Snakes and Ladders is definitely one of my favourite board games. So, I thought about using it to teach the infinitive in English. Anyway, it’s high time we practised the ‘to infinitive' and the bare infinitive in English. Don’t you think so?
You will need one snakes and ladders board per group of three students. Alternatively, you can play the game in pairs. You will also need one set of prompt cards and one set of task cards per group; one dice and counters per group.
GAME RUES
1)Put students into groups of three (or in pairs). Give each group the material quoted above. Students take it in turns to throw a number.
2)When they land on a question mark, they must take a task card (which contains questions/ tasks) and answer it. (Remind students to use the infinitive structure). If the student carries out the task, he/she stays on the square. If he/she can’t use the infinitive correctly, he/she moves back to his/her original square.
3)When the student lands at the foot of the ladder, he/she must complete the sentences from the prompt cards. He/she is only allowed to go up the ladder provided the answer is correct. If the sentence is not completed in the correct way, he/she must stay at the foot of the ladder.
4)Every time a student lands on the head of a snake, he/she has to go down the snake to the square of its tail.
5)The winner is the student who reaches the finish line first.
PROMPT CARDS
I go to the gym 5 times a week _________________
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I study English_____________
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I went to the supermarket __________
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One day, I hope ____________
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The police officer refused ______________
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She hesitated to ________________
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I learned … when I was __________
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As a child, I wanted ___________
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I never let my children _______________
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We plan ______________ this summer
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He tends ___________ a little shy.
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I swear _________________ the truth.
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He seems ______________ disappointed.
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Did you remember _________________?
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How do you manage ______________?
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What do intend _______________?
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Do young offenders deserve _______________?
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He claims _____________
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No matter what he felt, he couldn't hesitate…
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How did you persuade _________?
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Nobody encouraged me ___________
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He invited me _______________.
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During the meeting we agreed _________________.
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The teacher made me _______________.
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You are forbidden ______________.
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Finally, we managed to __________
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Unfortunately, I cant’ afford to ___________
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I am learning ____________.
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He decided ___________.
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He helped me _______________my suitcases.
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If you want to pass the FCE, you must ________________
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I don’t know how __________
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I couldn’t __________because I was sick.
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We might __________ to Australia next year.
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My/ Some children asked me __________.
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Look at the sky. It’s ______________________.
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TASK CARDS/ QUESTIONS
- Tell me 2 things you want me/ would like me to do now
- List 3 things your parents don’t let you do
- Give advice to someone who wants to learn a foreign language ( e.g You should…, You’d better…)
- Tell me 3 things you can do well. ( e.g I can…, I’m able to…)
- Explain to me what you intend to do when you finish your English course. ( e.g I intend to…/ I plan to…/ I’d love to…/ i’d like to…)
- Why do you need to do physical exercises regularly?
- What New Year resolutions do you usually make? (e.g I promise to…)
- What are your expectations for 2018?
- What does your best friend look like? He/ she appears…/ He/she seems …
- Do you prefer to study alone or in a group?
- Why do some people drink so much?
- Why do we need to work?
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