Do you have…?
Selina Humphrey
| GRADE LEVEL: | JHS Grade 1 (can be adapted for all grades, including Elementary 5 & 6) |
| SKILLS: | Speaking & Listening |
| TIME: | 45 minute lesson (or 15 minute game) |
| MATERIALS: | Envelopes and vocabulary cards |
| OBJECTIVE: | To encourage fluid conversation. Students repeatedly use target language to achieve a goal |
| | To use “Do you have…?” as a request, and not just as a question |
Preparation:
Collect one envelope for each pair in the class.
Using vocabulary the students are familiar with make up a sheet of 10 of the chosen vocabulary.
Copy this sheet so you have the equivalent of one sheet per pair.
Cut up worksheets and shuffle all the vocabulary cards.
Fill each envelope with 10 random cards; ensure that each envelope receives duplicates of some vocabulary, not one of each picture.
PROCEDURE:
1. As a warm-up JANKEN CRISS-CROSS, where students ask ALT and JTE, “Do you like/want/play…?” style questions.
2. Having previously taught “Do you have ___?” review with the JTE, the different Q & A patterns. “Do you have a pen, please?”, “Yes, I do. Here you are.” “No, I don’t. I’m sorry.”
3. Split the class into pairs or groups of 3, and give each group an envelope. Tell them not to open it yet.
4. Place an enlarged copy of Worksheet A on the black board, review the vocabulary and explain that this is a complete set.
5. Ask the students how many different pictures there are (Not really a taxing question but it drives home the point that 10 pictures = a complete set).
6. Tell the students that there are also 10 pictures in their envelope; however no-one has a complete set. Allow the students to open their envelopes but keep its contents a secret. Some pairs may open their envelopes to find they have 4 pencil cases, 3 apples and 3 chairs. These are 10 cards, but far from a complete set.
7. Explain to the students that the aim of the game is to collect one of each picture, the fastest pair/group to do so wins.
8. When told to do so the groups will take their envelope, stand up, and play.
9. Two groups will meet and janken. The winner will ask the other group for a card they don’t have, i.e. ”Do you have a bag, please?”
10. The losing team will reply, if they have the requested item, “Yes, I do. Here you are.” They then hand over the card. The winning team will now give the other team a card they don’t need; ensuring groups always have 10 cards at all times.
11. The two groups thank each other for the exchange and move off to another group, and play again.
12. If the losing team does not have the requested item, they say, “No, I don’t. I’m sorry.”The students thank each other, say goodbye and move on to try their luck against a different group.
13. The first team to collect all 10 different pictures wins.
NOTES:
This game is best explained through a demonstration with the JTE, rather than in Japanese, as the students can actually see what they are supposed to do.
It is important that once a group receives a card, they must also give one away – at all times they must have 10 cards.
Once you have prepared the envelopes you must use them ALL in the game, even if you and the JTE play too. Without ALL envelopes in play the game will not work.
This game can be played with any grade, any vocabulary, and a range of target grammar.
This really is a great game and my kids all love it. It’s a lot of fun, and they seem to enjoy the competitive element. The fact that they work as a pair also seems to boost the confidence of some shyer students.
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