Introduction:

This is a fun board game activity to practise asking wh- questions and any other grammar points you would currently like to revise or practise with your students, e.g. Subject/object questions and present tenses, etc. Students ask and answer wh- questions about a variety of topics.

Level: A2+

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

1. To practise asking wh- questions.
2. To develop fluency and confidence in speaking.

Materials:

1. What’s with all the questions PDF board game and one die per pair, or a small group of 3 or 4.

Procedure:

1. Print the board game and put students in pairs or small groups of 3 or 4.
2. Players take it in turns to throw the die and move the numbers thrown.
3. To obtain a question for the speaking activity students throw the die twice. The first throw indicates which column they should use, and the second throw which row they should use to obtain the topic.
4. Player 1 must then ask their partner or teammates at least 2 questions on the given topic, beginning with who, what, where, when, why and how, focusing on the recent language point studied, e.g. Where do you usually eat lunch? What do you have for breakfast? for present simple, or Where did you eat lunch when you were at school? What was your favourite food when you were a child? to practise past simple, etc. Increase the level of difficulty depending on the level of your class.
5. The other player/s then answer the questions in as much detail as possible.
6. The game continues in a circle going left.
7. At the end, ask students to write down 4 additional questions for their classmates about a topic that sparked their interest the most.

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P.S. Do you think your students would enjoy this activity? I’d love to know your thoughts.