Time: 15~30 min.

Are You Hideki

Submitted by: Danielle L.     Borrowed or inspired from: N/A     Date added: 05-13-08     Edited by: まだ

Brief Outline:  This activity consists of two smaller activities: guessing and interview game.

Materials Needed

Detailed Explanation:

1. First activity - "Are you ______?"
• This is a guessing game where the students try to guess the person their partner chose.
• After choosing their secret character, s
  tudents janken to see who goes first.
• Take turns asking "Are you ______?"  Their partner replies with, "Yes, I am. / No, I'm not."
• The first student to guess the correct character is the winner.
2. Second activity - "Are you from ______?"
• Review country names with students.  Either allow the students to choose a country OR give each student a country.  If you choose the second option, simply copy and paste the country flags from the worksheet over into a Microsoft Word document and print out enough flags for each student.
• Students should interview their classmates:
• A-san: Are you from Canada?
• B-san: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. I'm from ___________ (name on country card).
• Students record names under the correct country.
• Allow for as much time as you feel is needed.
• When time is up, the students with the most names, the students with names in all 6 countries, etc are winners.

Variations:

• First activity: There are two ways to play this game - pair up students OR play as a class by getting volunteers to come to front of class and other students ask questions.