Fast Phrases
Introduce
This is a basic sentence formation game to learn English. You look at the picture and click on the options to form a matching phrase.
The idea behind this game is to allow players to practice putting English sentences correctly in an engaging way. The image is shown with 3 to 5 possible options below. The player then clicks on the options to form a sentence that matches the meaning of the picture. So, if the image is of a girl playing basketball, the correct phrase might be She is playing basketball. It is hoped that by forming sentences this way - with the right visual content - players can learn, practice, and re-implement the language. It is important that the images are displayed, as they provide the context or meaning that the constructed phrases are associated with.
Several game elements have been included to try and make it more engaging. When players choose the correct answer from the options, they accumulate scores that can be compared at the end of the game in a high scoreboard. Also, there is an element of threading - getting multiple correct answers in a row. As the player continues to get the correct answer in a row (without any mistakes), the points accumulate faster. Also, the speed increases and after 4 or 5 correct answers in a row, a timer starts counting down. When the timer runs out, the player's time ends. It is hoped that with this, a more challenging and exciting element will be added to the game. While it is possible to go through an entire level without making any mistakes, the timer makes this quite difficult as the speed continues to increase.
The way scoring works is that you get a base score for each correct answer. This base score will then be multiplied as you get consecutive correct answers and your time gets longer.
Like some other games, this game uses phrase content selected on the second screen. Users can choose the type of phrase they want to create from a list of about 20, which includes things like telling the time, prepositional phrases, and basic present continuous phrases.