Wishes and Hopes

English ESL Conversation: Wishes and Hopes. A Board Game to make short conversations, to practice speaking skills and improve the vocabulary.

English ESL Conversation: Wishes and Hopes


English ESL worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and English classes.

The board games offer interactive English language practice in a learner-centered, low-stress environment.

A great way to improve your speaking skills is to play English board games. Not only are board games fun, they also require you to interact with others who can challenge your knowledge and help you improve, especially if you play against opponents who are more proficient than you.


Wishes and Hopes

Procedure:

  1. Hand out the main sheet and place it on the table
  2. Explain to the students how to play.

Each box corresponds to one question. Each student has roll a dice and move a piece. 

Ask the students to use make a sentence choosing either wish or hope and decide what they wish or hope for about the topic they land on.

Examples: You roll the dice and land on ‘Your friends’. I wish my friend Alice would meet a nice guy. (future). OR: I wish my friend Alice had a million dollars! (present) OR: I wish my friend Alice had known my friend Nelly. (past). If you want to use HOPE; I hope my friend Alice remembered my birthday. (past). I hope my friend Alice is all right. (present). I hope my friend Alice has fun in Mexico next week. (future).

If the answer is correct, when it is their turn, they can go on playing, if not they have to skip one turn.

The student who first finishes the iter from “FINISH to START” is the winner.

Thank the students for coming to the lesson.   

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