Game 1: Short answers make me say yes coin game 1
Flip a coin and ask a question to try to get the answer that matches the side of the coin which is top. Your teacher will tell you which pair below you should choose from, how you should work through them, or if you can choose for yourselves. You get one point for each “Yes,…” answer that you get, but no points if your partner’s (real/ true) answer is “No,…” If your question doesn’t make sense, for example because you use the wrong grammar, your partner can reject your question and you get no points.
Heads = Yes, I do.
Tails = Yes, he does./ Yes, she does./ Yes, it does.
Heads = Yes, I do.
Tails = Yes, I am.
Heads = Yes, I am.
Tails = Yes, he is./ Yes, she is./ Yes, it is.
Heads = Yes, there is.
Tails = Yes, there are.
Heads = Yes, it is.
Tails = Yes, there is.
Heads = Yes, I do.
Tails = Yes, I did.
Heads = Yes, I was.
Tails = Yes, I did.
Heads = Yes, I can.
Tails = Yes, I could.
Heads = Yes, I have.
Tails = Yes, I did.
Heads = Yes, I have.
Tails = Yes, I had.
Heads = Yes, I did.
Tails = Yes, I had.
Game 2: Short answers make me say yes coin game 2
Flip a coin and use the question starter that matches the side that is top below to try to get a “Yes,…” answer from your partner.
Heads = Do you like…?
Tails = Do you have…?
Heads = Are you…?
Tails = Are you… ing (…)?
Heads = Are there any…?
Tails = Are there many…?
Heads = Is there a…?
Tails = Is there any…?
Heads = Were you…?
Tails = Were you…ing (…)?
Game 3: Short answers make me say yes coin game 3
Flip the coin and ask a yes/ no question about one of the topics on that side of the table below to try to get a “Yes,…” answer from your partner.
| Heads | Tails |
| the past
food and drink sport friends work holidays/ vacations hometown mornings appearance right now childhood languages ambitions plans
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the future
animals family studies free time home evenings travel character routines/ habits retirement possessions desires arrangements (meetings etc) |
Game 4: Short answers make me say yes and no game
Flip a coin and ask a question to try to get the answer that matches the side of the coin which is top. Your teacher will tell you which pair below you should choose from, how you should work through them, or if you can choose for yourselves. You get one point for each answer you get which matches the side of the coin which comes up. If your question doesn’t make sense, for example because you use the wrong grammar, your partner can reject your question and you get no points.
Heads = Yes, I do.
Tails = No, I don’t.
Heads = Yes, he does./ Yes, she does./ Yes, it does.
Tails = No, he doesn’t./ No, she doesn’t./ No, it doesn’t.
Heads = Yes, I am.
Tails = No, I’m not.
Heads = Yes, he is./ Yes, she is./ Yes, it is.
No = No, he isn’t./ No, she isn’t./ No, it isn’t.
Heads = Yes, there is.
Tails = No, there isn’t.
Heads = Yes, there are.
Tails = No, there aren’t.
Heads = Yes, I did.
Tails = No, I didn’t.
Heads = Yes, I was.
Tails = No, I wasn’t.
Heads = Yes, I can.
Tails = No, I can’t.
Heads = Yes, I could.
Tails = No, I couldn’t.
Heads = Yes, I have.
Tails = No, I haven’t.
Heads = Yes, I had.
Tails = No, I hadn’t.
Game 5: Short answers bluffing coin game 1
Listen to your partner’s Yes/ No questions and then secretly flip a coin. If you get heads, you must answer “Yes, I…” to their question and if you get tails, you must answer “No, I…”, even if that answer isn’t true. Perhaps after asking for more details, your partner will guess if that answer is true or not.
Game 6: Short answers bluffing coin game 2
Before your answer your partner’s Yes/ No question, flip a coin to decide if you should give a true answer or a false answer:
Heads = True answer (for example “Yes,…” if your real answer is positive)
Tails = False answer (for example “No,…” even though your real answer is positive)
After asking questions to get more details, your partner will guess if your answer was true or false. Then show them which side of the coin was top so they can check.
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