SPAN2001 SPANISH CHARADES
Act & guess · Team challenge

Spanish Charades

How many Spanish actions can your team guess?

  1. Review the vocabulary.You will see 17 Spanish verbs and verb phrases. Read them together before the game.
  2. Work in pairs.One student is the actor; the other is the guesser.
  3. Take your positions.The actor faces the screen. The guesser faces the actor, with their back to the screen.
  4. Act and guess.The actor acts out the phrase without speaking or writing. The guesser says the phrase in Spanish.
  5. You have 5 seconds!Watch the countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. The screen moves to the next phrase automatically.
  6. Earn points.Each correct phrase guessed before time runs out earns 1 point. The teacher keeps score.
Each pair plays one round. The team with the highest score wins!

17 phrases per round · 5 seconds per phrase · Maximum score: 17

Before you play · Vocabulary

Meet the phrases

Read all 17 phrases before you begin.

17 phrases · No repeats

Actor: face the screen. Guesser: turn away.
Guess in Spanish. Each phrase stays on screen for 5 seconds.

Ready?
Seconds left
5
Take your positions Ready? Guesser: turn away from the screen. Click Start round when both players are ready.

5 seconds per phrase · Automatic advance
Teacher: click +1 for each correct answer, or press C.

Round complete

Time’s up!

All 17 phrases have appeared.

The team with the highest score wins!