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PRESENT CONTINUOUS – PRESENT SIMPLE Ludo Game – a fun activity to practice the ever-complicated difference between the two tenses…

8/11/2015

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The PRESENT SIMPLE contrasted with the PRESENT CONTINUOUS can be practiced easily with a fun game of ludo.  I find that it is a recurrent problem which needs lots of practice.
 
I usually draw a winding ludo board on the blackboard but you can also project the gameboard I have to download on the IWB or else even print a copy for a group of students to play on.
 
I like to first revise the grammatical differences before dividing the class into two teams and getting them to throw the dice.  Each team in turn answers the question according to the number they land on (having previously handed out the photocopied questions to them). 
 
If they answer correctly they can stay on the square where they just landed. 
If they make a mistake they go back to the previous square they were on.
 
The first team to reach the FINISH is obviously the winner.
 
The game is not at all as easy as it seems and sometimes two answers could be possible depending on interpretation.  However, due to its challenging nature it is fun as well as being effective.
 
You can download the game below.
 
Hope you have fun with it!
Susan

​P.S.  I forgot to mention that because there are only 55 questions but 60 balls on the board, you then restart from the beginning and number 56 is equivalent to question 1, 57 = question 2, 58 = question 3, 59 = question 4 and 60 = question 5. This is to repeat the trickier questions at the beginning which sometimes lead students to give the wrong answer.

The blue balls can be used or not - as you please.  You could allow those landing on a blue ball to throw the dice again for example.


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36 Comments
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7/11/2015 02:09:08 am

Dear Susan,
I am a new private English teacher from Greece and your web site is a really great tool for me. I would just like to thank you and felicitate you for your great job.
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Susan Brodar
7/11/2015 05:19:45 pm

Dear Nikos,
glad you like my materials and that they can be of help to you. I have more coming... good luck with your new job!
Best regards,
Susan

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Rick
7/11/2015 08:03:21 am

"due to it’s challenging nature it is fun" Problems with contractions, English teacher? It's = it is.

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Susan Brodar
7/11/2015 05:17:16 pm

Hi Rick,
thanks a lot for pointing it out to me! I wrote the post very quickly at 1am and didn't reread it properly. I always appreciate constructive feedback.

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Susan Brodar
19/6/2016 09:44:05 pm

Opossum, you're right! That one slipped!

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Lyudmila
7/11/2015 08:11:23 am

Dear Susan!
Great thanks for your great Game and Grammar Exercises!
Good luck! Best regards!
Lyudmila

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Susan Brodar
7/11/2015 05:22:09 pm

Dear Lyudmila,
my aim is to make learning fun and meaningful because students remember what they learn when they enjoy it.
Best wishes,
Susan

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Dorota Bartkowiak
7/11/2015 09:00:12 am

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Yvona
7/11/2015 11:36:44 pm

Dear Susan,
what a great idea! I'll try it imediately on Monday :-))
Thank you
Yvona

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Ana
8/11/2015 12:27:54 am

Dear Susan, this is an interesting suggestion, but I have one question for you. Why are some fields blue? Do you include anything special if they land on a blue field. Thank you!

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13/11/2015 07:19:27 pm

The blue balls can be used or not - as you please. You could allow those landing on a blue ball to throw the dice again for example.

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