"Like" and "Be Like" Games

Like and be like games

Game 1: Like and be like bluffing game

Your partner will ask you a “like” or “be like” question like those below. Answer with three nouns or three adjectives, making sure two of them are true and one of them isn’t true. In other words, one of your answers should be a lie. Perhaps after asking questions to find out more details, your partner will guess which one thing that you said isn’t true. If they ask you for more information about the thing you lied about, you can continue lying.

Suggested like and be like questions

What is your bedroom like? What is your… like? What is Taipei like? What is… like? What is your mother’s job like? What is your…’s… like? What kind of foreign food do you like? What kind of… do you like? What kind of television do you like watching? What kind of… do you like…ing? What do you like doing on Sunday? What do you like doing in the evening? What do you like doing…? What does your uncle like eating for breakfast? What does your mother like doing in the evening? What does your… like…ing (…)?

 

Game 2: Like and be like family fortunes game

Ask your partner a “like” or “be like” question like one of those below. They will secretly write down five answers in order starting from the word which they most associate with the thing you asked about, e.g. with the thing that people most like top. When they have written all five things, you should say one word that you think your partner probably wrote. If it is the same as one of the things that your partner wrote down, you score the number of points written in the left-hand column below. If you say something that your partner didn’t write at all, you don’t get any points.

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
Top choice: 5 points
Second choice: 4 points
Third choice: 3 points
Fourth choice: 2 points
Fifth choice: 1 point

 

Possible like and be like questions

• What do Japanese men like doing at the weekend?
• What do… like doing…?
• What kinds of foreign food to British people like?
• What kinds of… do… like?
• What kinds of winter activities do your family like doing?
• What kinds of… do… like doing?
• What is your mother-in-law like?
• What is your… like?
• What is your father’s job like?
• What is your…’s… like?
• What is the palace in this city like?
• What is… like?
• What is watching the Olympics live like?
• What is…ing (…) like?
• What was your first boyfriend or girlfriend like?
• What was… like?

 

Game 3: Like and be like discuss and agree

Ask each other “like” and “be like” questions about people and places that you both know about (not personal questions about your partner) and try to agree on a list of three nouns or adjectives, e.g. “It’s tall and fun to go up, but a bit boring architecturally” for “What is Tokyo SkyTree like?” You must both agree on all three words that you decide on, so if you have different opinions continue discussing until you can agree.

 

Game 4: Like and be like guess the questions game

Think of a “like” or “be like” question like those on the left below about yourself or someone you know. Write down and say just the answer, e.g. something in the right column below. Don’t say the question. Answer the questions that your partner asks you (truthfully) until your partner gets exactly the answer that you wrote down. It doesn’t matter if they ask the same question as what you wrote down, as long as that is your real answer to what your partner asks. Don’t say “No, that is not the right question” etc, just answer questions truthfully. If you are playing for points, you get one point for each question that your partner has asked before they finally get the response that you wrote down.

Like and be like questions

Like and be like answers

Do you like blue cheese? Do you like your swimming teacher? Do you like…? Do you like jogging? Do you like... ing? Does your brother like…? Does your… like…? Does your grandmother like…? What do you like doing on Sunday? What do you like doing on vacation? What do you like doing…? What does your uncle like eating for breakfast? What does your mother like doing in the evening? What does your… like…ing (…)? What is your bedroom like? What is your sister’s house like? What is your… like? What is Mount Fuji like? What is… like?

He likes bacon and eggs. He likes ___________________. He’s hard working. He’s______________________. It’s dirty. It’s quite small. It’s________________________. No, he doesn’t. No, I don’t. No, I don’t. I hate her/ it. No, ______________________. She likes swimming. She’s kind. She’s_____________________. Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I love him. Yes, I quite like it. Yes, she does. Yes, _______________________.

 

Answer 1: _____________________________________________________

 

Question that got answer 1: _____________________________________

 

Answer 2: _____________________________________________________

 

Question that got answer 2: _____________________________________

 

Answer 3: _____________________________________________________

 

Question that got answer 3: _____________________________________

 

Answer 4: ___________________________________________________

 

Question that got answer 4: ______________________________________

 

Game 5: Like and be like matchmaking game

In the boxes below try to describe someone that almost anyone would want to date (= be girlfriend or boyfriend with). The other teams will all do the same thing. Read all the descriptions from the whole class, then vote for the one which the person who you described would probably want to date (so not necessarily your own choice of date). The team with the most votes wins the game.

What do they like?
What are they like?
What would their perfect partner be like?

 

Game 6: Like and be like guess the object game

Choose one of the objects below but don’t say its name. Answer your partner’s questions about that thing until they guess which one you chose. If you are playing for points, you get one point for each question that you receive and one point for each wrong guess.

Useful questions to ask about objects

Do babies like it?

Do most (young/ old/ foreign/ Japanese) people like it?

Do you like it?

Do you think I like it?

Do… like it?

Does it feel like/ look like/ smell like/ sound like/ taste like…?

How do you feel about it?

Is it like…?

What do you like doing with it?

What does it feel like?

What does it look like?

What does it smell like?

What does it sound like?

What does it taste like?

What is it like?

(Japanese and other) things to explain

• abacus
• aubergine/ egg plant
• bamboo shoot
• barley tea
• bean curd
• beansprout
• bonito flake
• brown rice
• bullet train
• champignon mushroom
• chewy rice cake
• Chinese cabbage
• Chinese dumpling
• chopstick
• cicada
• cigarette
• comic
• cucumber
• Danish pastry
• dried mushroom
• fermented soy beans
• firework
• fish cake
• fish egg
• flip flop
• fried rice
• frog
• green pepper
• green soy beans
• happi coat
• heated table
• horse
• hot spring bath
• ice lolly/ ice pop
• Japanese horseradish
• Japanese racoon dog
• jellyfish
• liver
• mandarin orange/ tangerine
• obi belt
• octopus
• party popper
• pickled plum
• plimsoll
• plum liqueur
• pot noodles
• powdered green tea
• prawn/ shrimp
• raw fish
• red bean jam
• rice cracker
• rice porridge
• rice wine
• sailor suit
• school satchel
• seaweed
• shaved ice
• snails
• soy sauce
• spinach
• spring roll
• squat toilet
• squid
• sweet potato
• tabi sock
• top
• tracksuit
• trainer/ sneaker/ sports shoe
• tripe
• vinegar
• wine
• wooden clogs

Ask about anything you don’t understand. Each time answer questions like those above.