Postcards- Chain Writing

Postcards chain writing (Consequences) game

with Present Simple and Continuous

 

Instructions for students

Fill all the gaps in the top section below and then stop. Fold the paper at the first dotted line so that the part you have written cannot be seen. Pass that piece of paper to the person on your right and take the one from the person on the left. Without looking at the parts that have already been written, fill the gaps, fold and pass in the same way. Continue writing, folding and passing until you reach the bottom of the page. Pass the page one more time, read the one you receive and tell the class whether it makes sense or not (it usually doesn’t!)

 

Suggestions for things to write in gaps

only look at this if you have no ideas and your teacher says that you can

 

Dear Mum/ Dad/ John/ Snugglebums/ Mr Smith

 

Hope you are well/ not too busy/ having a good time/ feeling better

 

At the moment I am sitting on a beach/ drinking coffee in a café near the Eiffel Tower

 

All around me, people are speaking strange languages/ eating exotic food/ dancing

 

This is a wonderful/ a traditional/ an interesting place

 

People told me that the weather was sunny, but actually it is raining

 

We are staying in a hotel/ B&B/ campsite with pool/ wonderful view/ strange smell

 

It’s quite noisy because they are building an airport/ a road next door

 

Also, every morning someone plays the trumpet/ coughs loudly for hours

 

We walk/ swim/ go sightseeing in the hills/ sea/ town everyday

 

and sometimes we see reindeer/ buy souvenirs

 

We rarely go topless/ eat tripe/ sing at home, but here it is quite normal

 

Yesterday evening, we found an outdoor restaurant/ danced to samba music

 

My daughter/ wife wasn’t very happy about it because she was embarrassed/ her feet hurt

 

but now he/ she is drinking cocktails and feeling much better/ sleeping like a baby

 

See you soon/ tomorrow/ next week/ at the airport

Love, Alex

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Postcard to write in, fold and pass

Dear ________________________________________________________________

Hope you are _________________________________________________________

 

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At the moment I am _______________________________________________________

 

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All around me, people ____________________________________________________

 

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This is a/ an _______________________________________________________ place

 

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People told me that the weather was ________________________________________, but actually it is __________________________________________________________

 

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We are staying in a __________________________________________________ with _______________________________________________________________________

 

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It’s quite noisy because they are building a/ an _________________________ next door

 

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Also, every morning someone ______________________________________________

 

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We __________________________ in the ___________________________ everyday

 

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and sometimes we ______________________________________________________

 

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We rarely __________________________________ at home, but here it is quite normal

 

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Yesterday evening, we _____________________________________________________

 

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My ____________________ wasn’t very happy about it because ____________________

 

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but now he/ she is _______________________________________________________

 

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See you _________________________________________________________________

 

Love, __________________________________________________________