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Opposites Miming Games

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

TPR practice of simple opposites, including very basic ones like yes and no and elementary adjective antonyms.

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Opposites miming games

Mime one of the pairs of opposites below (meaning miming both sides) until your partner guesses what your actions mean. If they can’t guess, show them the list below. You can make sound effects if you need to, but don’t say anything.

Ask about any words below which you don’t understand, working together as a class to make suitable mimes each time.

Play the miming game again, but this time only miming one side below. Your partner should say both the word that you are miming and its opposite.

Test each other on the words by reading out one and seeing if your partner can say the opposite. Use gestures to help if you need to.

 

Suggested opposites to mime

 

bent/ curved

 

 

straight

 

bright

 

 

dim/ dark

 

broad/ wide

 

 

narrow

 

bumpy/ rough/ bobbly

 

 

flat/ smooth

 

 

bendy/ flexible

 

 

stiff

 

big/ bulky/ large

 

 

compact/ little/ small

 

neat/ tidy

 

 

messy/ untidy

 

 

thick

 

 

thin

 

 

pointed/ pointy/ sharp

 

 

rounded/ blunt

 

 

firm/ hard/ solid

 

 

soft/ spongy/ squashy

 

heavy

 

 

(feather)light

 

 

sticky

 

 

slippery

 

hot

 

 

cold

 

deep

 

 

shallow

 

loose

 

 

(skin)tight

 

loud/ noisy

 

 

quiet/ silent

 

moving

 

 

stationary/ fixed

 

 

closed/ shut

 

 

open

 

beautiful/ gorgeous/ stunning

 

 

hideous/ ugly

 

disposable

 

 

reusable

 

broken/ out of order

 

 

fixed/ mended/ repaired/ working

 

tall

 

 

short

 

 

happy

 

 

sad

 

 

stressed

 

 

calm

 

 

ashamed/ embarrassed

 

 

proud

 

 

good

 

 

bad

 

up

 

 

down

 

fat/ chubby

 

 

thin/ skinny/ slim

 

yes

 

 

no

 

one

 

 

many

 

on

 

 

under

 

in front of

 

 

behind

 

delicious/ tasty/ yummy

 

 

revolting/ disgusting/ yucky

 

wake up/ get up

 

 

go to bed/ go to sleep

 

get dressed

 

 

get undressed

 

slow

 

 

fast/ quick/ rapid

 

quiet/ silent

 

 

loud/ noisy

 

near/ close

 

 

far

 

bored

 

 

interested

 

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