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    This document provides instructions for an ESL activity called "Rant or Rave" where students give opinions on various topics using positive or negative adjectives. The activity involves students being placed into groups, shuffling topic cards, picking a topic card and either a "Rant" or "Rave" card, and then expressing their opinion on the topic for one minute using opinion adjectives. The goal is to practice expressing positive and negative opinions, with points awarded for the number of adjectives used.

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    This document provides instructions for an ESL activity called "Rant or Rave" where students give opinions on various topics using positive or negative adjectives. The activity involves students being placed into groups, shuffling topic cards, picking a topic card and either a "Rant" or "Rave" card, and then expressing their opinion on the topic for one minute using opinion adjectives. The goal is to practice expressing positive and negative opinions, with points awarded for the number of adjectives used.

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    This document provides instructions for an ESL activity called "Rant or Rave" where students give opinions on various topics using positive or negative adjectives. The activity involves students being placed into groups, shuffling topic cards, picking a topic card and either a "Rant" or "Rave" card, and then expressing their opinion on the topic for one minute using opinion adjectives. The goal is to practice expressing positive and negative opinions, with points awarded for the number of adjectives used.

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    TEACHER’S NOTES

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Rant or Rave

    Activity Type Introduction


    Listening and speaking In this entertaining fluency practice activity, students rant and rave
    activity, group work about various topics using positive or negative opinion adjectives.

    Procedure
    Language Focus
    Before you begin the activity, brainstorm or write up a list of
    Giving opinions
    positive and negative opinion adjectives on the board. Review
    Opinion adjectives the opinion adjectives and leave them up on the board for the
    students to refer to during the game.

    Aim Next, divide the students into groups of four.

    To practice expressing Give each group a set of cards.


    positive and negative
    opinions on various Ask the students to shuffle the topic cards and place them face
    topics. down in a pile on the desk. The rant or rave cards should be
    placed face down next to the pile.
    Preparation Allocate one student in each group to be the time keeper.
    Make one copy of the
    cards for each group of Explain that the students are going to practice ranting and raving
    four and cut as indicated. about various topics using positive or negative opinion adjectives.

    Players take it in turns to pick up a topic card from the pile and
    Level place it face up on the desk for everyone to see.

    Low intermediate The player then mixes up the 'Rant' and 'Rave' cards face down
    and turns one over.
    Time If the player turns over a 'Rant' card, they express negative
    30 minutes opinions about the topic on the card for one minute, without
    stopping

    If the player picks up a 'Rave' card, they express positive opinions.

    The other students listen and award one point to the player for
    each appropriate opinion adjective they use during their rant or
    rave. If a player can't think of anything to say or stops talking
    before the time limit has been reached, no points are awarded.

    The next player then picks up a card from the pile and so on. This
    process continues until all the topic cards have been used.

    The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

    If you have a weak class, you can make the game easier by
    decreasing the time limit.

    Note: This is an editable PDF. To edit the document, select the Edit
    PDF tool in Acrobat.

    Teach-This.com © 2019 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.


    GIVING OPINIONS

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Rant or Rave

    a website you
    a brand of mobile your
    learning English use or have used
    phone neighbourhood
    in the past

    a restaurant you
    a company a news topic an actor or actress
    have been to

    public
    a place you have the people in your
    a style of music transportation in
    visited town or city
    your town or city

    a mobile phone
    a film you saw
    dating app you use or housework
    recently
    have used

    a subject you
    political
    computers study or have pets
    correctness
    studied

    a teacher you had


    your home a sport shopping
    in the past

    Rant Rave
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