|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Games, activities and teaching ideas > Word of the Day Answer
Word of the Day Answer
|
franknbea
|
Word of the Day Answer
|
|
Good Evening All!
Apologies for the late posting but these are busy, busy days
Today �s word was; Estrapade
The answer is; A horse �s attempt to remove its rider
Thanks again for all the funny answers
Yes, we could all go look it up and post the right answer
but who wants to be right when being wrong is so much fun? |
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
|
ditku
|
Oh really, Frank! :) Where do you take these words from?
|
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
franknbea
|
|
Ooouuuccchhhhhh!
Did I detect a hint of hostility there?
I make them up of course!
The point I was trying to make Ditku is that the answers are there for everyone to find
But the most fun in the game is having people using their creative minds and trying to make them into sensible answers. You end up with some very funny quotes that people can laugh about instead of just fifteen dictionary definitions. It isn �t meant to be a "who knows the most English words" contest. It �s meant to be a funny little game to nulify some of the negativity that we encouter everyday.
I hope this clarifies my earlier message and apologies for not being clear enough the first time... |
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
ditku
|
Oh! Frank, I am truly sorry if it sounded like picking on you or something. I didn �t mean it. :)
What I wanted to say is that I am simply amazed by the vocabulary you present to us.
The question behind: "Where do you take these words from?" was rather: �Which books have you read to know this kind of specific words? �, not: �Why do you make me feel so stupid by presenting the words that I neither know, nor understand to me? �
Peace, Frank, peace! :)
I love your game.
Are we still friends? (say "yes" ]:->)
|
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
franknbea
|
Absolutely yes!
You see, I �m not that bright that I misunderstood you  Please accept my apologies |
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
almaz
|
|
There �s a thing now, Frank. It �s obviously pretty easy to look up the meaning of any word you choose to give - and, unfortunately, quite a few members here do just that presumably because they think it �s a race to see who can get the �correct � answer first. It kind of ruins the whole playful point of the game, so why not (drumroll, steady the buffs...) give a definition and see if our ultrasmart lieges can come up with the best word (made-up or otherwise).
An example:
What do you call an ex-member of your pub quiz team who has joined another team but happily sidles over during breaks and innocently asks what you got for question 3 ( and 7, 15, 23 etc) then slimes over to his new team and gives them your answers?
A Quizling. (and, yes, it was personal)
It could be a �rolling � game. The chosen �winner � of one game defines the next word and so on.
Feasible? Anyone?
I �m off for a few days to the Dear Green Place first thing in the morning. Have a lovely weekend, folks.
Alex
|
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
Lina Ladybird
|
Shouldn �t it be "quisling", dearest Alex? 
I hope you �ll have a nice time in Glasgow!! :) If only I could be there, too...
|
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
almaz
|
|
Er, Silke, that was the joke (traitor + pub quiz, geddit?) and thank you, I shall endeavour to have as grand a time as possible.
Alex
BTW, tip of the hat,Silke, for sussing the reference to the �Dear Green Place � (Glaschu)
|
8 Sep 2010
|
|
|
Lina Ladybird
|
No, I obviously didn �t get that joke of yours, Alex...  If I had got it, I wouldn �t have attempted to correct you, would I? ;))
BTW, since I used to have a Scottish boyfriend (fianc� even) and some other contacts from Scotland, it was quite easy for me to suss the reference to the "Dear Green Place"! Nevertheless, thanks a lot for your compliment - I love getting compliments from you!!  |
9 Sep 2010
|
|
|
|
|
