Text 3. Game On!

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Sketch[explanation: sketch [sketʃ] – visand; visandama] and Guess[explanation: guess [ɡes] – oletus; ära arvama]

You will need:

• cards[explanation: card [kɑːd] – kaart] with words on them
• several[explanation: several [ˈsev(ə)r(ə)l] – mitu] sheets[explanation: sheet [ʃiːt] – leht] of paper
• one pen per[explanation: per [pɜː(r)] – kohta (eessõna)] group
• a timer[explanation: timer [ˈtaɪmə(r)] – taimer]

Remember: one player is in charge of[explanation: in charge (of) [ɪn tʃɑːdʒ əv] – vastutav] the points[explanation: point [pɔɪnt] – siin: punkt].

Rules[explanation: rule [ruːl] – reegel]:

1. Make teams[explanation: team [tiːm] – meeskond] of three people. In one game, you can have two or three teams that compete[explanation: compete [kəmˈpiːt] – võistlema] against[explanation: against [əˈɡenst], [əˈɡeɪnst] – vastu (eessõna)] each other.

1. Place[explanation: place [pleɪs] – asetama] the cards upside down[explanation: upside down [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] – tagurpidi] in a pile[explanation: pile [paɪl] – kuhi, hunnik] or in a hat in the middle of[explanation: in the middle (of) [ɪn ðə ˈmɪd(ə)l əv] – keskel] the table.

1. One player is in charge of the timer.

1. Decide which[explanation: which [wɪtʃ] – mis, milline] team goes first[explanation: first [ˈfɜːst] – esimesena]. Before a team’s turn[explanation: turn [tɜːn] – kord], the team members[explanation: team member [ˈtiːm ˌmembə(r)] – meeskonnaliige] must[explanation: must [mʌst] – pidama, kohustatud olema] decide who draws first. Everyone must get to draw during the game, but there is only one drawer[explanation: drawer [ˈdrɔ:ə(r)] – joonistaja] per turn.

1. Once[explanation: once [wʌns] – kui] the timer is turned on[explanation: turn on [tɜːn ɒn] – sisse lülitama, käivitama, tööle panema], the drawer picks up[explanation: pick up [pɪk ʌp] – võtma] a random[explanation: random [ˈrændəm] – suvaline] card and draws the word on a sheet of paper to explain[explanation: explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] – seletama, selgitama] it to his/her team. The drawer must not show the word to the others. The drawer is not allowed[explanation: be* allowed to [bi əˈlaʊd tu] – lubatud olema (midagi teha)] to write or use numbers. The drawer may[explanation: may [meɪ] – tohtima, võima] neither[explanation: neither ... nor [ˈnaɪðə(r)/ˈniːðə(r) nɔː(r)] – ei ... ega] speak nor use gestures[explanation: gesture [ˈdʒestʃə(r)] – žest, liigutus]. The team members are allowed to guess the word for one minute. If the team guesses the word, the drawer picks[explanation: pick [pɪk] – valima] the next card and draws that word. The aim[explanation: aim [eɪm] – eesmärk] is to guess as many words as possible in one minute. If a word is too difficult, the drawer may put the card aside[explanation: aside [əˈsaɪd] – kõrvale] and take a new word.

1. When the minute is up[explanation: up [ʌp] – läbi (aja kohta)], the drawer puts the pen down. The other teams are allowed to have one guess per team to try to guess the last word.

1. The team gets one point for every word that they guessed correctly[explanation: correctly [kəˈrektli] – õigesti].

1. Then it is the next team’s turn.

1. When the time is up or there are no more cards left[explanation: left [left] – jäänud], the team that was able to[explanation: be* able to [bi ˈeɪb(ə)l tu] – võimeline olema (midagi tegema), suutma (midagi teha)] guess the most words and got the most points wins.

Listen and read.

Two Truths[explanation: truth [truːθ] – tõde] and a Lie[explanation: lie [laɪ] – vale; valetama]

You will need:

• paper
• a pen

Remember: one player is in charge of the points.

Rules:

1. Make groups of four people. Try to get together[explanation: get* together [ɡet təˈɡeðə(r)] – kokku saama; ühte gruppi, meeskonda vms juhtuma, sattuma] with people that you don’t know very well.

1. Think about two true[explanation: true [truː] – õige, tõsi] things and one lie about yourself. Write them on a piece[explanation: piece [piːs] – tükk] of paper. Here are some examples[explanation: example [ɪɡˈzɑːmp(ə)l] – näide, näidis]:

1. I am afraid of[explanation: be* afraid (of) [bi əˈfreɪd əv] – kartma (kedagi, midagi)] frogs[explanation: frog [frɒɡ] – konn].
2. I can’t whistle[explanation: whistle [ˈwɪs(ə)l] – vilistama].
3. My lucky number[explanation: lucky number [ˌlʌki ˈnʌmbə(r)] – õnnenumber] is 13.

1. When everybody in the group has written three things down[explanation: write* down [raɪt daʊn] – kirja panema, üles kirjutama], you can start the game.

1. One player reads his/her statements[explanation: statement [ˈsteɪtmənt] – väide] aloud[explanation: aloud [əˈlaʊd] – kõva häälega, valjusti] and shows them to the other players. Other members of the group have about two minutes to ask questions about these statements. They could ask questions like “Why are you afraid of frogs?” or “What do you do when you see a frog?”, for example[explanation: for example [fɔː(r) ɪɡˈzɑːmp(ə)l] – näiteks]. The person[explanation: person [ˈpɜːs(ə)n] – inimene, isik] who has written the statements must answer the questions. He/She can lie when necessary[explanation: when necessary [wen ˈnesəseri] – kui vaja].

1. After two minutes, every player must try to guess which one of the three statements is a lie. The players that guessed correctly get one point each[explanation: each [iːtʃ] – iga, igaüks]. If nobody guesses correctly, the one who[explanation: the one who [ðə wʌn huː] – see, kes] has written the statements gets a point.

1. Continue[explanation: continue [kənˈtɪnjuː] – jätkama] the game until[explanation: until [ənˈtɪl], [ʌnˈtɪl] – kuni (eessõna)] all the players have presented[explanation: present [prɪˈzent] – esitama] their statements. The one with the most points at the end is the winner[explanation: winner [ˈwɪnə(r)] – võitja]!