Bad Ideas

Bad Ideas

An enjoyable way to practice descriptive verbs and body parts (and the occasional dangerous noun) is to imagine the terrible consequences of stupidity. Students need only propose one of these torturous actions, then a partner--or the entire class--can tell them why it's a bad idea.

For example:

Student A: "I'm going to chew some nails!"

Student B: "You'll injure your tongue!"

...or...

Student A: "I'm going to kick a fire hydrant!"

Student B: "You'll break your big toe!"

This activity works in groups of any size. It also is a nice warmer if the students don't need too much close monitoring. You can present the list as a sheet or cut into individual cards.

I'm going to...
	chew some nails	step on a rake
	kick a fire hydrant	lick a very cold flagpole
	bite a snake	climb a tree while it’s on fire
	wear very heavy earrings	play soccer with a knight in armor
	touch the bottom of a hot iron	eat some spiders
	stick my fingers in the electrical outlet	kiss a knife
	kneel on broken glass	stick a lit match up my nose


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