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T/F Betting

GRAMMAR: Present Perfect Verb     EXAMPLE: I have loved Arashi for 5 years.     DATE ADDED: 05-28-10 

ÒÓ    èéêë    20-30 min.   8 Votes: 4 Stars If you're going to give this activity a low-rating, please post a useful comment to help make it better. SearchJHSActivity

Materials Needed:

• T/FBetting worksheet: You could also simply use scratch paper.
• A bit of deviousness

Detailed Explanation:

1. After handing out the worksheet to the students, have them them write three sentences about themselves at the bottom of it, keeping in mind that one of the three sentences should be false.
2. After giving the students about five minutes to create their two true and one false statements, have them stand up and read their sentences to the class.
3. The rest of the class has to say which statement they think is false and record a bet.
4. Once all bets are in, have the student reveal which statement was false. If students guessed right, they gain the amount of their bet. If they guessed incorrectly, they have to subtract the amount of their bet.
5. Proceed with the next student.
6. At the end, the student with the highest amount of "money" wins.

Variations:

• If you have a large class, you could ask for volunteers to read their sentences, but still allow everyone to make bets. That way, you can have the actual game part be as long or short as you need it to be.

Teaching Suggestions:

• Please leave a comment on this page if you have an idea of how to make this activity better or work for a wider-range of classes.

Comments:

• (July 13, 2011) Christian said: This is a fantastic activity. I've used it for present perfect with 3rd grade, 'I like/want/play/have _____. / I don't like/want/play/have _____' with 1st grade and 'I want to visit/eat/meet/eat/play _____' with second grade. All you need is a warm-up to start the class with and this activity will make for a pleasant 35 minutes afterwards. I've taken to drawing a big version of the worksheet on the blackboard, so I can play along with the kids (and help them to understand what they should be doing at the beginning of the exercise).
• (Feb 21, 2011) René Yanchatipán said: very useful games this a great contrubution to encourage our students develope more from learnig English. best wishes.
• (June 28, 2010) Alli B said: I like this game, but we didn't end up doing the betting part due to lack of time. I asked for 3 sentences, but the students thought it was difficult so I agree that 2 is better. We just had students volunteer to read 1 of their sentences and the students recorded the name and whether they thought it was true or false. If they guessed right, they got a point. It was really entertaining!
• (June 11, 2010) Dozy said: I agree betting is a great way to spice up this grammar point. I`m not a huge fan of interview activities where students walk around the room as it inevitably results in a group of boys swapping signatures in one corner and a group of girls in another. However this betting game works well as there`s an incentive for them to do it properly. I usually ask them to write two sentences, one True, one False then give everyone five dollars. They read their sentences to friends who then bet however much they like on the True sentence. Of course there are always some jokers who write two False sentences or whatever but most do it well and enjoy it.