4819 place your bets animal collective nouns 2

Game Rules:

- Players (or teams) tick Yes or No boxes and place bets
on each line.
- The minimum bet is 10, maximum is 20.
- Players keep track of their total after each line.
- The player with the highest score wins. (Note: Final
scores can be negative.

Starting Capital: 100
Yes

1.

A plague of locusts.

2.

A parliament of owls.

3.

An army of penguins.

4.

A patrol of peacocks.

5.

A pack of wolves.

6.

A bucketful of bacteria.

7.

A herd of seagulls.

8.

A storytelling of ravens.

9.

A float of crocodiles.

10.

A circus of monkeys.

No

Bet

Total

Final score
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Teacher Notes

This is a very enjoyable way of introducing, revising or reinforcing vocabulary.
Do not give any explanations or clues in the first (betting) stage of the exercise. Players
should guess or discuss with a team mate and not rely on teacher assistance.
Extra: Let students write the numbers next to the animals (they either know or guess while
betting or do his after the game is over).
Use tie-breaker in case of a tie.
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Tie-breaker
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Starting Capital: 100
Yes

1.

A plague of locusts.

OK

2.

A parliament of owls.

OK

3.

An army of penguins.
colony, crèche, huddle,
parcel, rookery
A patrol of peacocks.
ostentation, muster
A pack of wolves.

OK

8.

A bucketful of bacteria.
culture
A herd of seagulls.
flock, flight, colony
A storytelling of ravens.

OK

9.

A float of crocodiles.

OK

10.

A circus of monkeys.

4.
5.
6.
7.

No

Bet

Total

cartload, tribe, troop, troup
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Final score
Author: PhilipR


More stuff available on www.ESLprintables.com

Author: PhilipR