lesson activities © Churchill House School of English, Spencer Square, Ramsgate, CT11 9EQ, UK

find us at http://www.churchillhouse.co.uk

COULD I BORROW YOUR ...? CARD GAME

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Cut out object cards

a pen

a ruler

a piece of paper

a highlighter pen a pencil sharpener

some paper

a pencil

a rubber

a dictionary

a red pen

some tippex

a grammar book

a students’ book

a stapler

your phone

a notebook

a hole punch

your new car

a file

some glue

your bag

a tape

some sellotape

your mobile phone

lesson activities © Churchill House School of English, Spencer Square, Ramsgate, CT11 9EQ, UK

find us at http://www.churchillhouse.co.uk

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the game is to collect as many groups of objects as possible. Here are the
groups:

a pen

a ruler

a piece of paper

a highlighter pen

a pencil sharpener

some paper

a pencil

a rubber

a dictionary

a red pen

some tippex

a grammar book

a students’ book

a stapler

your phone

a notebook

a hole punch

your new car

a file

some glue

your bag

a tape

some sellotape

your mobile phone

RULES

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Mix up the object cards.

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Give each person one card in turn.

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Each player looks to see if he / she can make a group.

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If you can make a group, put the group down on the table.

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The youngest player starts.

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The first player chooses one of the players and chooses one of the objects he / she
needs and asks for it

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If the other player has the object card, he / she gives it them. The first player can now
ask another question.

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If the other player doesn’t have the object card, the turn passes to the next person.

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You can only ask for an object if you have one of that group.

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The winner is the person with the most groups.

LANGUAGE SUMMARY

Can I borrow ...................?
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Yes, sure. Here you are.

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Sorry, I need it myself.

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Thank you.

That’s OK.

Have another go!

The next person’s turn