Cosmetic surgery boardgame

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Abena
Cosmetic surgery boardgame
Main Subject
Category
ELT: Health and science
Resource type
Game/quiz
Skills
Speaking

A controversial subject with lively presentation, guaranteed to generate lots of discussion! Includes useful phrases for expressing opinion. The statements can be adapted to any topic. Could be used as a pre-writing activity.

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Have you used this resource?

You're absolutely right, Carrie – I do apologise. I've corrected it now.
The way I’ve used the game in class is with the following rules:

• Students play in groups of three.
• They flip a coin to move round the board – head for two spaces, tails for one.
• When a student lands on a square, s/he has to talk about that issue for 30 seconds. After that time, s/he can invite the other students’ opinions or the other students can join in the conversation, but the conversation must end after one minute.
• If another student lands on the same square, s/he follows the same procedure, but s/he should express a different opinion from the first speaker.
• You could also add in the rule that any student using any of the expressions in the green speech/thought bubbles gets to move forward one space. (They don’t then need to speak about the issue on that new square.)

I hope that helps. Please do leave further comments on the site to say how you get on with the game and if you’ve found other ways of using it.

30/09/2013

Hi there. I would appreciate some guidance as to how to use this resource....and just a small point. The English is rather lacking on the second to last square which reads: "People who feel well about how they look are more likely to do well in their career..."

Surely that should be 'feel good'?

Kind regards

Carrie

29/09/2013

5

5

You're absolutely right, Carrie – I do apologise. I've corrected it now.
The way I’ve used the game in class is with the following rules:

• Students play in groups of three.
• They flip a coin to move round the board – head for two spaces, tails for one.
• When a student lands on a square, s/he has to talk about that issue for 30 seconds. After that time, s/he can invite the other students’ opinions or the other students can join in the conversation, but the conversation must end after one minute.
• If another student lands on the same square, s/he follows the same procedure, but s/he should express a different opinion from the first speaker.
• You could also add in the rule that any student using any of the expressions in the green speech/thought bubbles gets to move forward one space. (They don’t then need to speak about the issue on that new square.)

I hope that helps. Please do leave further comments on the site to say how you get on with the game and if you’ve found other ways of using it.

30/09/2013

Hi there. I would appreciate some guidance as to how to use this resource....and just a small point. The English is rather lacking on the second to last square which reads: "People who feel well about how they look are more likely to do well in their career..."

Surely that should be 'feel good'?

Kind regards

Carrie

29/09/2013

5

5

5

5