Are you looking for some fun games to keep your young learners interested in English? This week’s Spotlight features a set of playing cards with animal names and pictures. Tanya has already shared some fun card games to play with Sprout English’s card sets. Here’s another fun game that you can play to introduce or practice using “would”. This game is also useful for practicing comparative adjectives.

How to Play “Animal Battle: Who Would Win?”

This game is similar to “War”, the card game of chance where players face off and try to collect all of the highest cards from their opponents. The difference between “War” and “Animal Battle” is that Sprout’s playing cards have no numbers! Students have to decide who would win in each battle. They have to use comparative adjectives to win the cards. At the end of the session, one student in the class will be declared “King or Queen of the Jungle”.

1. Print 
Print a few sets of Animal Playing Cards from Sprout’s Games Room and divide your class into pairs. (This game could also be done in groups of four where students work as one pair against another pair.) If there is an extra student, ask for a volunteer to be a park ranger. The teacher must also be a park ranger (referee). (more…)