1. Taboo The game of words

2. What is ‘taboo’?  A taboo word is a word that has a bad meaning. People do not say this word because, if you say it, another person will be upset.  Like a swear word.

3. How to play  Each table is a team.  One member of the team comes to the front with their back to the board.  Their team must try get them to guess the word on the board WITHOUT using the ‘taboo’ words.  When you get a word right, you get points.  Try to guess as many words as you can in 2 minute.

4. Rules:  You cannot use Korean.  If you get the word right, you gain 10 points.  If you use one of the ‘taboo’ words, you lose 10 points.  Other teams must be quiet while one team plays.  Cannot act out the word.

5. Example: Taboo word- Snow  Cannot Use: Cold Winter White

6. Practice:

7. Practice: Clock  Cannot Use: Time Hour Minute

8. Let’s Play

9. Dessert  Cannot use: Sweet Candy Ice Cream

10. Subway  Cannot use: T-Money Train Underground

11. Milk  Cannot Use Cow Dairy White

12. Umbrella  Cannot use: Rain Protect Outside

13. Dictionary  Cannot use: Book Words Meaning

14. Singing Room  Cannot Use: Karaoke Microphone Tambourine

15. Shopping  Cannot use: Buy Department Money

16. Computer  Cannot Use: Internet Keyboard Mouse

17. Chicken  Cannot Use: Animal Food Eat

18. Afternoon  Cannot Use: 12:00 Evening Time

19. Dentist  Cannot Use: Teeth Mouth Clean

20. Whale  Cannot Use: Animal Ocean Fish

21. Flower  Cannot Use Plant Beautiful Rose

22. Laugh  Cannot Use: Happy Funny Smile

23. Earthquake  Cannot Use: Ground Shake Disaster

24. Movie  Cannot Use: Watch DVD Theater

25. Hospital  Cannot Use: Sick Nurse Doctor

26. Music  Cannot Use: Instrument Listen Song

27. Monster  Cannot Use: Evil Scary Big

28. Swimming  Cannot Use: Water Sports Goggles

29. Pizza  Cannot Use: Italy Cheese Tomato Sauce

30. Text Message  Cannot Use: Cell Phone Keypad Kakao

31. Astronaut  Cannot Use: Space Stars Rocket ship

32. Kitchen  Cannot Use: Room House Cook

33. Fight  Cannot Use: Angry Mad Hit

34. Cake  Cannot Use: Bake Dessert Sweet

35. Tree  Cannot Use: Forest Mountain Wood

36. Hotel  Cannot Use: Vacation Stay Room

37. Worried  Cannot Use: Nervous Scared Afraid

38. Weather  Cannot Use: Storm Rain Sky

39. Doctor  Cannot Use: Medicine Hospital Sick

40. Dog  Cannot Use: Pet Four Legs Puppy

41. Concert  Cannot Use: K-pop Music Performance

42. Mother  Cannot Use: Family Woman Father

43. Rain  Cannot Use: Water Cloud Fall

44. Teacher  Cannot Use: School Learn Classroom

45. Book  Cannot Use: Read Novel Story

46. Green  Cannot Use: Color Grass Tea

47. Happy  Cannot Use: Sad Angry Funny

48. Hamburger  Cannot use: Lotteria Meat McDonnalds

49. Elephant  Cannot Use: Big Africa Trunk

50. Telescope  Cannot Use: Space See Far away

51. President  Cannot Use: Obama Country Leader

52. Race  Cannot Use: Sport Running Car

53. Chair  Cannot Use: Sit Desk Tired

54. Handsome  Cannot Use: Beautiful Boy Pretty

55. Venus  Cannot Use: Planet Space Beauty

56. Magic  Cannot Use: Trick Show Witch

57. Island  Cannot Use: Jeju Ocean Small

58. King  Cannot Use: Queen Emperor Crown

59. Church  Cannot Use: God Pray Priest

60. Pool  Cannot Use: Swim Summer Dive

61. Dragon  Cannot Use: Monster Fire Lizzard

62. Korea  Cannot Use: Country Here Seoul

63. Math  Cannot Use: School Study Numbers

64. Olympics  Cannot Use: Sports Countries Competition

65. Baby  Cannot Use: Mother Cry Small