Adjective Coin Games- -ed and -ing
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Coin games to practise -ed adjectives and -ing adjectives
Lesson Plan Content:
ed and ing adjectives coin games
Game A – ed and ing adjectives make me say yes or no
Flip a coin then try to get a “Yes” answer from your partner if you got heads or a “No” answer from your partner if you got tails, in both cases with questions including either an -ed adjective or an -ing adjective. Your teacher will tell you if/ when you can use the suggested questions on the next page to help.
Game B – ed and ing adjectives make me say yes
Flip a coin then try to get a “Yes” answer from your partner to a question including an -ed adjective if you got heads or try to get a “Yes” answer to a question including an -ing adjective if you got tails.
Game C – true ed and ing adjective sentences challenge
Flip a coin then try to make a true sentence about your partner including an -ed adjective if you got heads or a true sentence about your partner including an -ing adjective if you got tails.
Game D – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 1
Secretly flip a coin then make a true statement using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got heads or a false/ imaginary sentence using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got tails. Perhaps after asking for more details, your partner will guess if your sentence is true or if it is just made up.
Game E – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 2
Flip a coin. Your partner will give you an -ed adjective to use if you got heads or an -ing adjective to use if you got tails. Make a statement about yourself using that word, just using your imagination if you can’t think of anything true to say. After asking questions to find out more about that feeling, experience, etc, they will guess if your sentence is true or not.
Game F – ed and ing adjectives coin bluffing game 3
Listen to a Yes/ No question from your partner, flip a coin and answer “Yes” if you got heads or “No” if you got tails, even if that is not true. After asking follow-up questions, your partner will guess if your first answer was true or not.
Game G – ed and ing adjectives things in common coin game
Flip a coin then try to find something in common with your partner using an -ed adjective if you got heads or something in common with your partner using an -ing adjective if you got tails.
Game H – ed and ing adjectives things in common and not coin game
Flip a coin and try to find an experience, a feeling etc that you have in common with your partner using an -ed or -ing adjective if you got heads or something that you don’t share related to an -ed or -ing adjective if you got tails.
Suggested yes/ no questions with -ed and -ing adjectives
- Did you feel… the first/ last time that you…?
- Did you feel… when you heard about…?
- Do you (always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ ever) feel… when…?
- Do you agree that… is more… than…?
- Do you agree that… is the most… thing that has happened recently?
- Do you agree that… is…?
- Do you find… to be (very/ quite/ a little)…?
- Do you imagine/ think that… is (probably)…?
- Does… (always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ ever) make you feel…?
- Have you ever felt… (when…?)
- Have you ever found… to be (very/ quite/ a little)…?
- Would you describe… as…?
- Would you feel… if…?
Suggested –ed and –ing adjectives for the games above
- alarmed/ alarming
- amazed/ amazing
- amused/ amusing
- annoyed/ annoying
- astonished/ astonishing
- bored/ boring
- challenged/ challenging
- comforted/ comforting
- confused/ confusing
- convinced/ convincing
- depressed/ depressing
- disappointed/ disappointing
- discouraged/ discouraging
- disgusted/ disgusting
- disheartened/ disheartening
- dissatisfied/ dissatisfying
- distracted/ distracting
- distressed/ distressing
- disturbed/ disturbing
- embarrassed/ embarrassing
- encouraged/ encouraging
- energised/ energising
- entertained/ entertaining
- excited/ exciting
- exhausted/ exhausting
- fascinated/ fascinating
- flattered/ flattering
- frightened/ frightening
- frustrated/ frustrating
- fulfilled/ fulfilling
- inspired/ inspiring
- insulted/ insulting
- interested/ interesting
- invigorated invigorating
- irritated/ irritating
- motivated/ motivating
- moved/ moving
- overwhelmed/ overwhelming
- perplexed/ perplexing
- pleased/ pleasing
- refreshed/ refreshing
- relaxed/ relaxing
- revolted/ revolting
- satisfied/ satisfying
- shocked/ shocking
- soothed/ soothing
- stimulated/ stimulating
- stunned/ stunning
- surprised/ surprising
- terrified/ terrifying
- threatened/ threatening
- thrilled/ thrilling
- tired/ tiring
- touched/ touching
- troubled/ troubling
- unconvinced/ unconvincing
- underwhelmed/ underwhelming
- uninterested/ uninteresting
- worried/ worrying
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