Love Stories Taboo

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Love Stories Taboo Game 

Students prepare taboo cards:

  1. Cut the taboo cards.
  2. Students work in small groups/pairs.
  3. Distribute the cards.
  4. Students briefly summarise the plots of the love stories from the cards.
  5. If students don’t know some of the films, replace the cards with blank ones and add students ideas
  6. Distribute the cards among students again.
  7. After they recalled the plots, students write down 4-5 words/expression connected with the films on the cards they have.
  8. These are the taboo words

The game can be played in small groups, pairs or in the forum.

Game 1:

  1. Student takes a random card from the pile.
  2. S/he describes the given film.
  3. S/he is not allowed to use the taboo words/expressions
  4. Other students guess the title to get a point.
  5. Both the student who described the film and the student who guessed the title are given 1 point

Game 2:

Taboo can be played even with beginner or pre-intermediate students. Adjust the rules to motivate them to speak and practise the vocabulary:

  1. Student takes a random card and describes the film.
  2. S/he has to use the expressions written under the title.
  3. Both the student who described the film and the student who guessed the title are given 1 point

Have fun!