Opposite Friends
A lively board game where young learners describe people using adjectives and their opposites. Players move around the board answering questions about physical appearance and characteristics. Teams compete to reach the finish line while practicing descriptive language in real communicative situations.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: Adjectives and their opposites .
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner: Do you have long hair or short hair? Describe it.
- Your team must agree: Who in your class has big eyes? Why?
- Act out having a big nose and a small nose. Your team guesses.
- Describe your best friend. Is he tall or short? Fat or thin?
- Ask your partner: What color is your hair? Is it long?
- Stand up and mime a person with long arms and short legs.
- Explain: Do you like your nose? Is it big or small?
- Discuss with your group: Who has curly hair? Who has straight hair?
- Ask your partner: Are your ears big or small? Show them!
- You have 30 seconds to describe a family member using three adjectives.
- Act out a tall person and a short person. Your team guesses both.
- Compare: Are you fat or thin? Is your friend fat or thin?
- Describe your teacher. What color is his or her hair?
- Your team must agree: Who has the longest hair in class?
- Stand up and show with your hands: big eyes, small eyes, wide mouth.
- Ask your partner: Do you have a big smile or small smile?
- Explain: Is your nose big or small? What about your ears?
- You have 45 seconds to describe two classmates using opposite adjectives.
- Discuss with your group: Who is tall? Who is short? Why?
- Act out a person with curly hair and a person with straight hair.
- Ask your partner: Does your mom have long hair or short hair?
- Describe yourself: hair, eyes, nose, mouth. Use three adjectives.
- Stand up and mime someone with a big nose, then a small nose.
- Ask your partner: Who do you look like? Describe that person now.