English According to Blue Jeans Egg

Junior High School - Year 1

Unit	Lesson Number	Topic	Example
Unit 5	5.3	Interests, Likes and Possessions - 1	A: What do you like/play/have... What does Bob like/play/have... B: I like/play/have... He (Bob) likes/plays/has ...

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	Pairs. If you need to, a group of 3 is OK.
Resources	Worksheet 1 - pdf Worksheet 2 - pdf Flash Cards - pdf Game Cards - pdf
Time	About 50 minutes
Advantages	This game is a fun way for students to repeatedly practice and understand how to use this very nuance heavy language.
Disadvantages	None that I can think of now. It works very well.

First of all, use the flashcards to practice the nouns to be used in the game.
As you introduce the cards, introduce the key sentences (for this lesson and the next lesson) as you go. Use Engilsh to review and introduce new language as you go.
By the time you've introduced all of the cards, you should also have used language such as;
What's this?; I like/have/play~.; What do you like/play/have?; Do you like/play/have~?; Do I like/play/have~?; Does Yuki like/have/play~?
Next, clarify the grammar of the day's lesson on the blackboard.
Hand out the worksheets 1, 2 and game cards. One sheet of game cards is enough for 2 students. If you cut the border off the game card sheet and then cut each sheet in half it doesn't take too long for each student to cut out their own set of cards. The cards can be used again in the next lesson, so make sure students keep their cards in a safe place after the lesson is over. Good luck !

The correct usage of this language can be surprisingly difficult. For example, try explaining why 'I like banana.' and 'I like bananas.' has a very similar meaning, whereas 'I like cat.' and 'I like cats.' means something very very different.
I'm sure you know the difference so I'm not going to go into it here. But, the point is, make sure the students get it during the language input section at the beginning of the lesson.
I made this writing worksheet, worksheet 2, to reinforce and confirm that the message got through. I find the lesson works better if the students do the writing worksheet, have it checked and confirmed by you (the teacher) and then move on to speaking practice. Most students seem to be able to get it more clearly in their heads this way. It's up to you. With very young students, no writing at all would probably be better with the focus being more on communicating meaning effectively rather than grammar precision.
Simply ask your students to place their cards down on worksheet 1 in a suitable place and then write the corresponding sentence on worksheet 2.

This is really important !!!!
The most important aim of a communication task is communication. The next thing we want to do is have that communication produced in as fluently, relaxed and natural a way as possible. Please don't force your students to speak in grammatical forms Yes, I do; No, Bob doesn't; etc simply for the sake of practicing grammatical forms. It's not necessary, usually un-natural, and creates a student stressed about correctly producing grammatical forms instead of successfully communicating. If they have to produce such forms in written tests, give them writing exercises to practice it.

Pairs of students begin by sitting, facing opposite each other with worksheet 1 on the desk.
Students play rock, paper, scissors to decide who begins first. Let's call this student (the winner) Student A and the other student Student B.
Student A hides their worksheet from Student B, by standing a notebook up between the desks.
Student A then places their cards down on their worksheet (once again in positions which make correct sentences).
The AIM of the game is for Student B to ask questions, find out where all these cards are on Student A's worksheet and place them in corresponding order on their own worksheet. For example....
Student B :What does Kristy have?
Student A :A banana.
When they are finished, they check to see that the cards are the same, swap roles and play the game again.

Have fun...