Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
Cartes questions-5-pages-conversations-courantes
1. Ace of spades Ace of hearts Ace of clubs Ace of diamonds
Describe your face. What did you have for What is your address If you could have a
dinner last night? in English? new pet what would it
be?
King of spades King of hearts King of clubs King of diamonds
Describe your clothes. What did you have for What time do you If you had a million
lunch today? usually get up? dollars what would you
spend it on?
Queen of spades Queen of hearts Queen of clubs Queen of diamonds
Describe your mother. What is your favourite Where did you go for If you could meet any
sport? Why? your last holiday? person in the world who
would it be and why?
2. Jack of spades Jack of hearts Jack of clubs Jack of diamonds
Describe your father. What did you do last Where were you born? If you could change
night? something about your
school what would it
be?
Ten of spades Ten of hearts Ten of clubs Ten of diamonds
Describe an apple. What type of music do Why are you studying If you had to live in
you like? Why? English? another country which
one would you choose
, and why ?
Nine of spades Nine of hearts Nine of clubs Nine of diamonds
Describe your What is your favourite Which do you prefer, If you could do
bedroom. game? Why? summer or winter, and anything in the world
why? what would you do?
3. Eight of spades Eight of hearts Eight of clubs Eight of diamonds
Describe your best What does your Which magazines do If you could speak
friend. mother do? you like to read? three languages well,
what would they be?
Seven of diamonds
Seven of spades Seven of hearts Seven of clubs If you were rich, what
Describe what you What does your father How many hours do would you do?
had for breakfast do? you usually sleep at
today. night?
Six of clubs Six of diamonds
Six of spades Six of hearts Do you like shopping? If you had to spend a
Describe your English What is your favourite Why? day alone at home,
teacher. lesson at school? what would you do?
Why?
4. Five of spades Five of hearts Five of clubs Five of diamonds
Describe the What did you do last How often do you go If everyone in the
difference between a Sunday? to the cinema? world suddenly
dog and a cat. disappeared, what
would you do?
Four of clubs Four of diamonds
Four of spades Four of hearts What was the last If you could choose
Describe a pencil. What is your favourite movie you saw? how old you were, how
. television programme? What was it about ? old would you be and
Why? why?
Three of spades Three of hearts Three of clubs Three of diamonds
Describe your What would you do if Would you like to If you could choose
favourite hobby. you could do anything travel to other any meal you wanted,
in the world? countries? Why? what would it be?
5. Two of diamonds
Two of spades Two of hearts Two of clubs If you found $100,000
Describe this game What is the one thing How many friends what would you do?
you would change have you got and who
about yourself? are they?
Materials required:
One or two packs of playing cards and the questions sheet.
Objectives:
To get the student used to answering general questions at a level that
resembles normal speech. To give the students conversational confidence.
How to play:
You distribute the cards among your students. If you have a large class use
two packs of cards. The student answers the corresponding question to that
card. The student is awarded 4 points for a complete answer, 3 points for a
reasonable answer, 2 points for an incomplete answer, and 1 point for any
answer at all. If your class is up to it, you can get them to award the points.