TeachingEnglish | Activities

A plip compared to a plop

Group A
Prepare some comparisons of the following pairs of things. When you are
ready, tell the other groups your comparisons and they must try and guess
what the plip is, and what the plop is.
plips

plops

a cat

and

a dog

a computer

and

a calculator

a pencil

and

a pen

running

and

walking

A plip compared to a plop

Group B
Prepare some comparisons of the following pairs of things. When you are
ready, tell the other groups your comparisons and they must try and guess
what the plip is, and what the plop is.

plips

plops

speaking English

and

speaking your language

a friend

and

an enemy

London

and

New York

a snake

and

a cockroach

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TeachingEnglish | Activities

A plip compared to a plop

Group C
Prepare some comparisons of the following pairs of things. When you are
ready, tell the other groups your comparisons and they must try and guess
what the plip is, and what the plop is.

plips

plops

a giraffe

and

a mouse

a blackberry

and

an iphone

Brad Pitt

and

Tom cruise

A Rolls Royce

and

a Toyota

A plip compared to a plop

Group D
Prepare some comparisons of the following pairs of things. When you are
ready, tell the other groups your comparisons and they must try and guess
what the plip is, and what the plop is.
plips

plops

a day at work

and

a day off

a massage

and

a marathon

a curry

and

a sandwich

travelling by motorbike

and

travelling by car

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BBC | British Council 2010