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Brief Outline: Students work in groups to formulate sentences about a series of pictures.
Materials Needed:
- LongLongTime worksheet: The worksheet includes pictures, a group's worksheet and a writing worksheet (optional).
Detailed Explanation:
Split the class into groups of 3 or 4 students.
Give each group a handout and explain that points will be awarded for correct answers, as well as the fastest answers. Award points to your discretion. I used a scale of 1-6 as there were 6 groups in my class.
Group decides on order of play (Janken). The first player comes and gets a card from the desk. The group must work together to make a sentence to describe the picture. They can use dictionaries to help them.
The second player brings up the paper to be checked and gets a new picture card.
Variations: - You could have the student go to the JTL and say the sentence in Japanese too to check meaning.
- For higher-level classes have the students write 2-3 sentences for each picture.
- Make sure the students start the rounds (ie each picture equals a round) at the same time to give other groups a fresh chance each time.
Teaching Suggestions:
Cautions:
- Students will take time to work out the way to structure their sentences. To avoid repetition (ie using the same verb, same pronoun etc) put a limit on the amount of times a word can be used.