Subject and Object Questions- Speaking Games
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Two communicative speaking games to practise contrasting subject questions and object questions, with a making new questions challenge and Answer Me.
Lesson Plan Content:
Subject and Object Questions- Speaking Games
Part One: Making original questions games
Ask each other questions. You get a point if you get an answer that no one has given. You
get no points if you get an answer that has been said before by anybody (including you).
Continue the same game, but this time just asking “Who…?” questions. You get no points
for answers that anyone has said before and no points for the answer “Nobody”. You can’t
use the same question twice, but you can use almost the same question, just changing a
few words such as “Who do you buy presents for?” and “Who buys presents for you?”
Continue, but using the suggestions below.
borrow from
bring
buy… for
complain to
cook… for
criticize
cuddle/ hug
do housework for
do the ironing for
do the laundry for
do… for
email/ text
give advice to
give money to
give presents to
give… to
help… with
hit
kiss
lend… to
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lie to (= not tell the truth to)
listen to
look after… for
make the bed for
make… for
pay money to
say sorry to (= apologise to)
say… to
send… to
serve… to
shout at
show… to
sing (…) to
speak (…) to
telephone/ phone/ call
thank
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Subject and Object Questions- Speaking Games
Part Two: Getting particular answers game
Deal out the cards below. If you get the word on one of your cards with a “Who…?”
question, you can discard that card. The person who has fewest cards in their hand at the
end of the game wins.
Cards to cut up and deal out
mother
father
English teacher
grandfather
grandmother
brother
sister
bus driver
friend
cousin
classmate
best friend
uncle
aunt
… teacher
distant
old friend
waiter/ waitress
shopkeeper/ shop
assistant
bank teller/ bank
manager
taxi driver
pet
tutor
… teacher
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2015
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