Hobby Quest: The Gerund & Infinitive Board Game
Players move around a 24-space board answering speaking prompts about hobbies, preferences, and life goals. Prompts naturally weave in gerunds (enjoy + -ing, stop + -ing) and infinitives (want + to) within real-world scenarios. Young learners practise producing target structures through pair-talk, team discussion, gestures, and mini-presentations anchored to authentic communication tasks.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR B1 level. Topic: English Grammar.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what hobby they enjoy doing most and why they like it.
- Describe one activity you want to try this year and explain why it interests you.
- Your team must agree on one thing everyone enjoys doing together. What is it?
- Act out your favourite hobby without speaking. Your group guesses what you enjoy doing.
- Ask your partner: have you ever stopped doing a hobby? What made you stop?
- You have 30 seconds to present two things you want to do next month and why.
- Explain which hobby is easier: playing a sport or learning an instrument? Give reasons.
- Stand up and mime a hobby. Say: I enjoy [action] because it makes me happy.
- Compare two hobbies you know. Which one do you prefer and why? Use because.
- Discuss with your group: what hobby do most young people want to learn today?
- Ask your partner what they stopped enjoying and when. Do they want to restart it?
- Describe a time you tried something new. Did you enjoy doing it? Explain your answer.
- Act out getting ready for your favourite activity. Show what you need and what you do.
- Your team must agree: is it better to enjoy doing one hobby or try many? Why?
- You have 45 seconds to convince your group that your hobby is the most fun.
- Explain what you want to improve in your favourite hobby. How will you do it?
- Ask your partner: what hobby did you enjoy as a young child? Do you still do it?
- Show with your hands how you play your favourite sport or game. Describe it too.
- Discuss with your group: what hobby is good for your health? Give two reasons.
- Describe a hobby you stopped doing. Would you want to start it again? Why or why not?
- You have 60 seconds to present your perfect weekend. What do you want to do and why?
- Compare what you enjoy doing now with what you enjoyed doing five years ago.
- Your team must agree on one hobby everyone should try at least once. Explain why.
- Ask your partner what they want to do in the future and whether they enjoy preparing for it.