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Taboo topics game
Ask your partner some Present Simple questions, e.g. “What do you…?” or “How often do you…?”
Ask your partner some Present Continuous questions, e.g. “Are you feeling…?”
Were any of the questions you asked too personal or difficult to answer?
Below are some more Present Simple and Present Continuous questions, some of which are too personal or difficult to answer. Give each question below a number of points based on how difficult it is to answer:
5 points = Extremely difficult/ a taboo question
4 points = Very difficult
3 points = Quite or a little bit difficult
2 points = Quite easy
1 points = Very easy/ an ordinary question
“How often do you steal stationery/ office supplies from work?”
“Do you use your office phone for personal calls? Why/ why not?”
“Are you worrying about anything at work at the moment?”
“Are you thinking about work right now?”
“Are you thinking of changing jobs?”
“What do you think about your direct boss/ manager?”
“What do you think about your CEO/ President/ MD (= Managing Director)?”
“What project are you working on?” “Do you feel respect for your boss? Why/ why not?”
“Do you ever wonder whether you chose the wrong company/ industry/ job?”
“Are you planning to take your boss’s job?”
“Do you need to wear glasses at work?”
“Do you know any office gossip that you are planning to tell someone/ some people?”
“Are you keeping any secrets from your boss/ colleagues?”
“How often do you lose your temper (= get angry) at work?”
“What do you do if someone tells you to do something and then you are told to do the opposite?”
“What do you think about your company’s recruitment policy/ systems?”
“How much of your salary do you save every month?”
“Do you gossip at work? If so, what about?”
“Is your company improving? Why/ why not?”
“Are you looking forward to going to work today/ tomorrow/ on Monday?”
“How many hours of overtime do you do a week?”
“Is your company working on any projects that you predict will fail? Which one(s)?”
“How many emails do you think are waiting for you as we speak?”
“What are you most dreading about work at the moment?”
Change groups. Your new partner will ask you a question from their list. Choose how many points you want the question to be. If you can answer the question, you will get that many points. If you don’t want to answer the question or can’t think of an answer, you can use the phrases in the Useful Language box below:
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Useful language
Politely refusing to answer a question
“I’d rather not answer that (if you don’t mind)?”
“I’d rather not say”
“I’m afraid that’s a bit personal”
Impolitely refusing to answer a question
“(That’s) none of your business!”
“Keep your nose out (of other people’s business)!”
“I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you” |
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