Intermediate Level >> Games >> Like in the famous card game of "Snap", students put down sentence fragments until two go together - then someone cries "Snap!!!!" and wins a point. Practice of linking words such as depite, although, in spite of, however, etc.
Snap!!!
Intermediate
Cut up the cards and give one student/pair of students the cards marked Student A, and the other student/pair of students the Student B cards.
There are multiple copies of each card to increase the possibility of a "Snap!!!"
Student A
| We started playing tennis at 7pm. | We started playing tennis at 7pm. | We started playing tennis at 7pm. |
| Even though he didn't study very much, | Even though he didn't study very much, | Even though he didn't study very much, |
| He didn't want to wear his overcoat, | He didn't want to wear his overcoat, | He didn't want to wear his overcoat, |
| Though short, | Though short, | Though short, |
| Despite the fact that he won, | Despite the fact that he won, | Despite the fact that he won, |
| We spent hours looking for my watch, | We spent hours looking for my watch, | We spent hours looking for my watch, |
| He knows almost nothing about computers. | He knows almost nothing about computers. | He knows almost nothing about computers. |
| Despite never studying at art school, | Despite never studying at art school, | Despite never studying at art school, |
Student B
| However, by 7.15pm it was raining and we stopped. | However, by 7.15pm it was raining and we stopped. | However, by 7.15pm it was raining and we stopped. |
| he passed the exam quite easily. | he passed the exam quite easily. | he passed the exam quite easily. |
| despite having a terrible cold. | despite having a terrible cold. | despite having a terrible cold. |
| he was a great basketball player. | he was a great basketball player. | he was a great basketball player. |
| he still argued ferociously with the umpire. | he still argued ferociously with the umpire. | he still argued ferociously with the umpire. |
| but couldn't find it anywhere. | but couldn't find it anywhere. | but couldn't find it anywhere. |
| However, he is very good with car repairs. | However, he is very good with car repairs. | However, he is very good with car repairs. |
| Mary won the portrait first prize. | Mary won the portrait first prize. | Mary won the portrait first prize. |
