Adverbs of Frequency for Points game
As I’ve been short of both time and inspiration recently, thought I may as well post some games I’ve used but never written about. Came up with this one last week:
Put a ranking of adverbs of frequency on the board (probably by eliciting it), something like:
Always
Almost always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Almost never
Never
Then put a number of points next to each one, e.g:
Always – 7
Almost always – 6
Usually – 5
Often – 4
Sometimes – 3
Rarely – 2
Almost never – 1
Never – 0
Students take turns asking each other “How often do you…?” questions, trying to think of ones that their partner will answer “Always” or “Almost always” for. The person with most points when you stop the game wins. I tried it with a one-to-one class and it worked really well (apart from the fact that I lost the game), plus hopefully the numbers helped emphasize the differences between the adverbs. I also allowed “Once a week” etc answers, in which case we discussed and agreed how many points that was worth.
More activities, including article with game ideas and photocopiable worksheets, here:
