Farm to Table: A Food & Animals Speaking Game
Teens race around a 24-space board answering questions about food varieties, animal origins, dietary choices, and real-world food systems. Players engage in pair discussions, team debates, role-plays, and mini-presentations to reach the finish line.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: food varieties and animals.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what their favourite animal product is and why they prefer it over alternatives.
- Describe the process of how milk becomes cheese without using your hands to gesture.
- Act out a farmer waking up and caring for three different animals — your team guesses each one.
- Your team must agree on which animal produces the most useful food products and explain your reasoning.
- Compare the diet of a wild animal and a farm animal — what are the main differences?
- Ask your partner whether they would become vegetarian if all meat cost three times more.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that one food variety is healthier than another.
- Stand up and mime eating something you dislike — your partner describes what you are eating.
- Explain why certain animals are raised for food in some countries but not in others.
- Discuss with your group: should restaurants be required to label where their animals come from?
- Ask your partner what food they would miss most if they moved to a different country.
- Describe how you would explain to a young child where eggs come from and why.
- You have 30 seconds to present three reasons why biodiversity in farming is important.
- Act out shopping for groceries and choosing between a cheap and an expensive version of the same food.
- Your team must agree: which animal would be the worst pet and justify your choice.
- Compare traditional farming methods with modern industrial farming — which is more sustainable?
- Ask your partner what animal-based food they think will become most popular in 20 years.
- Show with your hands the size and shape of three different animals without speaking.
- Explain what you would do if you discovered your favourite food was produced unethically.
- Discuss with your group: should insects be considered a normal food source in your country?
- You have 45 seconds to present your ideal diet and defend why it is better than your partner's.
- Act out an animal at a farm market trying to convince customers to buy its product.
- Ask your partner: if you could only eat food from one animal for a month, which would you choose?
- Describe a food tradition from your culture and explain why it is important to your family.