✮ ESL vacation taboo speaking game ✮

Playing TABOO is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this VACATION theme version of the game there 30. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.

This resource is included in my ESL - ELL speaking, listening, writing activities and games - Growing bundle.

This ESL Taboo game includes the following:

How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)

30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring

Black and white and color versions of the cards are included

How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game

15 MINUTES MAX game board

File for projecting one card at a time for an all class activity

*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible!

Object of the game:

One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.

Did you know that you can receive 20% off your purchase of $20 or more with my Build Your Own English Bundle option? No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included. Click here for more resources in English.

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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✮ ESL vacation conversation starters and speaking prompts ✮

Want your ESL students to use their vacation vocabulary? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your intermediate to advanced students to speak more. Just print and cut out the cards or you may choose to project them for a whole class activity or for when you don't want to print (or don't have time).

You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for vacations or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.

There are 30 questions in all. All of the questions are asked in the YOU form and require the answering student to respond using I. Most of the questions begin with an interrogative word encouraging more than YES and NO responses. Some questions are in the near future while others are in the past tense.

This resource is included in my ESL - ELL speaking, listening, writing activities and games - Growing bundle.

Topics used in these cards:

* Means of transportation

* Geographical locations

* Some airport vocabulary

* Travel destinations (beach, mountain, etc.)

* Preferences

Included:

30 color speaking prompt cards

30 black and white speaking prompt cards

9 ways to use these cards

Scoot activity instructions

Scoot answer recording sheet

All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a keyring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.

Did you know that you can receive 20% off your purchase of $20 or more with my Build Your Own English Bundle option? No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included. Click here for more resources in English.

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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