Try and Succeed: A Journey to Achievement
Adults navigate a 24-space board by discussing real-world attempts, challenges, and successes. Prompts anchor to the target vocabulary (give up, have a go at, keep it up, keep to, make an effort, manage to, drop out, try out, work out) through communicative tasks where learners share experiences, negotiate meaning, and justify decisions.
A free Board Game for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Vocabulary: Trying and succeding (Remix) (Remix) (Remix).
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner about a skill they tried to learn and whether they managed to succeed.
- Describe a time you had to make an effort to achieve something important in your career.
- Your team must agree: what is the biggest reason people give up on their goals?
- Act out someone trying out a new sport for the first time—your partner guesses which sport.
- Ask your partner about a hobby they have a go at regularly and why they enjoy it.
- Explain how you keep to a healthy routine when life becomes busy and stressful.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team that one particular challenge is worth the effort.
- Stand up and mime someone who drops out of a project halfway through—show their frustration.
- Compare two different goals you have: which one requires more effort and why?
- Discuss with your group: what does it mean to keep it up when motivation is low?
- Ask your partner about a time they managed to work out a difficult problem at work.
- Describe a commitment you keep to yourself and explain why it matters to you personally.
- Act out trying out a new recipe and discovering it tastes terrible—show your reaction.
- Your team must agree on the best strategy to help someone who wants to drop out recover motivation.
- Explain what makes you have a go at something new instead of staying in your comfort zone.
- You have 30 seconds to present one goal you are currently making an effort toward.
- Ask your partner how they manage to balance trying new things with keeping to their core responsibilities.
- Stand up and mime someone working out a solution to a problem using their hands and body.
- Compare the effort required to start a new project versus the effort needed to keep it up long-term.
- Discuss with your group: is it better to drop out early or to make an effort until the end?
- Describe a skill you tried out recently and explain whether you plan to keep it up.
- Ask your partner about a goal they gave up on and whether they regret that decision.
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that making an effort on difficult tasks is always worthwhile.
- Explain how you would help a friend who wants to manage to achieve a dream but fears failure.