Do you have + May I have Games

Do you have May I have games

 

Game 1: Do you have May I have personalised speaking game

You need some blank paper and a pen or pencil. Ask your partner if they have something (in their pockets, in their bag, in their house, etc), for example “Do you have any books?” They should answer truthfully.

If the answer is “Yes, I do”, ask “May I have…?” with a number and that same thing, e.g. “May I have thirty books?” If they have that many of that thing, they should say “Yes, here you are” and draw that many things on some blank paper. You then get one point for each thing drawn, e.g. thirty points for thirty books. If the number is too big to draw, they can just draw one thing then write a number next to it, e.g. a picture of a CD with “x 23”. If they can truthfully say “Sorry, I don’t have thirty books”, they don’t have to draw anything, and you score no points. Then change roles and do the same thing.

Continue changing roles, asking questions and drawing until your teacher stops the game. Add up the things that you got from your partner, e.g. thirty books + eleven erasers + seven pets = 48 points. The person with the most points is the winner.

 

Variation: Use the cards below to help with the game above, choosing any card you like and/ or choosing random cards without looking as your teacher tells you.

 

Game 2: Do you have May I have numbers game

Take a number card and think of something your partner probably has that many of. Ask “Do you have any…?” and “May I have (number)…s?” If they say “Yes, here you are”, you can put down that card and get that many points.

 

Game 3: Do you have May I have guess the place game

Take a card. Look at it but don’t show it to your partner. Your partner will ask you “May I have…?” questions. Answer their questions with “Yes, here you are” and “We don’t have…” depending on what is usually available in that place. Continue until they guess which place is on your card.

 

Useful language for playing the games “Do you have any…?”                            “Yes, I do”/ “No, I don’t” “May I have one…, please?” “May I have two/ three/ ten/ fifty…s, please?” “Yes, here you are” “Sorry, I don’t have two/ three/ fifty/…s”

 

Optional playing cards for game 1

bag	ball	bed	bike/ bicycle
bin	biscuit	book	boot
CD	CD player	chair	clock
coat	coin	comic	computer game/ video game
flower	glove	hairbrush	hat
jumper/ sweater	key	musical instrument	notebook
paintbrush	pen	pencil	pencil case
pet	poster	sandal	scarf
shirt	shoe	skirt	sock
swimsuit	phone	tent	tie
toothbrush	toy animal	umbrella

 

Playing cards for game 2

eight	eleven	fifteen
fifty	forty	fourteen
nine	one	seven
six	ten	thirteen
thirty	twelve	twenty
twenty five	two	eight
eleven	twenty one	sixty

 

Optional playing cards for game 3

American restaurant	Chinese restaurant
Japanese restaurant	art shop
bank	bookshop
café	cake shop
camping shop	cinema/ movie theater
clothes shop	department store
electronics shop	furniture shop
music shop	pet shop
post office	sports shop
stationery shop	supermarket
toy shop