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Brief Outline: This is a fast game for vowel sound differentation.

Materials Needed (not included):

• A set of cards with A,E,I,O and U on them. One set for each pair of students.
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  Picture/Flashcards with the spelling of the included vocabulary (optional
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Detailed Explanation:

Divide the students into pairs, and have one desk set up for each pair (they will move positions a lot, so maybe set up a row of desks and have them play standing).
1. Have them lay out the cards for each vowel in front of the two of them.
2. When the students are quiet and ready, say a one syllable word (eg. if you say "cat", the goal is to take the "A" card faster than your partner). The winner keeps the card until the end of the round. 
3. Show the answer via picture card or writing the word on the board.
4. Since "cat" was just said, E,I,O and U would be left. Say a word for each remaining letter until there is only one card left. For example, "no", "pet", and "pig"
5. This leaves us with only "U". When there is only one card left, it becomes the "Key Word Game", so say a few words not containing the remaining vowel, but when you say a word that has the letter, they are to take the card, for example: nice, rain, stop, sun, etc." Upon saying "sun", they can take the card. if someone takes the card before sun was said, that card defaults to their opponent.
6. This marks the end of the round.
7. Five words per round should decide a winner. If a winner is not found, it's Janken time.
8. The winners of each round progress like a knockout tournament by finding another winner and facing off against them. So have them line desks up in an appropriate fashion so that it will be easy to move to the next round. You can have those who lost just find any partner of their choice.
9.  Repeat rounds until a winner is determined.

Teaching Suggestions:

• Alternate between rounds of only long vowels and a round of only short vowels.
• At first, use only words that are words they have studied, and gairaigo (Japanese words that are formed using foreign language).
• This works as a good follow up to the phonics based Karuta game.

Tips/Cautions:

• You will probably be told this game is difficult but in my experience the students get it rather intuitively.

生徒をペアごとに分ける。一つのペアは一つの机を使える。（机の列を作って生徒は立ってゲームをすればいい。みんなはよく動けるから。）
1. ペアの机にカードセットを並べる。
2.  生徒が静かに準備が出来たら一音節の単語を言う。例えば：”cat” と言ったら一番早く”A”のカードを取った生徒が勝ち。勝った生徒は対戦の最後までカードを持っておく。
3. 絵または黒板に単語を書いて答えを見せる。
4. “cAt”だけを言ったからまだE,I,OとUのカードがある。カードが一枚になるまで単語を言う。例えば：”nO”, “pEt”と“pIg”。
5.  一枚カードがあったら（例えば：”U”）このゲームは”Key Word Game”になる。最初にいろいろ最後の母音（”U”）がない単語を言う。最後の母音がある単語を言うと生徒は取る。例えば：”nIce, rAin, stOp, sUn(取る)”。生徒は最後の母音を言う前にカードを取ったらその生徒は負ける。
6. これは対戦の終わり。
7. 一対戦に五つ単語を言ってペアの勝ちを決める。ペアは勝った生徒が決まらない時はジャンケンをする。
8. 勝った生徒は他の勝った生徒とペアにする。負けた生徒は他の負けた生徒とペアになる。次の対戦に二回勝った生徒は二回勝った生徒とペアにする等。ゲームの前に机の列を作って生徒は立ってゲームをすればいい。
9.  勝者が決まるまで対戦をくりかえす

• このゲームは多分難しいそうですけど。私の経験では生徒は直感的にわかります。

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