SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Language Games -- by Tharapi Than

Fonts: to see the Burmese texts in these files you will need to download the SOAS Myanmar Font  font for Windows. For more information about fonts and displaying Burmese characters, see "Fonts and Displaying Burmese Characters" on the Wa Dictionary Project  pages at SOAS.

Contents

1. The Counting Game. Level : beginners Aims : to introduce the use of counting words for different items, to help beginner students become familiar with item+number+counting word patterns in Burmese. 
   • Burmese Counting Game (octet-stream; 59kb)
   • Burmese Dice Image (image/pjpeg; 22kb)
   • Burmese Spinner Image (image/gif; 191kb)
2. The Sentence Endings Game. Level: beginners. Aim: to practise sentence endings by playing a board game.
   • Burmese Sentence Endings Game (octet-stream; 61kb)
   • Burmese Sentence Endings Game Board (octet-stream; 32kb)
3. When did you last eat Chinese food? Level: intermediate. Aim: to practise talking about the past and using time indicators in the correct order in a sentence.
   • Time Indicators - English (octet-stream; 26kb)
   • Time Indicators - Burmese (msword; 26kb)
   • Activities Image 1 (image/pjpeg; 110kb)
   • Activities Image 2 (image/pjpeg; 108kb)
4. What is its name? Level : beginners. Aim: to describe objects.
   • What's is its name game (octet-stream; 56kb)
   • What is its name Image (image/gif; 188kb)
5. The Vocabulary Game. Level: intermediate Aims: to recycle vocabulary, to help students use words in the correct order in a sentence.
   • Burmese Vocabulary Game (octet-stream; 59kb)
   • Burmese Flash Cards (msword; 35kb)
6. The Adjective Game This Intermediate level game is designed to practise using adjectives correctly.
   • Burmese Adjective Game (octet-stream; 53kb)
   • Burmese Adjective Game Cards (English) (msword; 30kb)
   • Burmese Adjective Game Cards (Burmese) (msword; 30kb)

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