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Guess Who Game

Play a real classroom guessing game with professions, appearance clues, yes/no questions, and one student selected by roulette.

Unit 3Speaking GameYes/No QuestionsNo Repeats
Practice Goal

Students ask yes/no questions in English to identify a hidden character from the professions board.

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Student Instructions

How to Play Guess Who?

The teacher loads the student list and spins the student roulette. The selected student turns around and does not look at the TV screen. The student may use a phone to check the available character list. Then, the teacher spins the character roulette and the secret character appears on the screen for the class.

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Spin for a student

The roulette chooses one student. That student turns away from the TV.

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Spin for a character

The teacher selects the secret character with the character roulette. The class can see the result.

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Ask yes/no questions

The student asks questions in English. The teacher and classmates answer only yes or no.

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Find the character

When the student knows the answer, the student asks: “Is the character the ...?”

When the teacher clicks Character found, the student and the character are removed from the active lists. Then the next round can start.
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Question Bank

Examples of Questions

Use simple yes/no questions. At the end, use the final question to guess the character.

Guess Who question examples and character list
Is the character a man?
Is the character a woman?
Is the character wearing glasses?
Is the character wearing a hat?
Does the character have a beard?
Does the character have gray hair?
Is the character wearing a uniform?
Does the character work with food?
Does the character work with animals?
Is the character in the first row?
Is the character wearing white clothes?
Final question: Is the character the Musician?
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Character Board

Available Characters

Students may check this board on their phones while the selected student asks questions.

Professions Guess Who board
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Interactive Tool

Guess Who Roulette

Load Student Names

Type, paste, or import the student names from Excel. Write one name per line if you paste manually.

Student Roulette

Select the student who will guess.

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STUDENT

Load at least one student to start.

Character Roulette

Spin when the student is not looking.

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CHARACTER

Select a student first.

Current Round

The selected student asks questions. The class answers: Yes, he/she is or No, he/she isn’t.

Selected Student

Turn around and ask questions.

Secret Character

Only the teacher and class should see this.

Students Left

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No students loaded yet.

Characters Left

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Participation History

Completed rounds appear here.

RoundStudentCharacterFinal Question
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Vocabulary Support

Words for the Guess Who Board

Use this vocabulary after the roulettes and the participation history. Students can review character jobs and visible clues before asking questions.

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
bibliotecario/alibrarian
editor/aeditor
profesor/ateacher
artesano/aartisan
floristaflorist
guia turisticotour guide
musico/amusician
veterinario/aveterinarian
relojero/awatchmaker
joyero/ajeweler
apicultor/abeekeeper
baristabarista
tecnico/a de avionicaavionics technician
autor/aauthor
tecnico/a de laboratoriolaboratory technician
cientifico/a investigador/aresearch scientist
entrenador/a de perrosdog trainer
chef ejecutivo/aexecutive chef
pastelero/apastry chef
bombero/afirefighter
policiapolice officer
gafasglasses
sombrerohat
uniformeuniform
herramientastools

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