BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH: TECHNOLOGY

We can find technology everywhere nowadays: at work, at school, at home, in transport, in entertainment and in our everyday decisions. And yet, talking about it in English often turns out to be more difficult than it seems. It’s easy to know individual words, but it’s much harder to explain how a device works, describe a technical problem, give an opinion on a new solution or talk about your digital habits.

BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH: TECHNOLOGY helps develop precisely this practical speaking skill. It is a game similar to taboo, in which players describe technology-related concepts but are not allowed to use certain banned words. This helps them practise paraphrasing, finding associations and getting their point across even when they can’t think of the most obvious expression.

The gameplay encourages players to speak English quickly, clearly and accurately. Players compete for points, listen to descriptions, guess the terms and try to explain technologies in a way that others can understand as quickly as possible. This ensures that learning vocabulary isn’t just a matter of mechanically memorising a list of terms, but involves lively communication with a specific goal in mind.

On the reverse of the cards are additional conversation questions — both serious and light-hearted — which help to expand on the topic, express an opinion and use new words in a broader context. As a result, the game is ideal not only for quick revision, but also for longer conversations about technology, the internet, devices, innovations and digital reality.

BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH: TECHNOLOGY is ideal for lessons, private tuition, language courses, conversation classes, at home or in a group of people who want to speak English with greater confidence on topical, practical and everyday subjects.

It’s a brilliant way to ensure that technical vocabulary stops being a collection of difficult terms and starts working in real conversation — quickly, naturally and with plenty of emotion.