Activity - Game Flashcards
Describe an indoor game that you enjoyed as a child
what the game was
* the best-known board * the aim is to defeat * trapping his King * checkmate
I’ve enjoyed playing chess. I think chess is probably the best-known board game in the world. It’s a game for two players, and the aim is to defeat the other player by taking his or her pieces and eventually trapping his King. This final move is called checkmate.
where you played it
* a classmate of mine * portable chess set
I remember that it was a classmate of mine at primary school who first taught me to play chess. He had a small, portable chess set, and once I knew how each piece moved, we started playing at break and lunchtimes in our classroom. Later my parents bought me my own chess set as a birthday present so that I could play at home.
who played this game with you
* at some point, I joined the school chess club * the chance to hone my skills * I made it onto the school team
At the first, it was my classmate who I played with, and at some point I joined the school chess club. There I had the chance to hone my skills against some of the older pupils, and in my final year of primary school, I made it onto the school team. There were five of us on the team, and we competed against children from other primary schools in the same town
and explain why you enjoyed it.
* the challenge of thinking ahead * outwit my opponent * mysterious and intellectual game * learn from my losses * congratulate
I liked playing chess because I enjoyed the challenge of thinking ahead and trying to outwit my opponent. I was probably seven or eight years old when I started playing, and it seemed like a very mysterious and intellectual game at that time. Although I loved winning, chess taught me to learn from my losses and to congratulate the person who had beaten me.
