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| LANGUAGE |
| Describing
people and animals, using the sentence patterns: 〜は／が〜です。
（を）〜ています。 |
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| PREPARATION |
| (1) |
Using
Picture Sheets (A)
and (B), cut into sets
of picture cards, each set comprising (1) males, (2)
females and (3) pets. |
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Using
Description Sheets (A) and
(B), make sets of description
cards in the same way, each set comprising (1) description
for males, (2) description for females and (3) description
for pets. |
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Sheet A |
Picture
Sheet B |
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| Description
Sheet A |
Description
Sheet B |
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| PROCEDURE
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| Group
Work |
Students
form groups of 5 to play a version of 'Grab' and 'かるた'.
Each group is given a set of picture cards and a set
of description cards. One student in each group will
read out the description cards while the other students
play the game. Who will be reader can be decided by
じゃんけん.
The reader shuffles the description cards and the players
spread the picture cards out on the desk face up. While
the reader reads the 4 hints on the description card,
the players compete to grab the picture card which corresponds
to the description. The reader can confirm that it is
the right card by checking that the hiragana on the
two cards corresponds.
When all the picture cards have been grabbed, the player
who has the most is the winner. |
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| VARIATIONS |
| (1) |
At
the initial stage of learning descriptions, instead
of using the whole set of cards the game can be played
with a sub-set, eg. males only, or a few cards from
each group. |
| (2) |
The teacher sets a time limit on the activity. |
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Rules
can be changed or added. For example, the reader can
change with every card, or a player who grabs the wrong
card has to miss a turn. |
| (4) |
Instead
of reading out the hints in separate sentences, the
reader reads two hints together using a てform for linking
as in かみのけがくろくて、パーマをかけています or
男の人で、ぼうしをかぶっています.
If students are learning relative clauses, they can
be encouraged to make complex sentences like 目が大きい男の人ですor
顔がまるくて、めがねをかけていて、かみのけが長い男 の人です. |
| (5) |
Students
can create a set of description cards themselves by
thinking up appropriate hints to go with the picture
cards. Alternatively, students make description cards
about the students in their class or their teachers.
They then read them out and their classmates guess who
is being described. |
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As
well as group work, this resource can be used for the
following whole class activity. |
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PREPARATION
Make copies of Sheets (A)
and (B). Cut Description
Sheets (A) and
(B) into cards. |
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PROCEDURE
Whole
class and pair work
Pairs of students are given one copy of Sheets
(A) and (B).
The teacher reads out the hints and students compete
in pairs. The pair who puts their hands up first is
given first chance to answer by giving the hiragana
for the corresponding picture on their sheets. The teacher
keeps a record of points scored, and the pair with the
highest score wins. |
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The
cards can be used to play 'Families' as follows: |
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PREPARATION
Cut Picture Sheets (A)
and (B) into cards and
copy Family Group Sheet. |
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PROCEDURE
Group
work
Students form groups of 4 or 5.
Each group is given a set of picture cards and a copy
of the Family Group Sheet.
The picture cards are shuffled and each player is given
four cards. The rest of the cards are left in a pile
in the middle of the table, face down.
The object of the game is to collect a complete family,
so each player looks at his/her cards and accordingly
chooses a family from the Family Group Sheet he/she
will try to collect.
Who plays first can be decided by じゃんけん.
The first player asks the next player (going clockwise)
for a card he/she wants by describing the member of
the family. Depending on the students' level they may
use a series of simple sentences withです, です
sentences linked with TE forms, or relative clause sentences
like 目が大きい男の人はいますか or 顔がまるくて、めがねをかけていて、かみのけが長い男の人はいますか.
If the next player has the card requested (or thinks
so, according to the description), he/she must say はい、います
and hand it over. The first player must then discard
an unwanted card, so as to always have 4 cards. The
discarded card is placed face up on the table. If the
next player does NOT have the card requested, he/she
says いいえ、いません.
The first player must pick up a card from the top of
the pile OR from the discarded cards lying face up on
the table, and discard an unwanted card.
It is then the next player's turn to ask his/her neighbour,
and go through the same process. During the course of
the game a player may decide he/she is better off trying
to collect a different family, depending on which cards
become available. The first player to collect a complete
family is the winner. |
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VARIATIONS
The
game can be played with different rules, such as: |
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The first player asks ALL the other players at
once for a card. If more than one player offers
a card based on the description they hear, the
first player has to decide whose card they will
accept, (without seeing it!) so as to have no
more than 4 cards. This variation will encourage
players to give clear, detailed descriptions.
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The discarded cards are not put face up on the
table, but put at the bottom of the pile in the
middle of the table. |
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When asked for a card, a player does not have
to hand it over even if they have it, if it belongs
to the family they themselves are collecting.
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Group Sheet |
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