EFL Intermediate Question and Answer Game | Tell Me The Truth

In this activity, your students will be able to ask genuine questions and answer them while trying to find out information about each other.

​LESSON PLAN
LESSON:Truth-Truth-Lie 
OBJECTIVE: a. Create correct sentences and questions b. Ask and answer in real communication c. Build community in the class
LEVEL: Intermediate and above
TIME: 30-40 minutes

Pre-Teach: Asking Questions

​·      Ask students to create 3 sentences about themselves (2 true sentences and 1 false sentence)
·      Teacher demonstrates an example with his/her 3 ‘facts’
·      Students ask questions to figure out the false fact (review correct question form here)

Prep Activity

·      Students create their 3 sentences about themselves
·      Walk around the room helping students create correct sentences

Activity ​(15-20 minutes)

·      Students come up, one at a time, to the front and share their facts and take questions (
·      Break larger classes up into more manageable groups (of 5-10) and do the activity. 

Pro Tips:

·      Do an example from your life first.
·      Set a timer or a set number of questions for each person's turn. (around 4-6 min each)
·      Don't drag it out too long; the students will start to get restless.
-      Remind the students to continue lying when their classmates ask them about the false facts.

Easter Egg Lessons

Thinking on the spot - Being able to think off the top of your head will help their creativity.

Building a community - Students often learn something new about their classmates and friends.

Lie Spotting - They will constantly be looking for clues to find the lie.

​What else can you find?

Download the Lesson Plan and Worksheet for Your Google Classroom

Student Worksheet

Name: ______________________                                  Class: ___________________
 
PART I (a)– Write an example question you could ask from the following facts.
1. I’ve been to 11 different countries and lived in three.
Question: ________________________________________________________?
 
2. I’ve ridden bulls in the rodeo.
Question: ________________________________________________________?
 
3. I’ve been to North Korea.
Question: ________________________________________________________?
 
4. I served in the military.
Question: ________________________________________________________?
 
5. I’ve been robbed at gunpoint.
Question: ________________________________________________________?
 
 
PART I (b)– Write three facts about yourself. Make them creative and choose things people probably don’t know.
Bad example: I have two sisters. (too obvious for your friends)
 

Good example: I’ve been to seven countries.
 
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
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