Jobs & Bodies Board Game
Young learners move around a 24-space board answering questions about jobs, body parts, and daily routines. Teams compete by speaking in complete sentences about what people do, how bodies work, and personal experiences. Chance cards add surprise moves and mini-speaking tasks.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Jobs and body parts.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what job their parent does and what they do at work.
- Act out a doctor checking a patient's arm. Your team guesses what is wrong.
- Your team must agree: which job is the most interesting and why.
- Describe what a teacher does with their hands and eyes during a lesson.
- Ask your partner: do they want to be a doctor, teacher, or chef? Why?
- Stand up and mime a cook preparing food. Your team says what you are doing.
- Explain how a firefighter uses their legs, arms, and eyes to do their job.
- You have 30 seconds to present your dream job and why you want it.
- Ask your partner: what body part hurts when they run? Why does it hurt?
- Show with your hands how a nurse helps someone with a broken leg.
- Discuss with your group: which job needs strong arms and which needs good eyes?
- Compare a farmer's job with a dancer's job. How are they different?
- Act out a builder lifting heavy things. Show how your arms and back work.
- Ask your partner: what job do they think is dangerous and why?
- Explain what a musician does with their hands, ears, and mouth.
- Your team must agree on a job where you need healthy teeth and a strong voice.
- You have 45 seconds to describe a job and your team guesses what it is.
- Stand up and show how a swimmer moves their arms, legs, and head.
- Discuss with your group: can a person with one arm be a teacher? Why or why not?
- Ask your partner: what job needs good eyes but not strong legs?
- Describe a police officer's job and what body parts they use the most.
- Act out a hairdresser cutting hair. Show how they use their hands and eyes.
- You have 30 seconds to convince your team that your dream job is the best.
- Ask your partner: when you grow up, do you want a job sitting or standing?