City Choices: The Comparison Game
A 24-space board game where teens compare cities, jobs, foods, holidays, and lifestyles using comparative language. Players land on prompts that require genuine communication about preferences and choices. Teams compete by answering speaking tasks that demand full sentences and real reasoning.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Comparatives and Superlative adjectives with what and which, "and" and or. Travel destination.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner which city they think is more interesting: Tokyo or New York. Why?
- Your team must agree: is working as a teacher better or worse than working as a chef? Explain your choice.
- Act out eating your favourite food. Your team guesses what it is.
- Describe a holiday you took that was more exciting than you expected.
- Ask your partner: is living in the countryside or in a big city better for teenagers? Why do you think so?
- Compare two jobs: which one do you think is more stressful? Give one reason.
- Stand up and mime a morning routine. Your partner describes what you are doing.
- You have 30 seconds to present: what is more important to you — money or free time? Explain briefly.
- Ask your partner what they think is easier: learning English or learning maths? Why?
- Discuss with your group: is summer or winter a better season? Each person says one reason.
- Compare two foods you eat regularly. Which one is healthier? Why?
- Act out two different jobs using only hand gestures. Your team guesses both jobs.
- Which is more important for happiness: having good friends or having a lot of money? Explain your answer.
- Ask your partner: is travelling by plane or by train more comfortable? What is the difference?
- Your team must decide: is living alone or living with family better for young adults? Give two reasons.
- You have 30 seconds to convince the class: what is the best city in your country? Why?
- Compare your daily life now with your life two years ago. What is different?
- Stand up and show with your hands how you felt on your worst day. Explain why you felt that way.
- Ask your partner: is being famous better or worse than being unknown? What are the problems?
- Discuss with your group: what kind of holiday is more fun — beach, mountains, or cities? Everyone votes and explains.
- Is online school easier or harder than school in a classroom? Give two reasons for your opinion.
- Mime a job you think is more interesting than your dream job. Your partner guesses what it is.
- You have 60 seconds to present: compare two countries you know. Which one would you prefer to live in?
- Ask your partner: is eating healthy food harder or easier for teenagers than for adults? Why?