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Brief Outline: This information gap activity is fairly self-explanatory. Students work in pairs to complete the worksheet.
Materials Needed:
- MyCrazyFamily worksheet - half of the class receives 'worksheet A' and the other 'worksheet B'.
Detailed Explanation:
Divide the class up in pairs.
Students janken to determine who goes first.
Students take turns and help each other fill in the blanks on each sheet. "This is ______. She is ______."
Variations: - If the class is more quick to understand the grammatical point, change the worksheet to say things such as "She is 14 years old" or "He is from Malaysia."
Cautions:
- Make sure students are not just looking off their partner's worksheet. If they are, have them keep it a secret as if they were playing Battleship.
Comments:
(Aug 3, 2010) FreeToBeMe said: This exercise worked really well for my class of two students. The JTE stretched it out a bit by having me write all of the names and "titles" on the blackboard because the first graders are still so new to spelling. After that, they numbered the boxes from 1 - 9. Then, starting with worksheet B, they would say, "Number 1. This is Bob. He is our friend." The other student would find the name and title on the board and then write it in their worksheet and say "Thank you!" The worksheet was completed in this same way and then when it was finished, speaking together, they practiced introducing each square's character. Then they practiced on their own to get their speech more fluent and speed up the pace.