30. Thinking Ahead - 2. Linking Gambits

Conversation Gambits - Eric Keller, Sylvia T Warner 1988

30. Thinking Ahead
2. Linking Gambits

The class sits in a circle The first student connects two of the ideas in the bubbles below using one of the linking words from the list

For example:

If I lose my job 1 II have to sell the house

The next student now has five seconds to connect the second idea with another

For example:

If I sell the house, I'll have to live with my mother.

If you cannot think of a sentence you must drop out of the game When all the ideas have been used you may think of your own Continue the ga me until there is only one person left of until the end of 10 minutes

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