GO FISH
Players: 2-6 (or teams)
Age: 4+
Objective: Collect pairs
Skills: memory
Learn: vocabulary and grammar
Time: 10 - 15 mins
RULES
1. Deal 4 cards to each player and place the deck in the middle of the table.
2. Players take turns to ask each other for the cards they need to form the pairs, using the given grammar.
Eg: Mike. Have you got a boat?
3. If the asked player has the required card, he answers using the given grammar and gives the card to the player who asked for it.
Eg: Yes, I have.
And the player continues his turn.
4. If the asked player doesn't have the required card, he answers using the given grammar and tells the player, who asked, to take a card from the deck.
Eg: No, I haven't. GO FISH!
And the player takes a card from the deck and another player takes his turn.
5. If the player takes a card from the deck that matches a card in his hand, he must say:
I fished and I got my wish!
6. If there is any player left without cards, he/she just takes one card from the deck to keep playing.
7. The game is over when all cards are matched in pairs.
8. The winner is the player with the highest number of pairs.
Past Simple Common Verb Noun Collocations
A Go Fish game to practice past simple questions and short answers together with basic verb and noun collocations. Suitable for lower levels.
Topic
Grammar
Age
Sports and Activities
Past Simple
10
+
Type
Go Fish
Players
3-6
Activities and CAN
A Go Fish game to practice activities and abilities together with CAN. e.g. Can you skip? Yes, I can. No, I can't.
Topic
Grammar
Age
Sports and Activities
Can
6
+
Type
Go Fish
Players
3-6
Animal Body Parts Go Fish
A popular Go Fish game based on animal body parts. Practice plurals of wild animals together with Have got, eg: Have giraffes got long necks? Yes, they have. No, they haven't.
Topic
Grammar
Age
Animals
Have got
7
+
Type
Go Fish
Players
3-6
Places in town
A Go Fish game to practice vocabulary related to places in town. Ask: Is there ....? Answer: Yes, there is. or No, there isn't.
Topic
Grammar
Age
Places
There is / are
8
+
Type
Go Fish
Players
3-6
Food and Drinks
A Go Fish game based on basic food and drinks vocabulary. Play the game using structure: Do you like...? Yes, I do. No, I don't. This set doesn't include fruits and vegetable or condiments. Please see other games on these topics
Topic
Grammar
Age
Food
Present Simple
6
+
Type
Go Fish
Players
3-6