Pillow advisor
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Preliminaries
Number of players: 1<=
Age/ Proficiency Level: B1-C1
Preparation Time: none
Play Time: 20 minutes
Preparation
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Print the handouts
| Proverb | Meaning | Country | Picture |
1 | “The pillow is the best advisor.” | Sleep on a problem and see how you feel in the morning. | Sweden | 
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2 | “When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt” | Fighting the powerful only hurt the little guys. | Kenya | 
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3 | “Hunger is the best sauce.” | Everything tastes better when you are angry. | Ancient Roman | 
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4 | “To live with the wolves,you have to howl like a wolf.” | In dangerous situations, try and blend in. | Russian | 
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5 | “A hungry stomach has no ears” | You cannot concentrate without food in your tum tum! | French | 
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6 | “He who digs a pit for others will fall in it himself.” | What goes around, comes around. | Romanian/Hungarian/Serbian | 
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7 | “There’s a bad potato in every sack.” | There’s a bad influence in every group of people. | Welsh | 
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8 | “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” | With teamwork, the small can defeat the mighty. | Ethiopian | 
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9 | “Fruits from the same tree have different tastes.” | Members of the same family have different tastes. | Chinese | 
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10 | “The bear and the bear hunter have different opinions.” | Some disagreements can’t be solved. | Norwegian | 
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11 | “Those who rest, grow rusty.” | Keep active while you still have the energy. | German | 
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12 | “Too many opinions sink the boat.” | If too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well. | Greek | 
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13 | “With money, dogs will dance.” | Money can make unlikely things happen. | Mexican | 
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14 | “Empty barrels make the most noise.” | People who are all talk, often don’t know a lot. | Icelandic | 
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15 | “The egg thinks it’s smarter than the hen.” | Young people think they know everything. | Polish | 
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16 | “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” | Don’t let defeat hold you back. | Japanese | 
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17 | “A bad ballerina blames the hem of her skirt.” | Skill isn’t what you use, but how you use it. | Polish | 
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18 | “The beard does not make the philosopher.”
| You can’t judge things by their appearance. | Italian | 
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19 | “The devil always takes back his gifts.” | Easy come, easy go. Nothing lasts forever. | Ukrainian | 
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Object of the game
What is the goal of the game?
The object of this game is to familiarize students with interesting and funny proverbs and sayings from all over the world.
Roles
What roles may players take?
Rules of Play
How do you play the game?
Students will have to match the pictures, the meanings and the nationality of the proverbs and sayings. As a final step, they have to give the Hungarian equivalent if possible.
Scoring
How will students receive feedback about what they have learned?
After the students solved the task, they will check the right answers with the whole class.
Questions
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