START
HERE
What is it?
Take three
steps back!
What is it?
Take an
extra turn!
Take a card!
23
What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
Move three
steps
forward!
FINISH
What are
they?
What is it?
What are
they?
What are
they?
Miss a turn!
Go back to
START
111
What is it?
Who are
they?
What is it?
21
What are
they?
Take an
extra turn!
Move two
steps
forward!
What is it?
What is it?
What are
they?
Take two
steps back!
What is it?
Take a card!
Take a card!
Take a card!
Take a card!
Take a card!
Take a card!
Take a card!
25
1
19
17
33
27
3
15
29 31
5
11
7 9
13
Santa Claus and his Hobbies (Rules)
B
efore you start playing, decide which grammar point you are
going to revise. This grammar point will be used with the
S
anta
C
laus cards.
Some suggestions:
•
Present Continuous: Right now, Santa Claus is making
toys.
•
Present Simple: Santa Claus often makes toys.
•
Like: Santa Claus likes making toys / to make toys.
•
Past Simple: Yesterday, Santa Claus made toys.
•
Future with GOING TO: Tomorrow, Santa Claus is going to
make toys.
•
…
O
n a picture square, the player says what / who it is, using
‘This (or It) is a / an / + name …’ or ‘These (or They) are …’.
O
n a
S
anta
C
laus square, the player says what
S
anta
C
laus is
doing right now, what he often does, what he likes doing / to
do, what he did yesterday, what he is going to do this
afternoon, etc., depending on the grammar point you chose at
the beginning of the game.
O
n the remaining squares, the player has to follow the
instructions.
T
he winner is the player who reaches the ‘Finish’ square first!
Counters
A
nswers
Square 1
This / It is a Christmas tree.
Square 3
These / They are presents.
Square 5
This / It is a candy cane.
Square 7
This / It is a Christmas stocking.
Square 9
This / It is a snowman.
Square 11
These / They are bells.
Square 13
This / It is holly.
Square 15
These / They are Christmas decorations.
Square 17
These / They are Christmas lights.
Square 19
This / It is a reindeer.
Square 21
This / It is mistletoe.
Square 23
This / It is a Christmas wreath.
Square 25
This / It is a candle.
Square 27
This / It is the fireplace (chimney).
Square 29
These / They are carol singers.
Square 31
This / It is an angel.
Square 33
These / They are Christmas cards.