Language & Culture
  • Vocabulary for products and services in a Japanese コンビニ
  • Related verbs eg. たべます, よみます
  • Variety of functions in the context of a コンビニ such as greeting, asking for information, asking price, asking permission
Preparation

Pieces of coloured paper cut into squares are attached to Blu-Tack to be used as markers.
A set of
うりきれ cards is prepared.

 
Procedure

This game is similar to the ‘Snakes & Ladders’ board game. To involve the whole class, students compete in teams of 6. Teams take turns to throw the dice and move markers accordingly. (2 dice are used to allow the game to proceed quickly, as there are 67 squares). Which team will start can be decided by じゃんけん (Rock, Scissors, Paper). The player says the number out loud after throwing the dice. To maintain students’ attention to the task, the teacher may decide which member of a team will throw the dice when it is their turn.

When a player lands on a product/service square, s/he must say what the product or service is. The vocabulary appears on the square, so students may be able to read it. When a player lands on a square with the word うりきれ (sold out), they must pick up a card、read the instructions out loud and follow the instructions. The player can consult with his/her team regarding responses. In the case of both types of square, if they succeed, they stay where they are. If not, they must go back to the previous square. The first team to reach the でぐち (exit) is the winner. The exact number must be thrown, but the teacher may allow the use of one die when a player reaches the last six squares before the finish.

Note the words for going to a square: すすんで - go forward _ もどって- go back

 
Variations
1. For beginner level learners, simpler うりきれ cards can be made based on the language students have learned.
2. At a more advanced level, if students are familiar with verbs, when they land on a square they can be required to say what is done with the product.
Examples:
 
おにぎりを たべます コピーを つかいます くちべにを ぬります
ジュースを のみます CDを ききます くつしたを はきます
しんぶんを よみます おかねを はらいます えんぴつで かきます
 
Teacher Talk

じゃんけんして(ください)−Play janken
さいころをふって(ください)−Roll the dice
うりきれカードをとって(ください)−Pick up a card
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はい、よくできました−Yes, well done!
いいえ、もとにもどって(ください)−No, go back

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うりきれカード (PDF/82KB)
 
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