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Every ESL teacher has at one time or another created their own Taboo cards, so I guess I get no points for originality here. But for whatever they may or may not be worth, here's my own contribution.
The resource center at my school has the original Milton-Bradley game, but the vocabulary is often too advanced for my pre-intermediate students. Plus I thought it would be useful to have a version of this game in my files in case I'm ever at a different school in the future. So I made my own cards.
I made up 60 cards. More would have been better, but 60 was all I had time to create in the hour before class started. (I may in the future go back and add to these.)
I also created blank cards for the students to write their own.
For anyone unfamiliar with this game, the rules are here or here.
DOG
pet
bark
cat
animal
wolf
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APPLE
fruit
red
green
food
eat
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EAT
mouth
food
chew
teeth
swallow
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SCHOOL
teacher
student
study
learn
now
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FAT
thin
big
weight
size
small
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FISH
water
ocean
river
lake
seafood
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MOUNTAIN
high
ocean
valley
hill
top
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BANANA
fruit
food
yellow
monkey
eat
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DOCTOR
job
hospital
sick
heal
people
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NOSE
face
smell
eyes
mouth
head
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TOP
bottom
high
mountain
tall
roof
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ROOF
building
rain
snow
chimney
high
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CHAIR
sit
legs
4
seat
stand
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ELEPHANT
animal
big
trunk
grey
Africa
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RED
flag
color
bright
blood
look
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COLOR
red
yellow
blue
green
purple
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FLAG
country
color
fabric
pole
nation
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WHEEL
round
car
bike
tire
circle
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POTATO
food
eat
mashed
baked
fried
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NEW YORK
city
America
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building
United States
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CONCERT
music
audience
perform
sing
watch
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OCTOPUS
ocean
sea
8
arms
fish
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PHONE
call
text
message
talk
ring
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FOOTBALL
soccer
player
goal
World Cup
score
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CAT
dog
pet
animal
purr
meow
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CASTLE
king
queen
old
building
Europe
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MUSIC
sing
dance
play
instrument
radio
|
CONTEST
win
lose
prize
people
sports
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WIN
lose
sports
game
prize
play
|
CROW
black
bird
fly
eat
animal
|
JOKE
say
tell
funny
laugh
comedian
|
BRAIN
head
think
organ
body
skull
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SICK
feel
well
disease
healthy
hospital
|
GUM
bubble
chew
mouth
eat
food
|
PUMPKIN
Halloween
fall
vegetable
orange
food
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PRESENT
give
get
birthday
Christmas
Santa Claus
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HIKING
walk
nature
mountain
trail
feet
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TRAIL
hiking
woods
mountain
nature
road
|
DOLPHINS
ocean
fish
swim
sea
grey
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FARMER
farm
grow
cows
chickens
country
|
STOMACH
eat
food
body
inside
digest
|
STOMACH ACHE
hurt
pain
eat
bad
food
|
BROKEN
bad
hurt
piece
destroy
wreck
|
LEG
walk
body
foot
knee
run
|
NEST
bird
tree
sticks
egg
live
|
BEACH
sand
ocean
sun
summer
swim
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BALL
throw
round
catch
play
circle
|
CLIMB
mountain
tree
up
go
dangerous
|
PIMPLE
teenager
skin
cream
oil
ugly
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ICE CREAM
cone
milk
cake
dessert
delicious
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DESSERT
eat
meal
sweet
cake
ice cream
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PRINCIPAL
school
head
teacher
office
boss
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OFFICE
sit
work
room
chair
desk
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SCIENTISTS
study
experiment
earth
chemistry
stand
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RESTAURANT
food
order
waiter
eat
cook
|
SHOW
see
look
watch
people
picture
|
TELL
say
talk
information
something
communicate
|
TALK
say
tell
communicate
mouth
sound
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GIRLFRIEND
boyfriend
lover
date
kiss
boss
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SISTER
family
brother
sibling
girl
daughter
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Taboo
Aim: The aim of this game is to get your team to guess the word on the top of the card without saying any of the 5 words below.
Procedure:
Cut up cards along the lines, shuffle, and stack into a deck. Divide the class into two teams, and position them on different sides of the room. Place two chairs at the front of the room. One person from each team comes to the front and sits in the chairs. The player from team 1 is given the deck of cards first.
Set a countdown timer for either 1 or 2 minutes (depending on the desired challenge level). During this time, the player from team 1 tries to describe the cards to their team. They get one point for each card that their team guesses.
The player must draw the cards from the top of the deck. They are allowed to pass on a card, but then team 2 gets the point for that point.
While the player from team 1 is explaining their card, the player from team 2 is watching closely to make sure none of the taboo words are used. If the player from team 1 says one of the taboo words, the player from team 2 can shout out “Taboo!” and get the point.
At the end of the time period, the points are totalled up, and then it is team 2’s turn.
When both players have had a chance, they each return to their team, and 2 new players come to the front.
Added challenge: use the blank cards to have students make their own cards.
This game can be used as a fun warmer with the generic cards, but you can also design your own cards to review vocabulary specific to the unit your students are studying.
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