Time: 05~10 min.

Are You Guessing

Submitted by: Lynn Bunter     Borrowed or inspired from: My own creation     Date added: 05-25-08     Edited by: まだ

Brief Outline:  This is a short (and hopefully fun) speaking activity that practices the grammar point "Are you ~ ?"

Materials Needed

Detailed Explanation:

1. Put students in pairs after practicing "Are you ~ ?" "Yes, I am./ No, I am not."
2. Students choose to a character on the right side of the worksheet and keep it a secret. Janken to see who goes first. The winning student asks the first question, for example, "Are you a student?"  The answers they receive narrow down the character until they know who it is and ask, for example, "Are you Doraemon?"
3. The winner is the first student to guess correctly. The following is a sample conversation. 
   Student 1 is Pooh and Student 2 is Totoro
• Student 1: Are you hungry?
• Student 2: Yes, I am. Are you a teacher?
• Student 1: Yes, I am. Are you from Japan?
• Student 2: Yes, I am. Are you a student?
• Studnet 1: No, I'm not. Are you Totoro?
• Student 2: Yes, I am.

Teaching Suggestions:

• Make sure they understand the grammar structure and can pronounce the words correctly. Be especially careful with "fifteen" and "thirty."

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