of questions cut into strips
one sealable food bag
one CD of language-appropriate music
Write/type a list of questions that you want to practise or revise, leaving space between each
question. (At KS4/KS5, students could do this themselves.) Between six and eight questions is
ideal.
Cut the questions into strips and fold them up a few times to make them smaller.
Put the questions into a sealable food bag. You may find it useful to use a freezer bag and write on
the side what topic it is.
Either get the students into a circle or into lines with no gaps. Students pass around the bag of
questions, whilst the music is playing.
Pause the music every few students. When the music stops the student opens the bag, chooses a
piece of paper, reads the question out and answers it. They then re-fold the question and put it
back in the bag. Restart the music and the game!
Tips
Included are some questions on personal details but this activity can be adapted for any topic. It
can also be used to focus on using different tenses, useful at KS4 and KS5
The same questions may be repeated but this helps with reinforcement.
Try to ensure that all or most students get a turn by pausing the music carefully!
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