A: Extreme functions
Compete to say one of the things below. You might need to set up the situation, e.g. decide what you are thanking people for.
The longest thank you/ The most over-the-top thanks
The deepest apology
The best reason for your misdeed
The most helpful offer
The most persuasive invitation
The most outrageous request that you can get someone to agree to
The politest request
The most emotional farewell/ The longest farewell
The politest disagreement
The strongest agreement
The politest interruption of your partner’s story about yesterday
The greatest number of polite interruptions in one minute
The politest turning down of an invitation/ The best reason for turning down an invitation
The politest refusal to help/ The best reason for refusing to help
The most enthusiastic greeting
The best advice for the problem your partner tells you
B: Situational functions
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
| Farewell | Greeting | Apology | Request |
| Offer | Invitation | Introduction | Suggestion |
| Refusal | Thanks | Advice | Opinion |
| Agreement | Disagreement | Speculation | Generalisation |
| Interruption | Clarification | Warning | Concession |
| Farewell | Greeting | Apology | Request |
| Offer | Invitation | Introduction | Suggestion |
| Refusal | Thanks | Advice | Opinion |
| Agreement | Disagreement | Speculation | Generalisation |
| Interruption | Clarification | Warning | Concession |
Teacher’s instructions
The second 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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