Use as many of the functions on the next page as you can in one of the following situations, taking a card or ticking it off the list as you use it. The person who has used the most in that situation wins, then start again with a new situation.
In the street A supermarket
A market A department store
A convenience store/ corner shop A club
A bar/ A pub A fast food restaurant
A posh restaurant A cinema (= movie theater)
A theatre A hospital or surgery
At home In or near someone else’s house
On the phone By email
By text (= SMS) On your blog/ Facebook page
A bus, coach or train A hotel check-in desk
A taxi A spa, public baths or sauna
A swimming pool or gym A train station or underground station
A library or bookshop A stadium or other sporting venue
A museum or art gallery A concert or music venue
A post office Immigration
On a plane An airport check-in desk
At work
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Farewell
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Greeting |
Apology |
Request |
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Offer
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Invitation |
Introduction |
Suggestion/ Advice |
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Refusal
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Thanks |
Excuse |
Opinion |
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Agreement
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Disagreement |
Acceptance |
Complaint |
Brainstorm at least phrases for each of the functions above.
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Teacher’s instructions
The game works better if you cut up one pack of cards per group of three or four players, but you can just get them ticking them off the list instead (maybe with a different coloured pen or different symbol for each person and each round).
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PDF for easy saving and printing: Situational functions game
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