A level game: vocabulary - synonyms Paper 1

A game to revise synonyms.

THE GAME

The hot seat
Objective: To use synonyms and antonyms to help teammates guess the target word, reinforcing vocabulary related to A-level content.

Setup:

Create Teams: Divide the players into two or more teams.
Positioning: One (or more) player(s) from each team will sit with their back to the screen.
Display Words: The rest of the team will see words appear on the screen.

Game Rules:

1. The team members facing the screen must describe the word using synonyms only. If the player guessing the word gets it right using only synonyms, the team earns 2 points.
2. If the team is unable to describe the word with synonyms, they can switch to using antonyms.If the player guessing the word gets it right using antonyms, the team earns 1 point.

Winning:

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

THE MATERIALS

• You will get 2 power points: one with a timerincluded for each word and one without. They both have answers included in the presenter notes.
• Most words are taken from past AQA papers to ensure it is the right level
• You can add new slides and use it to revise at the end of a lesson/ an assignment