My Word List Challenge

Teams race around a classic classroom board by speaking about the words on their own vocabulary lists. Turns mix pair questions, team agreements, mimes, and short timed presentations. Support phrases: 'I remember it because...', 'It means...', 'I use it when...', 'It is easier than...', 'I think it is useful because...'.

A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: My word list.

Speaking prompts on the board

  1. Ask your partner which new word on their list they used this week and where they used it.
  2. Ask your partner which word on their list is the hardest to remember and why.
  3. Your team must agree on the three words on your list that are most useful for daily life.
  4. Act out one word from your list while your partner guesses the word within 30 seconds.
  5. You have 30 seconds to present your favourite word to the class and explain why you like it.
  6. Ask your partner what they do when they forget a word and whether that method works for them.
  7. Describe a word from your list that you can use in a conversation with a friend today.
  8. Ask your partner which word they can spell now that was difficult at the start of the term.
  9. Stand up and mime a word from your list while your team guesses it within one minute.
  10. Discuss with your group which two words on your list would help you most on a trip abroad.
  11. Explain how you first learned your favourite word and where you saw it for the first time.
  12. Ask your partner if they have ever used a new English word with a friend and what happened.
  13. Compare two words on your list: which one is easier to say, and which one is more useful?
  14. Your team must agree on one word from the list and plan a fun way to teach it to the class.
  15. Show with your hands the meaning of a word from your list while your partner says the word.
  16. You have 60 seconds to convince the class that everyone should learn your chosen word.
  17. Ask your partner what they are going to do this weekend to practise their word list, and when.
  18. Explain what you will do with the words if you learn five new ones on your list this week.
  19. Ask your partner which type of word is easier for them, verbs or adjectives, and why.
  20. Discuss with your group whether a paper word list or a flashcard app is better for remembering words.
  21. Describe your word list to your partner as a treasure chest and say which word you value most.
  22. Ask your partner which word they wish they knew last year and why.
  23. ⭐ Bonus: Explain how you would teach one word from your list to a younger student using only gestures.
  24. ⭐ Bonus: Ask your partner what they can say in English now that they could not say at the start of term.

Printable worksheet

This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
  2. The board game on paper

Part 1: Answer the card

Answer with a full sentence.

  1. Describe a word from your list that you can use in a conversation with a friend today.
  2. Ask your partner if they have ever used a new English word with a friend and what happened.
  3. You have 30 seconds to present your favourite word to the class and explain why you like it.

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