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The Clap
Submitted by: Lainey     Borrowed from or inspired by: It might be from Genki English...or a drinking game.     Date added: 10/06/09   Edited by: Joyce P. Le 

 

Outline: Students practice forming sentences in this easy-to-learn clapping activity.
 
Materials Needed:
  • Action flashcards - not included.

 

Procedure:
  1. Teach students the target grammar points, "I like to (action)."
  2. All the students sit in a circle with one flashcard in the middle, for example - run.  One student starts the game by saying “I”. Going counter-clockwise, the next student says, “like”, and the next student says, “to”, and the next student says, “run”.  However, the fifth student doesn’t say anything, instead, the entire class claps once.
  3. Then, starting with the sixth student, repeat the process.  When it reaches the tenth student this time, everyone claps twice.
  4. The chain of “I-like-to-run” (clap), “I-like-to-run” (clap clap), “I-like-to-run” (clap clap clap) continues around the circle until someone messes up (forgets how many claps there should be and either claps when they should have started at 'I' again or vice-versa).
  5. The student who makes the mistake takes the flashcard and says the target sentence three times.  Then, they replace the flashcard.

 

Teaching Suggestions:
  • Use this game to practice phrases with students after they have learned some verbs.  The students should already be familiar with the verbs and the goal of this lesson is for them to feel comfortable with longer phrases by realizing that it is made of smaller words.
  •  
    Before each round, go through the phrase three times with the new vocabulary word.
  • Start with a different student for each round to ensure not the same student gets stuck with the same word or clapping.

 

Variations:

  • Turns the verb into a negative: “I don't like to run.” 
  • Teams: Students work in teams but sit separately in the circle. At the end of the game, the teams with the least amount of cards win.

 

Cautions:

  • Don't let the students pre-count what number they are.  This defeats the purpose of the game.
  • Make sure you remember how many claps the class is on.
  • This game is good for at most 20 minutes.
  •  
    Don't punish for English errors at the beginning of the game.  Wait until they get used to the phrase.

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The Clap 
Translated by: Raymond Corrigan     Edited by: まだ
 
概要: 生徒は分かりやすい拍手というゲームをしながら文を作ることを練習します。 
 
必要な教材:
  • 動作のフラッシュカード
手順:
  1. 生徒に文法を教える。
  2. 全部の生徒が輪に座って真ん中にフラッシュカードを置く（例えばーrun).　生徒の一人は "I" を言いとゲームを始める。時計回りに次の生徒は "like" を言い、次の生徒は "to" を言い、次の生徒は "run" を言う。五番目の生徒が何も言わずに全部の生徒は一回拍手をする。
  3.  そして、次の生徒は"I" を言い始めから、ゲームを繰り返す。１０番目の生徒に着き、皆は二回拍手をする。
  4. 誰でも間違う
    までに、この“I-like-to-run” (拍手), “I-like-to-run” (拍手 拍手), “I-like-to-run” (拍手 拍手 拍手)のリズムをする。間違ったらゲームを止まると間違う生徒はフラッシュカードをもらって三回に文を言う（例えば“I-like-to-run”X 3)。
  5. その後、新しいフラッシュカードに交換して新しい文を言いう。（例えば“I-like-to-dance”)。

 

推薦を教えること:

  • 動詞を教えたあとでこのゲームを使います。生徒はもうちょっと長い文に慣れさせたい。
  • 新しいフラッシュカードを使う時に生徒と三回この言葉と文を言います。
  • 各ラウンドに異なる生徒とのスタートは、同じ単語や拍手とはまり込む同じ生徒にしないようにします。

変形:
  • 好きじゃない： “I don't like to run.” 
  • 輪に作ってチームを作ります：ゲームの最後に一番少ないフラッシュカードをもらったチームは勝ちます。

 

注意すること:
  • 生徒は次の言葉が分かるために前の人カウントすることはだめです。
  • 先生は何回拍手すればいい覚えて。
  • このゲームは普通に２０分まで楽しいけど時々もうちょっと早いにつまらないになります。
  • 最初に英語の間違えること（発音とか）はだめでわありません。でもあとでもうちょっと厳しいになります。

 

 

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