lying when they are telling the truth, or telling the truth when they are lying. Either way, they have to fool the other student(s) into thinking they are doing the opposite, i.e.

Changing just minor elements of the picture is not allowed. They can describe the image truthfully, or pretend to describe that picture while actually inventing a completely different description.

The student who can see the picture does one of two things.

If playing in groups, give one student in each group a picture. If playing as a class with the pictures on a screen, one student comes to the front.The Box Of Lies ESL game is adapted from The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, so you could model it with a clip from the show. If possible, these pictures should have some unusual content to make the game more fun! You will need at least five to ten pictures, or one for each pair/group. Otherwise, you will need a set of printed pictures. This tool generates random unusual pictures for the game. If you have a computer/tablet connected to the Internet, the easiest method is to play as a class using our online Box Of Lies generator. You can play this game as a class or in pairs/small groups.

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