Classic French Taboo Speaking Game - Version 2 - Jeu de Tabou en Français

Describe a French vocabulary word aloud without saying any of its 3-5 listed taboo words, using synonyms or related concepts instead.

Recognize a target French word from a teammate's spoken description.

Build and use new French-English vocabulary pairs beyond the 50 provided cards, using the blank Nouveaux Mots template.

Use the beginner variant (page 3 of the instructions) for lower-level students, since it allows the clue-giver to say the taboo words as extra scaffolding rather than being penalized for using them.

Punch holes and bind each card set with a key ring, as the instructions suggest, so the deck stays intact and reusable across class periods.

Add class-specific vocabulary to the blank Nouveaux Mots template once students have mastered the 50 included cards.

Circumlocution/paraphrase — students describe a word's meaning without using its directly related vocabulary, a core speaking strategy in a target language.

Listening comprehension — students must understand a partner's spoken French clues quickly enough to guess the target word before time runs out.

Vocabulary recall under time pressure — teams score a point for each word guessed correctly within a timed round.