Junior High School - Year 1
Hobbies 1
| Unit | Lesson Number | Topic | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 3 | 3.1 | Hobbies | I play the guitar. I like music. A: Do you play the guitar? B: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
| Resource Information | |
|---|---|
| Level | Beginner |
| Age | This course is for 12-13 year olds, but of course any age is OK if the level is right. |
| Number of Players | 3 to 5 players in each group. |
| Resources |
Worksheets Flashcards Game Cards |
| Time | About 50 minutes |
| Advantages | Card games are a great fun way to practice a specific target language over and over again. |
| Disadvantages | I try to be positive and can't really think of any at the moment. |
Game Preparation
- Practice the language using the flashcards with the class together. Make sure they understand the meaning and the main grammar points.
- Hand out the worksheet. It is really just for the students reference and later study, not specifically used during the game.
Game - Pair Collect
- This card game is basically Go Fish. It is very easy to apply the rules to this game to short conversations with "Yes" and "No" type answer structures. The best way to explain how to play is through a quick demonstration. It sometimes takes a bit of repeating but once students understand the rules it can be adopted to many other short conversations with "Yes" and "No" type answer structures. I use it prolifically and students love it.
- Make groups of 3 to 4 students and sit in a circle around a desk with 24 cards (1 page of the game cards printout) in a pile in the middle.
- The aim of this game is to collect matching pairs.
- Practice only one sentence structure from the Tool Box on the worksheet at a time. In this example, we will begin with, 'Do you like tennis?', 'Yes, I do. / No, I don't.'
- Students deal out 1 card each.
- The first student (A) chooses another student (B) and asks the question, 'Do you like the guitar?'
- If student (B) is holding the guitar card, then they answer 'Yes, I do.' and give the card to student (A).
- If student (B) is not holding the guitar, then they answer 'No, I don't.' and keep their cards.
- After a student has asked a question, they always pick up a new card from the pack in the middle.
- The game continues around the group to the left.
- If a student, at any time, is able to make a matching pair of cards, then they put the pair down in front of them and the cards are safe.
- The game continues until their are no cards left.
- The winner is the student to have collected the most pairs at the end of the game.
- If there is time, then choose a new sentence structure from the Tool Box (ie. 'Do you play tennis?') and start again.
- So the game continues....
Fun and laughs for all ...