Not sure about everyone else, but I enjoyed TABLEtalk last night. Our TRUE / FALSE quiz was won by Gulakshitha and Gayathri ... well done girls 😀
However, the bulk of our evening was spent playing one of my favourite games ... the Dictionary Game, akin to the radio show 'Call my Bluff'.
Firstly, teams had to make up their own definition for an obscure English word. Then, it was time to guess the correct meaning. In addition to earning points by guessing the correct meaning, teams got bonus points if they managed to persuade another team that their definition was the correct one.
Test yourself and see which ones you get right:
ZIFF
a. Describes someone who gives a quick, witty response.
b. The act of calming people down through conversation; can also mean a near miss.
c. To run in a suspicious manner.
d. Australian slang for a beard.
e. An uneven, poorly maintained beard.
f. The act of being stood up by someone on a date.
g. Crazy, mad speeding.
DRUGGIT
a. The tip of a sprinkler that controls water pressure.
b. A type of fabric made in Germany.
c. A good telling-off from your mother.
d. Being obsessed about someone or something.
e. To tamper with something.
f. A type of flower that grows only in the mountains.
g. A coarse fabric, used as floor covering.
QUAFF
a. An animal found only in the desert.
b. To drink something very quickly.
c. Noise made by a small sea creature.
d. A type of ornament.
e. A sound made by a group of baby swans.
f. To drink a lot of something quickly.
g. A type of Dutch cultural dance.
WICKYUP
a. A trip that starts early in the morning.
b. A strange or weird feeling.
c. A techinique to mix traditional Swedish dough.
d. A type of tribal dance moves.
e. a sland word meaning 'pull your socks up'.
f. American Indian hut covered with matting.
g. The best way to explain British weather.
SPARGE
a. To sprinkle with water.
b. A stick used to push a boat away from the bank.
c. A type of soup from France.
d. A Spanish word meaning tired.
e. Describes a long trip across several countries.
f. To push something into a space forcefully.
g. A tradition way of hunting dear in parts of Canada.
Once students get the swing of this game, their creativity never ceases to amaze me. I would certainly be drawn in by some of their definitions.
We had two teams who came joint first, with 50 points. Well done to Himanshu and Abinesh and, once again, to Gulakshitha and Gayathri.
Hope you all enjoyed the evening 😀😀😀
ANSWERS:
ZIFF - d. Australian slang for a beard
DRUGGIT - g. A coarse fabric, used as floor covering
QUAFF - f. To drink a lot of something quickly
WICKYUP - f. American Indian hut covered with matting
SPARGE - a. To sprinkle with water
