Monster Phonic Fun (Level 1) – Creative English Language Learning

About the Series / Levels

This game mixes useful questions and exciting game play to make English learning fun. It contains 54 cards including 36 question cards (4 cards in each of 9 categories, going from easier to harder) and 18 Action cards (which help with the game play). The question cards include categories such as “you” (How are you? How old are you? Where do you live?), “color” (What is your favorite color? What colors are you wearing?), “food” (Are you hungry? Do you like …?), “animals”, “time”, “fun” etc.

The game’s aim is to develop fluency and conversation skills, and there are many ways to use it. For example:

1) Quiz show – A teacher / quizmaster asks a selection of questions using Question cards. The player who answer a question correctly wins the card. The player with the most cards (or the most points – harder cards can be worth more than easier) wins the game.

2) Hunting – All the cards are spread on the table face down. The students take turns picking up one of the face down cards. Question cards are read aloud and answered by the next player. Instructions on action cards are followed. Play continues until all the cards are picked up, or the teacher calls time. The highest score wins.

3) Interview game – Each student is given one question card. Players walk around the room, swapping their card with other players, asking and answering the questions on their cards as they do so. To make things more interesting, get players to collect signatures of the players they swapped cards with. The player with the most signatures or the one to get all the students’ signatures wins.

Additional suggestions for games include…

This game can be for 2 to 36 players, depending on how it is played. For most games, it’s meant for 2 to 5 players.