Greetings Around the World
Young learners move around a 24-space board, landing on speaking prompts about greetings, introductions, and polite classroom language. Each prompt requires genuine communication with a partner or team. Players use present simple, basic questions, and common greetings to complete tasks. Chance cards add surprise movement and mini language challenges.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: GREETINGS.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner their name and say your name back to them.
- Act out waving hello to someone you know. Your partner guesses who it is.
- Ask your partner what they say when they meet their teacher in the morning.
- Your team must agree: what is the best greeting in your language?
- Describe how you greet your best friend at school.
- Stand up and mime saying goodbye to your class. Your team guesses.
- Ask your partner: do you say hello or hi? Why do you like that word?
- You have 30 seconds to introduce yourself to your partner with your name and one thing you like.
- Discuss with your group: when do you say please and thank you?
- Show with your hands how you wave hello. Is it big or small?
- Ask your partner how they say hello to their mom or dad at home.
- Explain what you do when someone says hello to you in your classroom.
- Act out meeting a new friend for the first time. Say hello and your name.
- Your team must agree: is it polite to say thank you? Why or why not?
- Ask your partner: what do you say when you leave school?
- You have 30 seconds to show three different ways to say hello.
- Stand up and mime a big hello wave. Does your partner do the same?
- Describe how you feel when someone says hello to you with a smile.
- Ask your partner: who do you say goodbye to every day?
- Discuss with your group: do you say hello the same way to everyone?
- Act out saying please and thank you. Your team guesses what you are doing.
- Ask your partner: what is your favorite greeting word and why?
- Explain: do you say hello differently to your friend and your teacher?
- You have 30 seconds to teach your team one greeting from your language.