COULD OR COULDN'T
Complete: "When I was five, I _____ ride a bike. I learned when I was eight."
couldn't
What is "brincar de pega-pega" in English?
Play tag
"I could played chess when I was eight."
I could play chess when I was eight.
THE SPEED ROUND
Name FIVE childhood activities in 15 seconds. Succeed and win 100 BONUS points. Fail and lose 100 points!
Teacher checks the five activities.
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
Challenge the TEACHER to ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!
WIN = +500 POINTS
LOSE = -500 POINTS
TIE = PLAY AGAIN!
The winner gets the points!
Make this sentence negative: "I could swim when I was six."
I couldn't swim when I was six.
Name THREE activities you used to do as a child.
Any three correct childhood activities in English.
"She didn't could ride a bike."
She couldn't ride a bike.
THE SILENT ACTOR
Act out a childhood activity WITHOUT speaking. Your team has 20 seconds to guess it IN ENGLISH. Win 300 points or lose 200!
Teacher chooses a childhood activity secretly.
THE MYSTERY NUMBER
Choose a number from 1 to 6. The teacher rolls a die.
EXACT MATCH = +1,000 POINTS
DIFFERENT NUMBER = -200 POINTS
Roll a die and reveal the result!
Choose the correct sentence.
A) Could you played soccer?
B) Could you play soccer?
C) Did you could play soccer?
B) Could you play soccer?
What activity is this? "One person counts while everyone else runs away and hides."
Play hide-and-seek.
"Could you to climb trees when you was young?"
Could you climb trees when you were young?
THE MEMORY TRAP
You have 20 seconds to say FOUR sentences about your childhood using could or couldn't. Succeed: +400 points. Fail: -300 points!
Teacher checks the grammar and time limit.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
You can RISK up to 500 points from your score. The teacher flips a coin!
HEADS = WIN your bet!
TAILS = LOSE your bet!
Flip a coin. Add or subtract the amount the team bet.
Translate into English: "Quando eu era criança, eu conseguia subir em árvores."
When I was a child, I could climb trees.
Make a sentence about something you couldn't do when you were five, but you can do now.
Any grammatically correct sentence using couldn't and can.
"When I was six, I can play hide-and-seek, but I couldn't swimming."
When I was six, I could play hide-and-seek, but I couldn't swim.
THE ENEMY CHALLENGE
Choose a player from another team. They must answer: "What could you do when you were seven?" If correct, THEIR team gets 400 points. If wrong, YOUR team steals 400 points from them!
Accept any correct and meaningful sentence using could.
THE BANK ROBBERY
Choose another team. Play ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS against one of their players!
WIN = STEAL 700 POINTS
LOSE = GIVE THEM 700 POINTS
TIE = PLAY AGAIN!
Transfer 700 points between the teams.
Find and correct TWO mistakes: "When I was seven, I couldn't to swim, but I could rode a bike."
"couldn't to swim" → "couldn't swim"; "could rode" → "could ride".
Describe THREE things you could do as a child and TWO things you couldn't do. You have 30 seconds!
Five grammatically correct sentences using could/couldn't and childhood activities.
Correct ALL FOUR mistakes: "When I were a child, I could played soccer, but I didn't could ride a bike. Could you rode a bike?"
"were" → "was"; "played" → "play"; "didn't could" → "couldn't"; "rode" → "ride".
ALL OR NOTHING
Make FIVE correct sentences with could/couldn't about childhood activities in 30 seconds. Succeed: +1,000 points. Fail: -500 points!
Teacher checks all five sentences.
THE FINAL JACKPOT
THE ULTIMATE CASINO! Choose ONE of the six numbers before the teacher rolls a die!
1 = LOSE 1,000 POINTS
2 = STEAL 500 POINTS FROM ANY TEAM
3 = DOUBLE YOUR CURRENT SCORE
4 = GIVE 500 POINTS TO ANOTHER TEAM
5 = WIN 1,500 POINTS
6 = SWAP YOUR ENTIRE SCORE WITH ANOTHER TEAM!
Roll the die. The result is FINAL!