Action Verbs Adventure

Board Game: Action Verbs Adventure (A2, Young learners, 24 prompts)

Young learners race around a 24-space board, answering speaking prompts about action verbs in real-life contexts. Teams take turns landing on spaces, completing communicative tasks that require them to ask, describe, act out, and discuss everyday actions. Chance cards add surprise movement and mini language tasks.

A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: action verbs.

Speaking prompts on the board

  1. Act out brushing your teeth. Your team guesses what you are doing.
  2. Ask your partner what they do first when they wake up in the morning.
  3. Stand up and mime eating spaghetti. Can your partner guess the action?
  4. Describe how you jump. Do you jump high or low? Show us!
  5. Your team must agree: what is the best time to run and play?
  6. Ask your partner what sport they like to play and why.
  7. Act out swimming. Can your team say the word before you stop?
  8. Compare: do you walk to school or ride a bike? Explain your answer.
  9. You have 30 seconds to present: what is your favorite action you do at home?
  10. Ask your partner: do they like to dance? What music do they dance to?
  11. Show with your hands how you climb a tree. Describe what you feel.
  12. Discuss with your group: what actions do you do every day at school?
  13. Mime writing with a pen. Your partner must say what action you are doing.
  14. Explain: when do you sit down? Name two places where you sit.
  15. Act out getting dressed. Can your team name all the actions they see?
  16. Ask your partner: what do they like to draw? Can they draw it now?
  17. Your team must agree: is it more fun to run or to skip?
  18. Stand and show us how you stretch your arms. Say: I stretch my arms.
  19. You have 30 seconds to present: what action do you do best?
  20. Describe how you throw a ball. Is it fast or slow? High or low?
  21. Ask your partner: what is the last thing they did before school today?
  22. Mime opening a door and walking through it. Your team guesses the action.
  23. Discuss with your group: which action verb is the most fun to do?
  24. Explain: what action do you do when you are happy? Show us!

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