Purpose:

To practice speaking; review nouns and adjectives

Preparation time:

None

Procedure:

1.       Choose a quality, such as round.

2.       Have learners name as many things as possible that have that quality. (E.g., wheel, sun, moon, clock, etc.)

3.       You may write down what your students say or you may have them write a list themselves.

Here are some categories:

Things that ……

            Are red/blue/black/white

            Are round/square/oval/flat

            Are hard/soft/liquid

            Are sweet/sour/bitter/chewy

            Fly/float/jump

            Come in twos/threes/fours

            Have holes/handles

            Use electricity

            Are made of plastic/wood/metal/glass

            Move quickly/slowly

Variation:

To turn the activity into a game, have each student read his or her list while the rest of the class tries to identify the quality.