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Level Play for the Planet is a game for students at A2-B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is an ideal teaching tool for groups and classes but can also be used at home with friends. The game can be played individually or in teams.
Language aims • Introduce and practise vocabulary related to the environment: recycling, renewable energy, organic agriculture and food.
List of recycling bins
Materials Play for the Planet includes: • a playing board with 100 spaces • a dice • 60 photo cards • 72 game cards • an instruction booklet You can use different coloured bottle tops for playing counters.
Rules of the game Put the playing board on a table, make the dice, distribute the photo cards and place the deck of game cards face down on the table. The youngest player starts by throwing the dice. The player moves along the board in an anti-clockwise direction. When he/ she lands on a space with for example a glass container, the player checks if he/she is holding a card with an item that is suitable for that container. If so, the player continues and throws the dice again. Otherwise, the player stops and play turns to the person on his/her left.
Organic waste
Aluminium Plastic waste waste cup
Glass waste Paper waste glass
cup
Recycling centre
coffee
tin
bottle
phial
envelope
tyres
When a player lands on a square with the symbol for a question, the opponent on his/her right takes a card from the deck and reads the question out loud. If the player answers correctly, he/ she can throw the dice again and the game continues. If the question is answered incorrectly, the player stops on that space and the game continues with the player on the left. The correct answer is highlighted on each question card.
flowers
bag
bag
small bottle
wrapping paper
electrical appliances
cheese
aerosol spray
jerrycan
jug
sheet of paper
oil
fruit
lids
detergent bottle
bowl
notebooks
furniture
meat
aluminium foil
tube
bottle
newspapers
metals
fish
can
container
plate
magazines
rubble
Along the playing board there are other instruction squares:
bread
small tin
basket
cup
bag
electronics
GO FORWARDS = move forwards STOP = miss a turn, one space, GO BACK = go back one space, DICE = throw
eggs
caps
tops
vase
box
tea
tube
pots
jar
batteries and light bulbs
large box
vegetables
tub
the dice again. The winner is the first player to reach the finish space.
toys garden waste
According to the language level of the group/class, the teacher can adapt the game, choosing to use only the photo cards, and excluding the multiple choice question cards. 2
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