This Animals Taboo Games Bundle includes three fun and engaging speaking activities designed to help students practise animal vocabulary in English.

Perfect for ESL/EAL learners, these no-prep games encourage students to describe animals and related vocabulary without using key (taboo) words, helping to develop fluency, confidence, and communication skills.

What’s included
This bundle includes 3 complete Taboo Games:
–> Farm Animals Taboo Game
–> Wild Animals Taboo Game
–> Pets Taboo Game

Each resource includes:
–> 32 taboo cards (96 cards in total)
–> target word + 3 taboo words per card
–> Thematic Language Support Cards, including:
Sentence starters organised by categories
Useful vocabulary to support speaking

Ideal for

• KS2 (Years 3–4)
• ESL / EAL learners
• Speaking and listening activities
• Vocabulary revision
• Animal and habitat topics

Skills developed
Speaking and fluency
Vocabulary recall
Describing animals
Listening skills

How to use
Students take turns describing an animal without using the taboo words.
Their team must guess the word before time runs out.

Great for:

• Whole class games
• Small group work
• Fast finishers
• End-of-lesson activities

Why teachers love it
No prep – print and play
Excellent value (96 cards included)
High engagement
Encourages real communication
Supports mixed ability classes with structured speaking support

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