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4L(1)
Requires a
digital device
Charades
Instructions for teachers
The aim of the activity is to get pairs to make each other guess words in the target language they already
know. This activity is technology based.
What you need:
You need to download the app Charades! TM in the App Store, once downloaded click quick play and select +
Custom, when the pop up appears click others and enter the relevant game ID listed below.
Students / parents play in pairs. Partner A holds the device above their head. Partner B reads the word on the
screen and mimes the word. If partner A guesses correctly, they tilt the device forward (to the floor), if they
get it incorrect, they tilt it towards the sky.
To spice it up, have 2 pairs play against each other.
Resources provided:
1)
Pre prepared games
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Game ID for French: ByzdJDDOL
Words included in the French version: Un théâtre; la télévision; le foot; un menu; un crayon de couleur;
un café; une moustache; un éléphant; un ballon; une guitare
•
Game ID for German: SJw4qj3dL
Words included in the German version:
das Auto; die Schule; die Banane; das Haus; der Mann; der Athlet; der Garten; das Krokodil; der Delfin;
das Telefon
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Game ID for Italian: SkRy8snu8
Words included in the Italian version: Il cinema; un telefono; un caffè; una televisione; una bicicletta; una
zucchina, un broccolo; una banana; un elefante
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Game ID for Spanish: B1KzNs3OU
Words included in the Spanish version: El teatro; la televisión; el fútbol; un menú; un café; un elefante;
una guitarra; un brócoli; un teléfono; una bicicleta.
2)
Game ID cards on the following pages can be photocopied and handed out to students so students
can take one and play at home later.
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