Worksheet 7
(Suitable for use after Unit 7 of New English Parade Level 6)
Use these facts to make up a game show.
" The seeds on a strawberry grow on the outside.
" The penguin is a bird that can swim but cannot fly.
" The ostrich is the largest and most powerful bird in the world.
" The chow chow is the only type of dog that has a black tongue.
" Europe is the only continent that does not have a desert.
" Jericho is the oldest city in the world.
1. The game show is called .
2. The prize will be .
3. These are the questions for the game show:
Language aims
Making questions
Procedure
1 Ask pupils if they like watching game shows on TV and which ones are their favourites. Explain that they are going
to make up their own game show.
2 Distribute the worksheets. Pupils work in pairs or small groups.They read the list of facts and use these to make a
list of questions for the game show.They also think of a name for their game show and a prize.
3 Act out the quiz, by asking members of the groups to ask questions for the rest of the class to answer.Ask the
groups to introduce the name of their game show and say what the prize is. Depending on the level of the pupils,
they can also make up their own questions for the game show.
Key
Answers will vary. Sample questions are as follows:
1.Where do the seeds grow on a strawberry? 2.Which bird can swim but can t fly? 3.What is the largest bird in the world?
4.What type of dog has a black tongue? 5.Which continent doesn t have a desert? 6.What is the oldest city in the world?
New English Parade
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