The Idioms Game - a game about English idioms. The Idioms Game is a card game designed to help learn and memorize the meanings of popular English idiomatic expressions. The game involves identifying the correct meanings of drawn idioms.
Game type: card game
Difficulty level: beginner to intermediate (A2-B1)
Age range: children from 7 years old, teenagers, adults
Number of game variants: 6
Basic gameplay:
Players have two decks of cards featuring idiomatic expressions: the first deck, dealt to players, shows literal illustrations of the idioms, while the second deck, held by the game leader, contains explanations presented as multiple-choice hints A, B, or C. The player holding an illustrated card listens to the hints and must select the correct definition.
Themes and language goals:
• Learning popular idioms and their meanings
• Practicing listening comprehension and communication skills
Applications:
- In school classes: primary school (grades 5-8), secondary school (high school, technical school) (grades 1-4)
- In language schools offering English courses at A2 and B1 levels
- At home (playing with friends and family, social games, or private English lessons)
Use in remote education:
A simplified version of the game can be used in online teaching via e-learning platforms that support real-time video streaming.
Additional benefits:
The game enhances mental skills such as concentration and creativity, encourages activity and healthy competition, and its playful nature helps build social relationships among participants while reducing the distance between learners and teachers.
Instructions:
Alongside the English instructions, the game includes Polish instructions featuring:
- Methodological introduction for teachers, parents, and players
- Suggestions for educational games and exercises
The additional Polish instructions also assist those who do not have sufficient foreign language skills to understand the original English instructions and enable independent facilitation of language-educational activities with children or peers.
The game is developed based on the criteria of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - levels A2-B1.
Set includes:
- 132 cards
- Instructions in English and Polish.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- ELI
- Level
- Junior
- Popular English Degrees
- -
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- -
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Dimensions
- 50x28 cm
- Study Bundle for Adults
- No
- Popular Series
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9788853638519
Important information
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