Chinese New Year Guessing Game - What is It?

The guessing game format earns its place with festival vocabulary in particular, because the objects are unfamiliar enough that students cannot fall back on recognition. A partly hidden lantern has to be named from the parts that are visible, which means reaching for the word rather than matching it.

Two minutes, no preparation, and it runs as a whole-class shout or as a quiet pair activity with scores. Use it after the Chinese New Year vocabulary video, when the words are new enough to need one more pass.