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GAME
ARENA

Five high-energy classroom games. Live scoreboards. Printable flashcards. Tap any game to launch.

01

Collocation Relay Race

Vocabulary sprint — match Column A + B collocations under pressure

Teams Vocab
02

Million-Dollar Grammar Auction

Bid real money on grammar answers — confidence meets risk

Grammar Strategy
03

Clinical Speed Dating

Concentric circles — patients & therapists swap every 2 minutes

Speaking Roleplay
04

Never Ever Poker

Present Perfect token game — safe-zone "Never Have I Ever"

Grammar Speaking
05

Paparazzi Backstory Race

Three-sentence picture narrative — past perfect → present → future

Writing Tenses
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Live Scoreboard

Track all teams across all games with live +/- controls

All Games
Game 01 · Page 60, Parts A & B

COLLOCATION
RELAY RACE

Memory recall, sports categorisation & fast-paced collocation matching

4–5 per team 20–30 min Phase 1 · Phase 2
PHASE TIMER
02:00

🎯 Interactive Collocation Matcher

Tap a Column A word, then a Column B word to match. Correct pairs lock in green!

COLUMN A — VERBS
COLUMN B — NOUNS
SCORE: 0

⚡ Phase 1 — The Relay

How it works

  1. Teams line up behind the starting line
  2. Runner 1 sprints to board, writes ONE unique word from: Summer Olympic sport, suggestion phrase, or gym body part
  3. Passes the marker, tags next runner
  4. Duplicates across teams are disqualified

Scoring

1 pt for every unique vocabulary word written

🔥 Phase 2 — The Match

How it works

  1. Flashcards from both columns are shuffled face-up on a table at the front
  2. Next runner finds ONE correct pair (e.g. LOSE + WEIGHT)
  3. Sticks it to team's section on board
  4. Must shout the definition to their team

Scoring

2 pts for every correct collocation + definition pair

🖨 Printable Flashcard Sets

Print this page, cut out the cards below, and mix Column A and Column B into one pile per table.

COLUMN A — Verbs (Print on RED paper)
COLUMN B — Nouns (Print on GREEN paper)
Game 02 · Page 60, Part C · Sentences 1–20

MILLION-DOLLAR
GRAMMAR AUCTION

Grammar accuracy meets strategic risk. Teams bid their imaginary money on sentence answers.

Groups of 4–5 $1,000 Start 90 sec rounds
BIDDING TIMER
01:30

📺 Sentence Board

Display current sentences. Click a sentence to reveal the answer.

Round 1 / 5

🏦 Team Bank Tracker

Enter team names and adjust balances as bids win or lose.

📋 Full Rules

Each Round

  1. Display 3–4 sentences with blanks on the board
  2. Teams get 90 seconds to discuss and fill in answers secretly
  3. Teams write answer + bid amount on paper (e.g. "for — $200")
  4. All teams reveal simultaneously

The Payout

After reveal, teacher announces the correct answer.

✓ Correct Team WINS their bid amount

✗ Wrong Team LOSES their bid amount

Winner

Highest bank balance after all 5 rounds wins the auction.

🖨 Printable Bid Sheets

Print one per team. Students write their answer and bid for each sentence.

TEAM NAME: _______________________    STARTING BALANCE: $1,000
RoundSentence #Your AnswerBid Amount ($)Win / LoseNew Balance
1_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
1_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
2_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
2_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
3_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
3_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
4_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
4_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
5_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
5_________$______☐ Win   ☐ Lose$______
FINAL BALANCE:$______
Game 03 · Page 59 Parts A & B · Page 58 Active Review

CLINICAL
SPEED DATING

Concentric circles — maximise STT through fluid patient-therapist roleplay.

Inner: Patients Outer: Therapists 2 min rounds 3 rotations then swap
CURRENT ROTATION
1
Inner Circle = PATIENTS  ·  Outer = THERAPISTS
ROUND TIMER
02:00

🤒 PATIENT

Your Mission

Explain your bizarre or exaggerated problem! Be dramatic. The weirder, the better.

Scenario Ideas

  • Severe cat hair allergy making you sneeze at work
  • Pulled a muscle trying to lift too much at the gym
  • Extreme exam stress causing headaches
  • Terrible sleep from watching the Olympics all night
  • Sore neck from always looking down at phone

Language to Use

"I've developed a..." "Since last week I feel..." "It's getting worse because..." "I've been suffering from..."

🩺 THERAPIST

Your Mission

Listen carefully. Diagnose the problem. Give at least two recommendations.

Target Language

"You'd better..." "I recommend that you..." "How about...?" "Why don't you...?" "I suggest that you..." "It's important that you..." "You should avoid..." "Have you considered...?"

Checklist

  • ☐ Ask at least one follow-up question
  • ☐ Give at least 2 recommendations
  • ☐ Use a modal verb + that-clause structure

🖨 Printable Scenario Cards

Print and cut. Give one scenario card face-down to each Patient before each round.

SCENARIO CARD 1

Pet Allergy Crisis 🐱

You are allergic to your neighbour's cat. The cat sits outside your window every morning and you can't stop sneezing. Your eyes are swollen and you missed 3 days of work.

SCENARIO CARD 2

Gym Disaster 💪

You tried to lift 100kg at the gym to impress your friends. Now your back is in terrible pain. You can't stand up straight and stairs are impossible.

SCENARIO CARD 3

Exam Meltdown 📚

You have 5 exams next week and you haven't slept properly in 10 days. You keep forgetting simple things like your name and what you ate for breakfast.

SCENARIO CARD 4

Olympics Obsession 🏅

You stayed up until 4am every night to watch the Olympics. Now you fall asleep in class, at dinner, and once even standing up in a queue.

SCENARIO CARD 5

Phone Neck 📱

You spend 8 hours a day looking at your phone. Now your neck hurts so much you can only turn your head to the left. Looking right is impossible.

SCENARIO CARD 6

Junk Food Addiction 🍔

You eat fast food three times a day. You feel tired, your skin is bad, and you've gained weight. But vegetables make you feel sad and you can't stop ordering delivery.

🪑 Seating Setup Diagram

──── OUTER CIRCLE (THERAPISTS 🩺) ────
👤     👤     👤     👤     👤
─── INNER CIRCLE (PATIENTS 🤒) ───
👤     👤     👤     👤     👤
After 3 rotations → SWAP roles · Outer circle moves one seat clockwise each round
Game 04 · Page 61, Part E · Never Ever

NEVER EVER
POKER

Present Perfect in a safe-zone token game. Groups of 5–6, no awkward pressure.

Groups 5–6 5 tokens each Present Perfect
GAME TIMER
10:00

🎮 Practice Token Simulator

Tap tokens to use them. Try the structure below with the example statements.

EXAMPLE STATEMENTS — tap to select:
YOUR TOKENS:

📖 Present Perfect — Quick Rules

Structure

Subject + have/has + past participle
I have never broken a bone.
She has never watched the Olympics live.
We have never been to a gym.

Common Mistakes to Catch

  • ❌ "I never go to the gym" — wrong tense
  • ✓ "I have never been to the gym"
  • ❌ "I have never loosed weight" — wrong form
  • ✓ "I have never lost weight"

🎯 Never Have I Ever — Statement Bank

Themed around Module 2. Students can use these or create their own.

FITNESS

"I have never broken a bone at the gym."

SPORTS

"I have never watched the Olympics live."

HEALTH

"I have never followed a strict diet."

FITNESS

"I have never lost more than 5kg."

SPORTS

"I have never done a summer Olympic sport."

HEALTH

"I have never been to a therapist."

LIFESTYLE

"I have never woken up before 5am to exercise."

LIFESTYLE

"I have never given up sugar for more than a week."

🖨 Printable Token Sheets

Print one sheet per student. Cut out tokens and distribute 5 per student.

CUT ALONG DOTTED LINES ✂
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NAME: __________________   |   TOKENS REMAINING: __ / 5   |   REFEREE STATUS: ☐
Game 05 · Page 61, Part F · Describe the Pictures

PAPARAZZI
BACKSTORY RACE

Three-sentence rule — Past Perfect → Present Continuous → Future/Modal. Pass and twist.

Teams of 3–5 3 min per picture Clockwise rotation
WRITING TIMER
03:00

✍️ Three-Sentence Sentence Builder

Teams use this structure for every picture. Display on projector for reference.

S1
PAST PERFECT — What had happened BEFORE the photo?
The athlete had trained for six months before this moment.
S2
PRESENT CONTINUOUS — What IS happening RIGHT NOW?
She is crossing the finish line and is raising both arms.
S3
FUTURE / MODAL — What SHOULD or WILL happen next?
She will receive a medal and might break the world record.

🖼 Picture Prompt Slots A–E

Project your textbook pictures (Page 61, Part F) on the board, or describe them verbally. Teams write about their assigned starting picture.

🏃

Pic A

Running / Sport action

🏋️

Pic B

Gym / Fitness scene

🤕

Pic C

Injury / Medical

🏅

Pic D

Victory / Competition

🧘

Pic E

Recovery / Wellness

Team 1 → Start Pic A  ·  Team 2 → Start Pic B  ·  Team 3 → Start Pic C  ·  etc.
After 3 min → pass paper CLOCKWISE → next team reads backstory + adds a PLOT TWIST sentence.

🖨 Printable Writing Sheets

One per team. Pass the sheet with the paper.

TEAM NAME: _______________________    STARTING PICTURE: ___
SENTENCE 1 — PAST PERFECT (What had happened before?)
_______________________________________________________________
SENTENCE 2 — PRESENT CONTINUOUS (What is happening now?)
_______________________________________________________________
SENTENCE 3 — FUTURE / MODAL (What will / should happen?)
_______________________________________________________________
TEAM 2 — PLOT TWIST (add a twist to the story!)
_______________________________________________________________
TEAM 3 — PLOT TWIST (keep the story going!)
_______________________________________________________________
Live Scoreboard — All Games

SCOREBOARD

Track team scores across all 5 games. Add/remove teams, adjust points live.

⚙️ Team Setup

🏆 LIVE RANKINGS

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⚡ Quick Point Buttons

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