THE MYSTERIOUS BAGTHE MYSTERIOUS BAG

OF WORDSOF WORDS

Print and laminate all cardsCut them up

Put them all in a bagTell ss they'll have to improvise a story

The teacher can demonstrate the activity by starting telling this story:

Karin opened her bedroom door and...Tell one student to put their hand in the bag and take

outa card and continue the story including the word in a

short sentence.Then another student, then another and so on...

This activity does not focus on accuracy but fluency therefore it must be played quite quickly.It can last as long as you want (all lesson or it can be a timed activity and ss must start and finish a story within a certain time)According to SS' level you may want to preteach some vocabulary (verbs, connectors, nouns)It can be fun to record the stories and use them to get ss correct their mistakes

house boat window

car cat wizard

hospital plane since

knife expect read

map money carry

slice although hotel

holiday actually gipsy

poison watch Italy

the U.K. red surgery

food so run

switch off noise book

island dog classroom

killer thief lover

newspaper terrace enter

improve thank man

ambulance taxi murder

because steal hat

hand glasses reserve

lose prison colour

woman white coward

strict throat anyway

perfume buy cry

theatre even fussy

storm black uncle

pen letter write

change magic spell motorbike

umbrella accident U.S.A.

enemy millionaire note

ransom party late

escape pub jewels

gun heaven diary

meeting chilly open

forest bag and

cigarette give up as long as

struggle but telephone

itch king die

get loight break

win rise shop

sky plastic treasure

brain coin leg

jacket wig by mistake

tree pick somehow

clever computer marry

suddenly coffee believe

dramatic cartoon chimney

magazine therefore turn

soap heart at once

clothes play skirt

big incredible drop

fridge pleased cheese

pigeon basically comedy

sit down out of luck size

by chance relief drug

friend death corridor

friend hear crash

chase make throw

purpose witness napkin

diner shower take away

behind under send

pillow sofa cd

camera remove use

put trolley case

photo kidnap arson

vinegar cook knee

wash crawl piece

music start rope