ESOL Sc/L1.4b Include detail and develop ideas where appropriate

Learners work in small groups using a snakes and ladders board, a dice, coloured counters, and a set of snakes and ladders cards.
Sample situation cards:
-There is no milk for breakfast. Try to persuade someone in the house to go out and buy some.
-You left your bag on the bus this morning. Telephone to report it missing.
-Your 13-year-old son has a temperature. Phone the school to say he’ll be away.
-Someone’s bag is on an empty seat on the bus. You want to sit down.
-The ticket inspector gets on the bus, but you can’t find your ticket.
-You ordered some towels by mail order, but they haven’t arrived. Phone to enquire what’s happened.
-Your daughter’s school is closed today. Ask your friend to look after her for the morning.
-You are twenty minutes late for class. Explain why.
The first player throws the dice and moves his or her coloured counter the requisite number of squares on the board. If a player lands on a snake or a ladder, he or she picks up a card and reads it to the group. The player must make a response which the rest of the group thinks is appropriate to the situation and give reasons or elaborate as necessary. If the response is acceptable to the group, the player can either avoid going down a ladder or move up a snake as appropriate. The winner is the first one to reach the end.

As a variation, learners work without a board and take it in turns to pick up a situation card and respond. Learners can also write their own situation cards for other groups