Divide the class into groups of three Give each group a card with all the letters to write the answers on and a circle with the letters Set the time of the game 20 minutes Read the definitions of the words beginning with the alphabet letters Give the students 15 seconds to write the answers Stop the time Check the answers after each letter - Those who have guessed correctly put a green tick on the letter in the circle - Those who haven’t guessed correctly put a red cross on the letter in the circle - Those who don’t know the right answer say ‘WE A - Native Australians (Aborigines) B - Where the British Queen lives in London (Buckingham Palace) C - The most popular soft drink in the USA (Coca Cola) D - The capital of Ireland (Dublin) E - The capital of Scotland (Edinburgh) F - The most popular fast food in England (Fish and chips) G - The first name of the first president of the USA (George [Washington]) H - A team sport very popular in the USA and Canada that is called “the fastest game on earth” (Hockey) I - What Americans celebrate on 4th July? (Independence Day) J - When is Queen´s Official Birthday celebrated? (in June) PASS THE WORD’ Continue with all the letter of the alphabet If there is time left (within the set limit) come back to the questions that have been left without answer The winner is the group with the greatest number of correct answers Read all the correct answers aloud K - A skirt made of tartan cloth that is traditionally worn by Scottish men (Kilt) L - The name of a city that was the birthplace of The Beatles (Liverpool) M - The first name of a politician that was called the “Iron Lady” (Margaret [Thatcher]) N - N What city has a nickname “Big Apple”? (New York) O - In what month is Halloween celebrated? (October) P - P What is the British currency? (Pound) Q - The wife of a king (Queen) R - What colour are London double-decker buses? (Red) S - Who lived at Baker Street in London? (Sherlock Holmes) T - What is traditional food eaten on Thanksgiving Day in the US? (Turkey) U - The name of a British flag (Union Jack) V - The name of a Canadian city were the 21st Winter Olympics were held in 2010 (Vancouver) W - What is the official residence of the American President? (The White House) X - What is celebrated on 26th December? (Boxing Day) Y - The first National Park in the world situated in the USA (Yellowstone) Z - An American-English equivalent of the British-English ‘postcode’ (zip code) A- N- A- N- B- O- B- O- C- P- C- P- D- Q- D- Q- E- R- E- R- F- S- F- S- G- T- G- T- H- U- H- U- I- V- I- V- J- W- J- W- K- X- K- X- L- Y- L- Y- M- Z- M- Z-