Foreign language vocabulary drill game

Abstract

Abstract A foreign language vocabulary drill game is played with two different sets of cards, one set called the ''''player cards'''' has two sides. On the first side are two columns of words with the words of the two languages having the same meaning being on the same line, and a column of points score for each line. On the second side of the player cards is also two columns of words. The first column being identical with the first column of the first side, the second column of words in the unknown language being scrambled, that is to say the words of the same meaning are not opposite each other. Each player has one player card. There is another set of cards called the ''''word cards,'''' on each of which there is a single word in one of the languages with the same word in the other language on the reverse side of it. These word cards are in a pile with only one word card exposed at a time. The players pick a letter from the exposed word card and cover this letter from the words on the first line of the first side. The first one to cover one word and call ''''Lingo'''' or both words on his first line and call ''''Lingo-Bingo'''' is the winner of that part of the play, and receives the point total indicated on that line on his card. Each line is played in succession. After all of the lines on the first side of the player card are finished by someone winning each line, all of the player cards are reversed and the play continues on the second side with the scrambled words. The principal difference from the play on the first side is that the player must cover the letter chosen from the word card beginning with the first word in the first column and then in order to win the line must also cover at least one letter in the correct translation of the word in the second column.

Inventors

• 👤 Richard J Breen

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