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Adjective Switchit

Sample

This information gap game has 12 categories (age-color-drink-feeling-fitness-food-looks-mood-shape-size-summer-winter) of adjectives and helps students to learn and use them in context within sentences, giving a wide variety of practice in a relaxed and fun way.

Price: ¥1,200 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

70 cards

Adverbs of Frequency Switchit

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This question and answer style game includes 10 Switchit cards and 60 conjunction cards representing 6 different frequency adverbs, which are necessary for everyday conversation, they are: always, never, often, rarely, sometimes and usually. Students ask the questions and answer using the target adverbs. The game allows for imagination and variety in the answers and it is sure to give confidence to your students in using these words correctly.

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Pack 1

70 cards

Compound Switchit

Sample

A simple and effective way to introduce the concept of compound words to your students and the change in the basic design of the cards gives an added challenge.

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Pack 1

bird-book-fish
-house-horse-tail

70 cards

Pack 2

dog-cat-head
-out-fire-water

70 cards

Container Switchit

Sample

Shows students how to pair uncountables to countables using containers. Twelve containers with 60 possible phrases or sentences using “a … of”.

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70 cards

Coordinating Conjunctions Switchit

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This information gap game includes 10 Switchit cards and 70 conjunction cards representing the 7 different coordinating conjunctions, (FANBOYS) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, & So. Students need to complete the statement or questions by using the correct conjunction, which is missing on these color-coded cards. The game is guaranteed to increase your students understanding of conjunctions and their usage.

Price: ¥1,400 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

80 cards

CVC Switchit

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Ready for reading but need more practice with simple single syllable words, these sets of cards have 70 words to each pack, focusing on initial sounds and short medial vowel sounds.

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Initial Sounds

b-c-d-p-s-t

70 cards

Short Vowels

a-e-i-o-u

70 cards

Food Groups Switchit

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This pack includes 10 Switchit cards and 70 Food Cards representing 7 different food groups. Each card has a food and a food category which and students either make a “like” statement or question about the card they are playing. A game that can be used to encourage helthy eating habits and natural conversations about food.

Price: ¥1,400 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

80 cards

Infant Switchit

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No more waiting. Children from 3 years of age can play this compulsive phonics game, which has a vocabulary of 42 words, 26 single letters sounds and 16 double letter sounds.

Price: ¥1,400 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

Level 1 Pack 1
Single Sounds Aa-Mm
75 cards

Level 1 Pack 2
Single Sounds Nn-Zz
75 cards

Level 2
16 Double Sounds
90 cards

Modal Switchit: Impossibility

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Nearly all the cards focus on “impossibility” (the original name of the game) by asking permission, possibility and about ability using “Can I/you…?” to elicit “No, I can’t.”. In English we usually give “No!” plus reason, so… “Can you lend me some money?” “No! (No, I can’t.) I need all this money for myself.” In the rules I have suggested that a qualifier be added when the answer is ‘yes’. “Can you clean my shoes?” “Yes, I can. But it will cost you.”

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70 cards

Play Do Go Sports Switchit

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There are 10 categories of sport, 60 different sports with each card having its own question, the type of question one might ask as a conversation opener when discussing sport.

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70 cards

Plurals Switchit

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A clever and playful way of learning the different plural endings in English whilst at the same time reviewing and learning vocabulary.

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70 cards

Pronoun Switchit

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This pack includes 10 Switchit cards and 70 Pronoun Cards representing 7 different subject pronouns. Each card has a question which must be answered using the target pronoun. This is one of my favorite Switchit games as students do a lot of basic communicative Q and A in a very short period of time.

Price: ¥1,400 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

80 cards

Quantifying Switchit

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Teaches the use of “There is/are” with common quantifiers (a few-a little-a lot of-not many-not much-some), countable and uncountable nouns, and prepositions by having students form complete sentences in the relaxed atmosphere of a game. There is something special about this card game.

Price: ¥1,200 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

70 cards

Switchit Junior

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Students not quite ready for reading and needing more practice with sounds and vocabulary, then this is the game for you. 210 words, 26 single letters sounds and 16 double letter sounds.

Price: ¥1,400 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

Level 1 Pack 1 (NFO)

Single Sounds Aa-Mm

75 cards

Level 1 Pack 2 (NFO)

Single Sounds Nn-Zz

75 cards

Level 2 Pack 1 (NFO)

Double Sounds ee-oa

75 cards

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Level 2 Pack 2 (NFO)

Double Sounds ow (window)-tch

75 cards

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Level 1 Pack 1 (TRW)

Single Sounds Aa-Mm

75 cards

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Level 1 Pack 2 (TRW)

Single Sounds Nn-Zz

75 cards

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Level 2 Pack 1 (TRW)

Double Sounds sh-ee

75 cards

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Level 2 Pack 2 (TRW)

Double Sounds ea-oi

75 cards

Verb Be Switchit

Sample

This pack includes 60 different game cards representing 6 different forms of the ‘be’ verb. Students use the cards to form statements or questions which must include the target verb. The sample includes suggestions for a number of activities for individuals, pair work and group work involving all 4 skills There is also a poster which I have made to help students understand verb be and some of its variations.

Price: ¥1,200 (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

70 cards

Xmas Switchit

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This is an ideal game for learning Christmas vocabulary and preparing your students for any Christmas activities they do in and out of their homes. The traditional vocabulary has been sorted into 6 different groups to aid memory and to make the game really interesting.

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