GAME: “Hues & Cues”
– B1-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –
Practice Your Listening Comprehension
Practice Your Reading Comprehension
“Hues & Cues” is a simple but fun board game that can be played by nearly all ages in both small and large groups. In the game, one person must privately select a colour from a card and give one-word clues to the other players to help them guess what they chose. Guesses take the form of placing pylons on individual squares in a spectrum of colour (each player may place two pylons). Depending on how close a person’s pylons are to the correct hue will determine that person’s points. The person who chose the colour will also earn points based on how many people got close to the right answer. Whoever reaches the end of the point track first wins the game.
WHAT TO LEARN
While playing this board game, there are many elements of the English language that you can practice and learn, including:
thinking in English
speaking
pronunciation
listening comprehension
bilingual recall
activating vocabulary
descriptive language
precise language
comparatives
vocabulary related to:
the alphabet
numbers
colours
abstract nouns
and more…!
“Hues & Cues” is perfect for both pre-intermediate and advanced learners of the English language. While much of the vocabulary required to play this game will be recently learned by pre-intermediate speakers, much of this vocabulary is often forgotten by advanced speakers due to not using such vocabulary very frequently. As a result, this board game serves as an excellent review of vocabulary for English learners of nearly all levels. Plus, when an activity is fun, language learning becomes more effective and vocabulary more memorable.
What do you have difficulties with in English? Do you struggle with numbers or thinking in the language? Practice your English by letting me know in the comments below.
