This exercise develops vocabulary, tests your student's memories and encourages teamwork.

Before trying this exercise with your class it is often a good idea to run through some vocabulary like:- bright, huge, super, giant, massive etc.

Make sure that students understand what to 'exaggerate' means.

Separate your students into two groups and ask them to sit in two circles.

For this game the students should be in a smaller groups otherwise the last student will have too much to remember.

Once your students are seated in two circles give the first student in the circle a sentence and tell the student to add an exaggeration on the end of that sentence. Then pass that sentence on by whispering it to the next student on their right hand side.

For example:

Instructor writes down the sentence of; I know a man that has ………. Then the instructor passes it on to the first student in the circle.

The first student might then whisper; I know a man that has bright green hair and……..

The second student might say; I know a man that has bright green hair and huge feet and …………

This continues until the last student says the finished sentence out loud to the rest of the group.

This is a good exercise for testing which students have managed to convey English to one another properly or not.

The secret of language is to be able to converse clearly with one another!