This is a rock, scissors, paper game that you can use for just about any target language or game.  There is a template, where you can write in words for reading practice or you can insert your own images.

Get 'em blank template .doc download

Here is a set with just rock scissors paper images filled in. Get 'em simple

There are 3 sets that have Get 'em cards with images: passive tense, phrasal verbs, fantasy

How to play:

For pre-made sets: passive, phrasal, fantasy or your own cards

• deal out all of the get 'em cards to the students.
• students lay down one card at a time in pairs or larger groups
• if there is a tie, students continue to lay down another card
• when there is a winner that person collects all the cards and reads them out.
• play continues until one person has all of the cards or time is up
• if time is up, the person with the most cards is the winner

How to play: For Get'em Simple

• deal out all the Get 'em cards
• students lay down one card at a time in pairs or larger groups
• if there is a tie, students continue to lay down another card
• when there is a winner that person collects all the cards and asks the others a question in the target language to each of the members of the battle.  Or all of the losers tell the winner something in the target language.  OR, all of the losers ask each other questions in the target language.
• play continues until one person has all of the cards or time is up
• if time is up, the person with the most cards is the winner

There's more you can do with these cards and it's pretty much up to you.  For a discussion on these cards, variations, etc. check out this MES-forum thread.  the Get 'em Game

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