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English Speaking Game

Printable worksheet

A fun and engaging classroom game, ideal for teaching children wild animal vocabulary.

Target language: penguin, elephant, crocodile, parrot, lion, tiger, giraffe, monkey, is, isn’t, has got, hasn’t got, can, can’t

Instructions: in pairs or small groups the children take it in turns to roll the dice. After rolling the first dice the child moves their counters forward the number of spaces shown on the dice and lands on an animal. Then the child roles the second dice, which indicates the key word to use in the sentence.

For example, if they roll a 3 and after a 4, they first move forward 2 places on the board ‘elephant’ and ‘isn’t’. A possible sentence could be ‘an elephant isn’t small’.

You will need: one worksheet and two dice per pair.

ESL English Animals Sentence Board Game Activity Worksheet

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