Students
are given sets of cards to keep for memorising vocabulary
as new words are introduced. They can punch a hole in
one corner of the cards, keep them together on a ring
and use them to test themselves. They can keep them separate
and use them to test a classmate by showing the picture
side to each other.
かるた Grab
This
is a game familiar to all Japanese.
A set of picture cards is placed face up on the table.The
caller holds the call cards (corresponding word cards)
so no-one can see them. The caller calls out the word
and the group competes to see who can grab the correct
card first. After a card is won, the caller continues
with the next word. When all the cards have been taken,
the one with the most cards is the winner.
カードあわせ Card
Matching
Groups
of students are given a set of cards containing both
pictures and words and when the teacher says, 「よーい、はじめ！」
students quickly match the pictures to the appropriate
words. The group to finish first wins.
しんけいすいじゃく Concentration
Groups
of students shuffle a set of cards containing pictures
and words, and lay them face down separately in rows.
They then take turns to turn two cards over to see if
they match up. The student who turns over a matched
pair takes the two cards and has another turn. The winner
is the student who collects the most cards when all
cards have been matched.
ことばあて Guess
the word
This
game is best played with noun word cards.
Teacher and students use the cards to play a form of
'20 Questions'. The teacher or a student takes a card
and doesn't show it. The others have to ask Yes/No questions
to try to guess what the word is. If after 10 questions
(20 might be too easy!) the word has not been guessed,
the student with the card gets a point.
ことばあて Definitions
(Senior level)
This
is a good game for practising relative clauses, also
using noun cards.
Groups of students are given a set of cards, either picture
or word. They shuffle the cards and put the pile face
down. They then take turns to pick up a card and to give
a definition of the word on the card. The other group
members have to guess the word from the definition. The
sets can be made up of a particular topic, eg. school
subjects to make it easier.
